Small-town Nebraska has a poverty problem. Three towns are trying to solve it. flatwaterfreepress.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flatwaterfreepress.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Twenty Nebraska counties had a child poverty rate higher than the national average in 2020. All 20 counties have populations under 40,000, according to U.S. census data collected by The University of Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs research. Now, in some smaller Nebraska towns, local community leaders are fighting back.