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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 7,160 population of Jefferson County, Nebraska comprised of 381 people who identified as Hispanic (5.32%), and 6,779 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Nebraska with a population of 6,923 (96.69%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 90 (1.26%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 59 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Nebraska in 2021, with a population of 6,605 (92.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 318 (4.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 76 (1.06%).

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 2021
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Ethnicity in Jefferson County, NE in 2021
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Population By Race in Jefferson , NE in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54 0.75%
White Alone 6,923 96.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59 0.82%
Asian Alone 33 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 90 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , NE in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 318 4.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,605 92.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 76 1.06%