Population By Race and Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 7,667 population of Merrick County, Nebraska comprised of 397 people who identified as Hispanic (5.18%), and 7,270 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merrick County, Nebraska with a population of 7,391 (96.4%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 85 (1.11%); 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 2021, with a population of 7,040 (91.82%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 351 (4.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 77 (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 2021

Total Population:7,667

Non Hispanic (94.82%)

Hispanic (5.18%)

Race in Merrick County, NE in 2021

Total Population:7,667

White Alone (96.4%)

Two or more races (1.11%)

Asian Alone (0.94%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.82%)

Black or African American Alone (0.61%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)

Ethnicity in Merrick County, NE in 2021

Total Population:7,667

Non-Hispanic White Alone (91.82%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.58%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.14%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.91%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.55%)

Population By Race in Merrick , NE in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	7,391	96.4%
Two Or More Races	85	1.11%
Asian Alone	72	0.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	63	0.82%
Black or African American Alone	47	0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.12%

Population By Ethnicity in Merrick , NE in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,040	91.82%
White Alone - Hispanic	351	4.58%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	77	1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	70	0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	42	0.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	35	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	6	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2	0.03%