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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Wayne County, NE in 2020

Total Population:9,696

Non Hispanic (89.84%)

Hispanic (10.16%)

Race in Wayne County, NE in 2020

Total Population:9,696

White Alone (94.77%)

Black or African American Alone (1.81%)

Two or more races (1.57%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.05%)

Asian Alone (0.65%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.16%)

Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2020

Total Population:9,696

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.85%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.92%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.73%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.15%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)

Population By Race in Wayne , NE in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	9,189	94.77%
Black or African American Alone	175	1.81%
Two Or More Races	152	1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	102	1.05%
Asian Alone	63	0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	15	0.16%

Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,324	85.85%
White Alone - Hispanic	865	8.92%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	168	1.73%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	111	1.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	62	0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	56	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	41	0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	40	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	7	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	3	0.03%