Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 6,688 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 400 people who identified as Hispanic (5.98%), and 6,288 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,505 (97.26%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93 (1.39%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 34 (0.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 6,168 (92.23%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 337 (5.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 59 (0.88%).

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 2020
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Ethnicity in Kearney County, NE in 2020
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Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 25 0.37%
White Alone 6,505 97.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.51%
Asian Alone 23 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.12%
Two Or More Races 93 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 337 5.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,168 92.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 59 0.88%