Nebraska Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 96,535 people in Nebraska who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 4.92% of the total population of Nebraska. Douglas County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (64,721), followed by Lancaster County (13,759), and Sarpy County (7,459). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Wheeler County (0), Thomas County (0), and Sioux County (0).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Douglas County had the highest percentage, with 11.07% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Dakota County (7.47%), and Johnson County (5.96%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Nebraska.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Nebraska Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Nebraska Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams County 258 0.83
Antelope County 22 0.35
Arthur County 3 0.69
Banner County 0 0.00
Blaine County 1 0.23
Boone County 21 0.39
Box Butte County 66 0.61
Boyd County 0 0.00
Brown County 2 0.07
Buffalo County 643 1.28
Burt County 22 0.33
Butler County 28 0.34
Cass County 103 0.39
Cedar County 28 0.33
Chase County 20 0.51
Cherry County 11 0.20
Cheyenne County 60 0.63
Clay County 10 0.16
Colfax County 378 3.57
Cuming County 23 0.26
Custer County 48 0.46
Dakota County 1613 7.47
Dawes County 164 2.00
Dawson County 1210 5.02
Deuel County 1 0.05
Dixon County 18 0.32
Dodge County 247 0.67
Douglas County 64721 11.07
Dundy County 7 0.42
Fillmore County 22 0.40
Franklin County 6 0.21
Frontier County 17 0.68
Furnas County 9 0.19
Gage County 140 0.65
Garden County 7 0.37
Garfield County 3 0.17
Gosper County 4 0.21
Grant County 5 0.82
Greeley County 1 0.05
Hall County 1919 3.05
Hamilton County 27 0.29
Harlan County 2 0.07
Hayes County 0 0.00
Hitchcock County 1 0.04
Holt County 43 0.43
Hooker County 4 0.56
Howard County 14 0.22
Jefferson County 20 0.28
Johnson County 315 5.96
Kearney County 3 0.05
Keith County 19 0.23
Keya Paha County 0 0.00
Kimball County 1 0.03
Knox County 16 0.19
Lancaster County 13759 4.26
Lincoln County 427 1.23
Logan County 0 0.00
Loup County 0 0.00
McPherson County 0 0.00
Madison County 414 1.16
Merrick County 44 0.57
Morrill County 20 0.44
Nance County 4 0.12
Nemaha County 66 0.93
Nuckolls County 6 0.15
Otoe County 89 0.56
Pawnee County 4 0.16
Perkins County 10 0.35
Phelps County 35 0.39
Pierce County 31 0.42
Platte County 374 1.09
Polk County 11 0.21
Red Willow County 113 1.06
Richardson County 24 0.31
Rock County 3 0.24
Saline County 137 0.96
Sarpy County 7459 3.91
Saunders County 80 0.36
Scotts Bluff County 287 0.80
Seward County 105 0.60
Sheridan County 15 0.29
Sherman County 10 0.34
Sioux County 0 0.00
Stanton County 22 0.38
Thayer County 10 0.20
Thomas County 0 0.00
Thurston County 24 0.35
Valley County 15 0.37
Washington County 72 0.35
Wayne County 351 3.62
Webster County 14 0.41
Wheeler County 0 0.00
York County 174 1.23