Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dawson County, NE in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 23,640 population of Dawson County, Nebraska comprised of 7,905 people who identified as Hispanic (33.44%), and 15,735 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dawson County, Nebraska with a population of 21,072 (89.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,444 (6.11%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 480 (2.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dawson County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 13,892 (58.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,180 (30.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,320 (5.58%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Dawson County, NE in 2017

Total Population:23,640

Non Hispanic (66.56%)

Hispanic (33.44%)

Race in Dawson County, NE in 2017

Total Population:23,640

White Alone (89.14%)

Black or African American Alone (6.11%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.03%)

Asian Alone (1.36%)

Two or more races (1.16%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.21%)

Ethnicity in Dawson County, NE in 2017

Total Population:23,640

Non-Hispanic White Alone (58.77%)

Hispanic White Alone (30.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.58%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.45%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.71%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)

Population By Race in Dawson , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	21,072	89.14%
Black or African American Alone	1,444	6.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	480	2.03%
Asian Alone	322	1.36%
Two Or More Races	273	1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	49	0.21%

Population By Ethnicity in Dawson , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	13,892	58.77%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,180	30.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,320	5.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	403	1.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	266	1.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	154	0.65%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	124	0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	119	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	77	0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	56	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	26	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	23	0.1%