Population By Race and Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 7,774 population of Merrick County, Nebraska comprised of 383 people who identified as Hispanic (4.93%), and 7,391 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merrick County, Nebraska with a population of 7,481 (96.23%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 92 (1.18%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 86 (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Merrick County, Nebraska in 2018, with a population of 7,148 (91.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 333 (4.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 83 (1.07%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Merrick County, NE in 2018
Total Population:7,774
95.07%
Non Hispanic (95.07%)
Hispanic (4.93%)
Race in Merrick County, NE in 2018
Total Population:7,774
96.23%
White Alone (96.23%)
Two or more races (1.18%)
Asian Alone (1.11%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.79%)
Black or African American Alone (0.58%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2018
Total Population:7,774
91.95%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.95%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.28%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.12%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.07%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.58%)
Population By Race in Merrick , NE in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 7,481 96.23%
Two Or More Races 92 1.18%
Asian Alone 86 1.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.79%
Black or African American Alone 45 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Merrick , NE in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,148 91.95%
White Alone - Hispanic 333 4.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 83 1.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 78 1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 45 0.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.18%
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%