THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY ON THE POPULATION INCREASE AND DIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Chadron
chicago
1
South Sioux City
Tyson
4
11
12 9
Alliance
Norfolk
Scottsbluff Gering
Madison Tyson
10 Sidney
18
Ogallala
SHIFT OF MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY THROUGH HISTORY
0-45
45-100
PLANTS PROJECTED TO OPEN IN 2017
1920’s
1900’s -40’s “Chicago runs meat packing industry.”
Schuyler
Columbus Cargill Tyson, Cargill
Omaha
Tyson, JBS, Smith, Conagra
Papilion
8 17
Bellevue
6
LOCAL NATION TOP 10 MEAT PRODUCING PLANT
POPULATION % INCREASE FROM 1950-2016
7
La Vista
DIVERSE RANKED CITIES 10-20
2 MILLION
Cargill
North Platte
DIVERSE RANKED CITIES 1 - 10
1 MILLION
15 5 14
Fremont
Harrisburg
100+
1950’s
Lexington
Tyson
19
Kearney Kearney
Grand Island JBS, Smith
20
2
13
Lincoln
Smith, Sysco
Crete
Hastings
16
Nebraska City Cargill
Smith
1999
1949 “shipping cattle the additional 500
miles to Chicago caused them to lose weight and lowered profits. As a result the meat packing industry moves to Omaha”
3
2050
“Omaha closes stockyards, meat packing industry spreads to smaller cities.”
Beatrice
HALF MILLION
McCook
NEBRASKA POPULATION GROWTH
“hispanic population projected to grow up to 35% by 2050.”
2000’s
2014
HISPANIC PROJECTED GROWTH
2040’s