Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Categories

  • Demographics

  • Economy

  • Agriculture

  • Employment

  • Wealth & Poverty

  • Housing

  • Justice

  • Education

  • Health

  • Government

  • Taxes

  • Expenditures

• Glossary

Introduction

The 2025 edition of Nebraska At-A-Glance comprises 119 topics, ranking states across various categories, including demographics, agriculture, education, and taxes. Nebraska At-A-Glance is designed to provide policymakers and the public with a view into essential state-level data comparisons. The data presented excludes Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and U.S. Territories.

Nebraska At-A-Glance can be used as a quick reference or a starting point for research into policy areas vital to the Cornhusker State. This document only offers a sample of the vast amount of available data on various policy topics. Senators and their staff members are welcome to contact the Legislative Research Office for any policy research requests. The information presented in this report reflects the most current data available for all 50 states. For some topics, per capita or percentage figures were utilized to account for population differences between states.

State values are always ranked from greatest to least, regardless of subject matter. Thus, a greater ranking is not always preferable to a lesser ranking. Values are displayed only to a certain decimal place, so states may appear to have the same value, but a different ranking because their actual values differ. U.S. averages represent an average of the 50 states.

Each ranking page features an icon indicating whether Nebraska’s rank among states increased, decreased, or remained the same compared to the 2021 edition of Nebraska At-A-Glance or to previously published data. Additionally, supplemental information about each subject, including data definitions and analysis is provided on each page. Ranking pages also include a chart comparing Nebraska to the national average (or historical Nebraska data) and a map illustrating how states rank in comparison to each other.

Data was accessed and collected during the 109th Nebraska Legislature, 1st Regular Session. Source information is located at the bottom of each topic page. Due to extensive definitions, a data glossary is available in digital format by accessing Nebraska At-A-Glance Online.

Nebraska At-A-Glance Online offers interactive slideshows of pages from the print version that are designed to be viewed on a laptop-size screen in low-light environments. Please use the navigation links in the webpage banner (at the top of each page) to navigate the different sections, including the topic categories and the Glossary.