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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lancaster County, NE in 2017

Total Population:313,892

Non Hispanic (92.89%)

Hispanic (7.11%)

Race in Lancaster County, NE in 2017

Total Population:313,892

White Alone (87.14%)

Asian Alone (4.65%)

Black or African American Alone (4.23%)

Two or more races (2.93%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.96%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Lancaster County, NE in 2017

Total Population:313,892

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.19%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (4.58%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.93%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.81%)

Population By Race in Lancaster , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	273,515	87.14%
Asian Alone	14,608	4.65%
Black or African American Alone	13,275	4.23%
Two Or More Races	9,180	2.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,003	0.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	311	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	254,859	81.19%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,656	5.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	14,378	4.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	12,343	3.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,986	2.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,769	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,234	0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,194	0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	932	0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	230	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	227	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	84	0.03%