Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 9,427 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 522 people who identified as Hispanic (5.54%), and 8,905 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 8,968 (95.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177 (1.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 138 (1.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2016, with a population of 8,509 (90.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 459 (4.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 169 (1.79%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, NE in 2016

Total Population:9,427

Non Hispanic (94.46%)

Hispanic (5.54%)

Race in Wayne County, NE in 2016

Total Population:9,427

White Alone (95.13%)

Black or African American Alone (1.88%)

Two or more races (1.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.81%)

Asian Alone (0.58%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2016

Total Population:9,427

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.26%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.79%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.28%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.25%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.54%)

Population By Race in Wayne , NE in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	8,968	95.13%
Black or African American Alone	177	1.88%
Two Or More Races	138	1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	76	0.81%
Asian Alone	55	0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	13	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,509	90.26%
White Alone - Hispanic	459	4.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	169	1.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	121	1.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	51	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	45	0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	31	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	17	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.03%