The narrative that Nebraska is not growing no longer holds up, according to four Nebraska researchers and community leaders who spoke during a panel discussion Wednesday in Omaha.
From 2010 to 2020, all 93 Nebraska counties — even those that experienced population decline — saw an increase in the number of people of color living there, the Flatwater Free Press reported. Every single county grew more diverse.
In that time, 24 counties — a quarter of the state — grew in population. Twenty-one of those counties were outside of the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas…