Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 9,375 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 482 people who identified as Hispanic (5.14%), and 8,893 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 8,926 (95.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 183 (1.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 126 (1.34%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2015, with a population of 8,504 (90.71%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 422 (4.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 174 (1.86%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 183 1.95%
White Alone 8,926 95.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.75%
Asian Alone 56 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.15%
Two Or More Races 126 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 422 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 174 1.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,504 90.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 110 1.17%