Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 6,528 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 448 people who identified as Hispanic (6.86%), and 6,080 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,377 (97.69%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 73 (1.12%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 36 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 5,980 (91.61%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 397 (6.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 47 (0.72%).

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 2017

Total Population:6,528

Non Hispanic (93.14%)

Hispanic (6.86%)

Race in Kearney County, NE in 2017

Total Population:6,528

White Alone (97.69%)

Two or more races (1.12%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.55%)

Black or African American Alone (0.34%)

Asian Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2017

Total Population:6,528

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.61%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.08%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.87%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.72%)

Hispanic Two or more races (0.4%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	6,377	97.69%
Two Or More Races	73	1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	36	0.55%
Black or African American Alone	22	0.34%
Asian Alone	17	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	5,980	91.61%
White Alone - Hispanic	397	6.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	47	0.72%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	26	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	17	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.23%
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%