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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 7,877 population of Merrick County, Nebraska comprised of 370 people who identified as Hispanic (4.7%), and 7,507 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merrick County, Nebraska with a population of 7,586 (96.31%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 90 (1.14%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 86 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Merrick County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 7,270 (92.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 316 (4.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 79 (1%).

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 2017

Total Population:7,877

Non Hispanic (95.3%)

Hispanic (4.7%)

Race in Merrick County, NE in 2017

Total Population:7,877

White Alone (96.31%)

Two or more races (1.14%)

Asian Alone (1.09%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.77%)

Black or African American Alone (0.57%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2017

Total Population:7,877

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.29%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.17%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.93%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.6%)

Population By Race in Merrick , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,586	96.31%
Two Or More Races	90	1.14%
Asian Alone	86	1.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	61	0.77%
Black or African American Alone	45	0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Merrick , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,270	92.29%
White Alone - Hispanic	316	4.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	79	1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	73	0.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	47	0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	32	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	17	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	14	0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	13	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%