Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney, NE in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 6,509 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 294 people who identified as Hispanic (4.52%), and 6,215 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,396 (98.26%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61 (0.94%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 21 (0.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2012, with a population of 6,135 (94.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 261 (4.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 41 (0.63%).

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 2012
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Ethnicity in Kearney, NE in 2012
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Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15 0.23%
White Alone 6,396 98.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 21 0.32%
Asian Alone 13 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races 61 0.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 261 4.01%
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 20 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,135 94.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 41 0.63%