Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kearney, NE in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 6,706 population of Kearney County, Nebraska comprised of 455 people who identified as Hispanic (6.79%), and 6,251 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kearney County, Nebraska with a population of 6,526 (97.32%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 88 (1.31%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 37 (0.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kearney County, Nebraska in 2022, with a population of 6,132 (91.44%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 394 (5.88%); 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, NE in 2022
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Ethnicity in Kearney, NE in 2022
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Population By Race in Kearney , NE in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27 0.4%
White Alone 6,526 97.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 37 0.55%
Asian Alone 19 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.13%
Two Or More Races 88 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Kearney , NE in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 394 5.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,132 91.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 59 0.88%