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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,134 population of Clay County, Nebraska comprised of 547 people who identified as Hispanic (8.92%), and 5,587 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Nebraska with a population of 5,916 (96.45%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 78 (1.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 66 (1.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 5,473 (89.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 443 (7.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 55 (0.9%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, NE in 2016
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Population By Race in Clay , NE in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40 0.65%
White Alone 5,916 96.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 1.27%
Asian Alone 16 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18 0.29%
Two Or More Races 66 1.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , NE in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 443 7.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 55 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,473 89.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 51 0.83%