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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 555,880 population of Douglas County, Nebraska comprised of 68,523 people who identified as Hispanic (12.33%), and 487,357 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Douglas County, Nebraska with a population of 447,712 (80.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,262 (11.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 21,605 (3.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Douglas County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 388,610 (69.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,013 (11.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 59,102 (10.63%).

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

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Population By Race in Douglas , NE in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,262 11.56%
White Alone 447,712 80.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,990 1.26%
Asian Alone 21,605 3.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 487 0.09%
Two Or More Races 14,824 2.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Douglas , NE in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,249 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 59,102 10.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,302 0.77%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 387 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 238 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,245 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,013 11.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 388,610 69.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,688 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 21,218 3.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 249 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,579 2.26%