We like it that way. Half the states population lives in the Omaha metro area. Out west we have places like Cherry county, larger in land mass that Connecticut but with less than 6000 residents. What isn't to like about a person per square mile?
The Sandhills region is full of counties with similar population densities. Most of that land has never seen a plow.
According to local government- Nebraskas estimated population is 1,932,549. Our three largest counties (Douglas, Lancaster, & Sarpy) total 1,015,081 population. The rest of the state adds up to about 917,468. We have 12 counties with total populations under 1,000. 25 Counties under 5,000, 28 counties under 10,000, 10 under 20,000, 13 under 50,000, and only 1 county with about 60,000. It is just my luck that I live in Lincoln (Lancaster County), a suburb of the University of Nebraska which has the fastest growing population in the state, Lincolns population is growing at about twice the rate of Omaha (Douglas & Sarpy Counties). No wonder it's such a pain to find a place to shoot anymore (back on topic). We're not too worried about refugees from Kalifornia coming here and taking over, most of our cities don't have a Starbucks, or a McDonalds!