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The People

The population of Nebraska is 89.6 percent white. Blacks, most of whom live in the Omaha metropolitan area, constitute 4 percent of the population, Asians 1.3 percent, Native Americans 0.9 percent, and those of mixed heritage or not reporting ethnicity 4.2 percent.

Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders numbered 836. Hispanics, who may be of any race, are 5.5 percent of the people. Much of the state's population is descended from European immigrants who came to Nebraska in the late 19th century. Germans, Czechs, Swedes, Danes, Irish, and Italians were especially numerous and often remain concentrated in close-knit communities today.

The 2000 census put Nebraska's population at 1,711,263. The State Capital is Lincoln, other major cities or towns include Omaha, Bellevue, Grand Island, Kearney, Fremont, Hastings, North Platte, Norfolk and Columbus.