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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 7,161 population of Jefferson County, Nebraska comprised of 294 people who identified as Hispanic (4.11%), and 6,867 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Nebraska with a population of 6,951 (97.07%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 79 (1.1%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 61 (0.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 6,702 (93.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 249 (3.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 71 (0.99%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , NE in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45 0.63%
White Alone 6,951 97.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.85%
Asian Alone 23 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races 79 1.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , NE in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 249 3.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.31%
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 31 0.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,702 93.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 71 0.99%