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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 585,467 population of Douglas County, Nebraska comprised of 79,508 people who identified as Hispanic (13.58%), and 505,959 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Douglas County, Nebraska with a population of 466,253 (79.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 67,281 (11.49%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,989 (4.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Douglas County, Nebraska in 2021, with a population of 397,691 (67.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 68,562 (11.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,613 (11.04%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 67,281 11.49%
White Alone 466,253 79.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,782 1.33%
Asian Alone 25,989 4.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 444 0.08%
Two Or More Races 17,718 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Douglas , NE in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,668 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 68,562 11.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,015 0.86%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 446 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 237 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,580 0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,613 11.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 397,691 67.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,767 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 25,543 4.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 207 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,138 2.59%