Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lancaster County, NE in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 323,165 population of Lancaster County, Nebraska comprised of 25,989 people who identified as Hispanic (8.04%), and 297,176 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lancaster County, Nebraska with a population of 280,052 (86.66%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,128 (4.68%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,188 (4.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lancaster County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 258,357 (79.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,695 (6.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 14,864 (4.6%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,188 4.39%
White Alone 280,052 86.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,350 1.04%
Asian Alone 15,128 4.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 347 0.11%
Two Or More Races 10,100 3.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Lancaster , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,023 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,695 6.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,546 0.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 264 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 101 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,360 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,165 4.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 258,357 79.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,804 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,864 4.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,740 2.71%