Population By Race and Ethnicity in Washington, NE in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 20,217 population of Washington County, Nebraska comprised of 580 people who identified as Hispanic (2.87%), and 19,637 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Washington County, Nebraska with a population of 19,643 (97.16%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 248 (1.23%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 159 (0.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Washington County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 19,141 (94.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 502 (2.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 217 (1.07%).

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

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Population By Race in Washington , NE in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 159 0.79%
White Alone 19,643 97.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.35%
Asian Alone 77 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.1%
Two Or More Races 248 1.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Washington , NE in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 502 2.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 13 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 138 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 19,141 94.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 217 1.07%