Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 9,507 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 478 people who identified as Hispanic (5.03%), and 9,029 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.97%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 9,096 (95.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 170 (1.79%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 92 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2012, with a population of 8,671 (91.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 425 (4.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 165 (1.74%).

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

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Population By Race in Wayne , NE in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 170 1.79%
White Alone 9,096 95.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 74 0.78%
Asian Alone 62 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.14%
Two Or More Races 92 0.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 425 4.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27 0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 165 1.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,671 91.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 78 0.82%