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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 7,655 population of Merrick County, Nebraska comprised of 414 people who identified as Hispanic (5.41%), and 7,241 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merrick County, Nebraska with a population of 7,378 (96.38%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 91 (1.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 72 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Merrick County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 7,012 (91.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 366 (4.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 77 (1.01%).

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 2020
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Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2020
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Population By Race in Merrick , NE in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45 0.59%
White Alone 7,378 96.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 60 0.78%
Asian Alone 72 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.12%
Two Or More Races 91 1.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Merrick , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 366 4.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,012 91.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 77 1.01%