Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, NE in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 6,047 population of Clay County, Nebraska comprised of 587 people who identified as Hispanic (9.71%), and 5,460 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Nebraska with a population of 5,808 (96.05%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 87 (1.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 66 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Nebraska in 2021, with a population of 5,322 (88.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 486 (8.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 61 (1.01%).

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 2021
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Ethnicity in Clay County, NE in 2021
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Population By Race in Clay , NE in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 51 0.84%
White Alone 5,808 96.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 87 1.44%
Asian Alone 16 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19 0.31%
Two Or More Races 66 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , NE in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 486 8.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 61 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,322 88.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 56 0.93%