Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buffalo County, NE in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 49,171 population of Buffalo County, Nebraska comprised of 4,414 people who identified as Hispanic (8.98%), and 44,757 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buffalo County, Nebraska with a population of 46,870 (95.32%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 775 (1.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 639 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buffalo County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 42,851 (87.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,019 (8.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 749 (1.52%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Buffalo, Nebraska.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Buffalo County, NE in 2016

Total Population:49,171

Non Hispanic (91.02%)

Hispanic (8.98%)

Race in Buffalo County, NE in 2016

Total Population:49,171

White Alone (95.32%)

Asian Alone (1.58%)

Two or more races (1.3%)

Black or African American Alone (1.12%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.58%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Buffalo County, NE in 2016

Total Population:49,171

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.15%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.17%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.07%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.98%)

Population By Race in Buffalo , NE in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	46,870	95.32%
Asian Alone	775	1.58%
Two Or More Races	639	1.3%
Black or African American Alone	550	1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	286	0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	51	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Buffalo , NE in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	42,851	87.15%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,019	8.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	749	1.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	544	1.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	482	0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	162	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	124	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	95	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	68	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	44	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	26	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.01%