LINCOLN- According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Nebraska added around 10,300 residents between 2022 and 2023, with 8,500 of those new state citizens being Hispanic. On the national level, Hispanic residents likewise propelled growth last year, accounting for just under three-quarters of the nation's population increase.

"The Hispanic population is expanding at a substantially faster rate than the non-Hispanic population," said Kristie Wilder, a demographer with the Bureau. Wilder went on to say that around two-thirds of the Hispanic population growth nationally was due to births exceeding deaths, while one-third was due to immigration.

In Nebraska, the data showed that the state's Hispanic population grew by 3.4% in 2023 while the rest of the population grew only 0.1%. David Drozd, a Nebraska-based demographer, noted that the Hispanic population in the state has been the biggest drive of Nebraska's population growth for some time.

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