Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln, NE in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 34,532 population of Lincoln County, Nebraska comprised of 3,049 people who identified as Hispanic (8.83%), and 31,483 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lincoln County, Nebraska with a population of 32,782 (94.93%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 554 (1.6%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 473 (1.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lincoln County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 30,220 (87.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,562 (7.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 409 (1.18%).

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

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Population By Race in Lincoln , NE in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 473 1.37%
White Alone 32,782 94.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 385 1.12%
Asian Alone 311 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 27 0.08%
Two Or More Races 554 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Lincoln , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 85 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,562 7.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 225 0.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 145 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 388 1.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,220 87.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 160 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 296 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 409 1.18%