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Nebraska Energy Statistics

Percent of Income
Spent on Energy

Nebraskans spent more than eighteen times as much on energy in 2022 as was spent in 1970. But consumers spent a lot less of their personal income on energy in 2022 than what they spent on energy in 1970. In 2022, energy bills accounted for only 9.6 percent of income, whereas energy bills accounted for 11.5 percent of income in 1970.

Looking at Figure 1 and the data table, before the oil embargo of 1973–74, annual energy expenditures were roughly an 11–percent share of personal income. During the price shocks of the 1970s and early 1980s, energy's share of income rose to a peak at 16.6 percent. The lowest percentage was 6.9 percent in 2020, probably due to COVID and lower transportation fuel consumption.

bar chart showing Percent of Income Spent on Energy.

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Figure 2 provides a bigger picture of the years under review. The bar chart shows energy expenditures as a part of personal income.

bar chart showing Energy Expenditures Share of Personal Income.

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Energy Expenditures as a Percent of
Nebraska's Personal Income

2010 – 2022
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
2022 $12,714,300,000 $131,988,800,000 9.6%
2021 $9,649,800,000 $124,781,000,000 7.7%
2020 $7,650,600,000 $111,413,200,000 6.9%
2019 $8,907,300,000 $104,615,900,000 8.5%
2018 $9,225,500,000 $100,067,800,000 9.2%
2017 $8,273,200,000 $95,823,700,000 8.6%
2016 $7,558,200,000 $93,559,700,000 8.1%
2015 $8,165,800,000 $94,681,700,000 8.6%
2014 $10,356,800,000 $91,084,500,000 11.4%
2013 $10,319,400,000 $86,022,200,000 12.0%
2012 $10,170,800,000 $86,235,900,000 11.8%
2011 $10,040,900,000 $84,096,100,000 11.9%
2010 $8,788,100,000 $75,194,100,000 11.7%

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Energy Expenditures as a Percent of
Nebraska's Personal Income

1990 – 2009
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
2009 $7,189,600,000 $71,459,700,000 10.1%
2008 $9,103,000,000 $72,377,300,000 12.6%
2007 $7,956,600,000 $68,098,600,000 11.7%
2006 $7,216,700,000 $63,317,200,000 11.4%
2005 $6,448,000,000 $60,598,100,000 10.6%
2004 $5,404,900,000 $58,597,200,000 9.2%
2003 $4,745,300,000 $56,102,200,000 8.5%
2002 $4,197,600,000 $52,804,300,000 7.9%
2001 $4,454,400,000 $51,911,800,000 8.6%
2000 $4,382,100,000 $49,570,300,000 8.8%
1999 $3,601,300,000 $46,824,400,000 7.7%
1998 $3,496,700,000 $44,747,000,000 7.8%
1997 $3,776,400,000 $41,958,200,000 9.0%
1996 $3,735,800,000 $40,706,800,000 9.2%
1995 $3,338,500,000 $37,383,300,000 8.9%
1994 $3,249,700,000 $35,389,600,000 9.2%
1993 $3,161,700,000 $33,258,800,000 9.5%
1992 $3,063,600,000 $32,191,200,000 9.5%
1991 $3,131,900,000 $30,344,000,000 10.3%
1990 $3,163,900,000 $29,237,900,000 10.8%

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Energy Expenditures as a Percent of
Nebraska's Personal Income

1970 – 1989
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
Year Nebraska's
Total Energy Expenditures
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Total Personal Income
(Nominal Dollars)		 Nebraska's
Energy Expenditures
as a Percent of
Personal Income
1989 $2,948,800,000 $27,277,100,000 10.8%
1988 $2,755,600,000 $25,708,400,000 10.7%
1987 $2,629,700,000 $23,979,700,000 11.0%
1986 $2,528,000,000 $22,995,300,000 11.0%
1985 $2,948,100,000 $22,345,000,000 13.2%
1984 $2,970,500,000 $21,199,000,000 14.0%
1983 $2,991,100,000 $19,059,900,000 15.7%
1982 $2,811,700,000 $18,416,000,000 15.3%
1981 $2,726,800,000 $17,139,100,000 15.9%
1980 $2,456,300,000 $14,766,400,000 16.6%
1979 $2,019,600,000 $13,835,000,000 14.6%
1978 $1,669,500,000 $12,810,900,000 13.0%
1977 $1,551,800,000 $11,073,100,000 14.0%
1976 $1,410,400,000 $10,217,400,000 13.8%
1975 $1,204,900,000 $9,766,400,000 12.3%
1974 $1,054,800,000 $8,565,100,000 12.3%
1973 $835,600,000 $8,225,700,000 10.2%
1972 $754,600,000 $7,052,500,000 10.7%
1971 $707,200,000 $6,368,800,000 11.1%
1970 $667,800,000 $5,798,400,000 11.5%

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Sources: State Energy Price and Expenditure Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. State Personal Income. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

The tables and graphs were updated on November 26, 2024.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.

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