|
|
|
Total Square Miles
|
76,872
|
|
Population Density per
square mile
|
22.3 |
|
Demographics
|
US
Census, 2000
|
|
Black or African American
|
67,537 |
|
American
Indian & Alaska Native
|
13,460 |
|
Asian
|
21,677 |
|
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander
|
647 |
|
Hispanic/Latino
|
94,425 |
|
White
|
1,494,494 |
|
One
|
1,599,142 |
|
Two or More
|
17,696 |
|
Other
|
1,327 |
|
Total Population
|
1,711,263 |
|
Persons under 18 years
old, percent
|
26.3%
|
|
Persons over 65 years old,
percent
|
13.6%
|
|
Female Persons
|
50.7%
|
|
Per capita income, 1999
|
$19,613 |
|
Children in poverty
|
147,000
|
|
Incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases
|
Nebraska
Department of Public Health, 2001
|
|
AIDS
|
36 |
|
Chlamydia
|
3,196 |
|
Gonorrhea
|
1,423 |
|
Hepatitis A
|
165(average since 1990) |
|
Hepatitis B
|
35(average since 1990) |
|
Hepatitis C
|
2,275(2002) |
|
Syphilis
|
0 |
|
Tuberculosis
|
27 |
|
Incidence, prevalence and drugs of abuse
|
National
Household Survey, 2000
|
|
Substance
|
Estimated numbers of past month users
|
|
Alcohol
|
718,000
|
|
Cocaine
|
20,000
|
|
Marijuana
|
47,000
|
|
Any illicit drug other
than marijuana
|
30,000
|
|
Any Tobacco product
|
415,000
|
|
