Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 6,568 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 419 people who identified as Hispanic (6.38%), and 6,149 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,410 (97.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 72 (1.1%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 39 (0.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 6,040 (91.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 370 (5.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 48 (0.73%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kearney County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,568

Non Hispanic (93.62%)

Hispanic (6.38%)

Race in Kearney County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,568

White Alone (97.59%)

Two or more races (1.1%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.59%)

Black or African American Alone (0.4%)

Asian Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2016

Total Population:6,568

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.96%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.97%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.73%)

Hispanic Two or more races (0.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.34%)

Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	6,410	97.59%
Two Or More Races	72	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	39	0.59%
Black or African American Alone	26	0.4%
Asian Alone	18	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	6,040	91.96%
White Alone - Hispanic	370	5.63%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	48	0.73%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	24	0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	22	0.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	4	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%