Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, NE in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 313,892 population of Lancaster County, Nebraska comprised of 22,330 people who identified as Hispanic (7.11%), and 291,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Nebraska with a population of 273,515 (87.14%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,608 (4.65%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,275 (4.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 254,859 (81.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,656 (5.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,378 (4.58%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,275 4.23%
White Alone 273,515 87.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,003 0.96%
Asian Alone 14,608 4.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 311 0.1%
Two Or More Races 9,180 2.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , NE in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 932 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,656 5.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,234 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 230 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 84 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,194 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,343 3.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 254,859 81.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,769 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,378 4.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 227 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,986 2.54%