Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,260 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 577 people who identified as Hispanic (6.23%), and 8,683 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 8,850 (95.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 132 (1.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 126 (1.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 8,343 (90.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 507 (5.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 124 (1.34%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 132 1.43%
White Alone 8,850 95.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 82 0.89%
Asian Alone 57 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.14%
Two Or More Races 126 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 507 5.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 124 1.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,343 90.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 52 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 108 1.17%