Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NE in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 7,259 population of Jefferson County, Nebraska comprised of 358 people who identified as Hispanic (4.93%), and 6,901 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Nebraska with a population of 7,038 (96.96%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 86 (1.19%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 54 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 6,734 (92.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 304 (4.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 72 (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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, NE in 2020
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Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NE in 2020
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Population By Race in Jefferson , NE in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 52 0.72%
White Alone 7,038 96.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 54 0.74%
Asian Alone 28 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 86 1.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 304 4.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,734 92.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 72 0.99%