Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 20.46K people in Nebraska with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.05% of Nebraska population). Among all Nebraska cities and places with a population of at least 10K, South Sioux City city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (9.85%), followed by Lexington city (5.81%), and Omaha city (2.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Nebraska.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
South Sioux City city
Lexington city
Omaha city
Bellevue city
Grand Island city
La Vista city
Papillion city
Lincoln city
Norfolk city
Fremont city
Ranking of Nebraska Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 South Sioux City city 9.85
2 Lexington city 5.81
3 Omaha city 2.29
4 Bellevue city 1.76
5 Grand Island city 1.57
6 La Vista city 1.24
7 Papillion city 1.04
8 Lincoln city 0.95
9 Norfolk city 0.46
10 Fremont city 0.41
11 Columbus city 0.36
12 Kearney city 0.33
13 Beatrice city 0.18
14 North Platte city 0.12
15 Scottsbluff city 0.08