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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 561,099 population of Douglas County, Nebraska comprised of 70,683 people who identified as Hispanic (12.6%), and 490,416 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Douglas County, Nebraska with a population of 450,755 (80.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,624 (11.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 22,794 (4.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Douglas County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 389,650 (69.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 62,368 (11.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 61,105 (10.89%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,624 11.52%
White Alone 450,755 80.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,165 1.28%
Asian Alone 22,794 4.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 479 0.09%
Two Or More Races 15,282 2.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Douglas , NE in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,256 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 61,105 10.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,458 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 394 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 230 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,240 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 62,368 11.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 389,650 69.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,707 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22,400 3.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 249 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,042 2.32%