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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,394 population of Howard County, Nebraska comprised of 170 people who identified as Hispanic (2.66%), and 6,224 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Howard County, Nebraska with a population of 6,240 (97.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59 (0.92%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 31 (0.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Howard County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 6,102 (95.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 138 (2.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 51 (0.8%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Howard County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,394

Non Hispanic (97.34%)

Hispanic (2.66%)

Race in Howard County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,394

White Alone (97.59%)

Two or more races (0.92%)

Black or African American Alone (0.49%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)

Asian Alone (0.42%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Howard County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,394

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.43%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.16%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.8%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.33%)

Population By Race in Howard , NE in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	6,240	97.59%
Two Or More Races	59	0.92%
Black or African American Alone	31	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	31	0.49%
Asian Alone	27	0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	6	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Howard , NE in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,102	95.43%
White Alone - Hispanic	138	2.16%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	51	0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	16	0.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	8	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	6	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%