Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 9,696 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 985 people who identified as Hispanic (10.16%), and 8,711 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 9,189 (94.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 175 (1.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (1.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 8,324 (85.85%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 865 (8.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 168 (1.73%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 175 1.81%
White Alone 9,189 94.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 102 1.05%
Asian Alone 63 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.16%
Two Or More Races 152 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 865 8.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 41 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 168 1.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,324 85.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 111 1.15%