Thurston, Nebraska Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 6.77K population of Thurston, NE residents comprised of 260 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (3.84%), and 6.51K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.16%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 3.98K (58.76%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 2.48K (36.54%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 192 (2.84%). The smallest racial group in Thurston, NE was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 9 (0.13%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native population was the largest ethnic group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 3.90K (57.54%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 2.44K (36.08%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Thurston, NE, with a population of 120 (1.77%). The smallest ethnic group in Thurston, NE was Hispanic - Black Alone with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Thurston, Nebraska from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Nebraska counties and also for the state of Nebraska.

Thurston, NE Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Thurston, NE Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Thurston, NE Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Thurston, NE Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 24 0.35
White Alone 2475 36.54
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3980 58.76
Asian Alone 9 0.13
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 84 1.24
Two Or More Races 192 2.84
Thurston, NE Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 3897 57.54
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 2444 36.08
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 120 1.77
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 83 1.23
Hispanic - Two or More Races 72 1.06
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 68 1.00
Hispanic - White Alone 31 0.46
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 24 0.35
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 16 0.24
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 8 0.12
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 5 0.07
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 4 0.06
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1 0.02
Hispanic - Black Alone 0 0.00