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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, NE in 2017

Total Population:9,260

Non Hispanic (93.77%)

Hispanic (6.23%)

Race in Wayne County, NE in 2017

Total Population:9,260

White Alone (95.57%)

Black or African American Alone (1.43%)

Two or more races (1.36%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.89%)

Asian Alone (0.62%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2017

Total Population:9,260

Non-Hispanic White Alone (90.1%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.48%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.36%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.34%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.17%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.56%)

Population By Race in Wayne , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	8,850	95.57%
Black or African American Alone	132	1.43%
Two Or More Races	126	1.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	82	0.89%
Asian Alone	57	0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	13	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,343	90.1%
White Alone - Hispanic	507	5.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	124	1.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	108	1.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	46	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	36	0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	18	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	10	0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.03%