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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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Kearney County, NE in 2017
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Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 22 0.34%
White Alone 6,377 97.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 36 0.55%
Asian Alone 17 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races 73 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 397 6.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 5,980 91.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 47 0.72%