Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney, NE in 2011

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 6,548 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 304 people who identified as Hispanic (4.64%), and 6,244 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,418 (98.02%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68 (1.04%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 27 (0.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2011, with a population of 6,151 (93.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 267 (4.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 44 (0.67%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kearney, NE in 2011
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Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17 0.26%
White Alone 6,418 98.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27 0.41%
Asian Alone 15 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races 68 1.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 267 4.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,151 93.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 44 0.67%