Population By Race and Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 7,806 population of Merrick County, Nebraska comprised of 311 people who identified as Hispanic (3.98%), and 7,495 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merrick County, Nebraska with a population of 7,535 (96.53%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 84 (1.08%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 75 (0.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Merrick County, Nebraska in 2015, with a population of 7,265 (93.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 270 (3.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 73 (0.94%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Merrick County, NE in 2015

Total Population:7,806

Non Hispanic (96.02%)

Hispanic (3.98%)

Race in Merrick County, NE in 2015

Total Population:7,806

White Alone (96.53%)

Two or more races (1.08%)

Asian Alone (0.96%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.85%)

Black or African American Alone (0.47%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2015

Total Population:7,806

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.07%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.46%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.94%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.92%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)

Population By Race in Merrick , NE in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,535	96.53%
Two Or More Races	84	1.08%
Asian Alone	75	0.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	66	0.85%
Black or African American Alone	37	0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Merrick , NE in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,265	93.07%
White Alone - Hispanic	270	3.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	73	0.94%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	72	0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	54	0.69%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	25	0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	12	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	11	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%