Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, NE in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 306,293 population of Lancaster County, Nebraska comprised of 20,540 people who identified as Hispanic (6.71%), and 285,753 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Nebraska with a population of 268,847 (87.77%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,326 (4.35%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,404 (4.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 2015, with a population of 251,690 (82.17%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,157 (5.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,106 (4.28%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lancaster County, NE in 2015

Total Population:306,293

Non Hispanic (93.29%)

Hispanic (6.71%)

Race in Lancaster County, NE in 2015

Total Population:306,293

White Alone (87.77%)

Asian Alone (4.35%)

Black or African American Alone (4.05%)

Two or more races (2.79%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.94%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, NE in 2015

Total Population:306,293

Non-Hispanic White Alone (82.17%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.6%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.28%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.78%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.74%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , NE in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	268,847	87.77%
Asian Alone	13,326	4.35%
Black or African American Alone	12,404	4.05%
Two Or More Races	8,537	2.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,881	0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	298	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , NE in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	251,690	82.17%
White Alone - Hispanic	17,157	5.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	13,106	4.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,578	3.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,419	2.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,740	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,141	0.37%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,118	0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	826	0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	220	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	220	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	78	0.03%