Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Population (continued)

• Poorer than in other parts of Nebraska and U.S.
  • 40% live at or below 200% of federal poverty level
• Aging
  • 21% over 60
    • 40% of these over 75!
• Racial and ethic minorities = 13%
  • Nebraska's largest Native American population without a reservation