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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 9,694 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 647 people who identified as Hispanic (6.67%), and 9,047 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 9,228 (95.19%); 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 136 (1.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 8,658 (89.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 570 (5.88%); 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 9,228 95.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 0.81%
Asian Alone 62 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.16%
Two Or More Races 136 1.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 570 5.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 168 1.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,658 89.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 110 1.14%