Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wayne County, NE in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 9,871 population of Wayne County, Nebraska comprised of 714 people who identified as Hispanic (7.23%), and 9,157 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wayne County, Nebraska with a population of 9,341 (94.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 197 (2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wayne County, Nebraska in 2022, with a population of 8,737 (88.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 604 (6.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 180 (1.82%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 197 2%
White Alone 9,341 94.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 97 0.98%
Asian Alone 67 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.17%
Two Or More Races 152 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Wayne , NE in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 604 6.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 56 0.57%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 180 1.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,737 88.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 126 1.28%