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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Population By Race in Lancaster , NE in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,404 4.05%
White Alone 268,847 87.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,881 0.94%
Asian Alone 13,326 4.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 298 0.1%
Two Or More Races 8,537 2.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , NE in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 826 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,157 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,141 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 220 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 78 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,118 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,578 3.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 251,690 82.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,740 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,106 4.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 220 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,419 2.42%