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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 7,167 population of Jefferson County, Nebraska comprised of 277 people who identified as Hispanic (3.87%), and 6,890 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Nebraska with a population of 6,971 (97.27%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75 (1.05%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 54 (0.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 6,737 (94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 234 (3.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 67 (0.94%).

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

You can find similar information for other Nebraska counties, and for Nebraska.

See this for other years:
Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, NE in 2016
Total Population:
Race in Jefferson County, NE in 2016
Total Population:
Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NE in 2016
Total Population:
Population By Race in Jefferson , NE in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 46 0.64%
White Alone 6,971 97.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.75%
Asian Alone 19 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 75 1.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , NE in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 234 3.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,737 94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 67 0.94%