Nebraska Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, there were 98,278 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Nebraska and they represented 4.99% of the total population of Nebraska in 2022. Douglas County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (64,316), followed by Lancaster County (13,335), and Sarpy County (8,309). On the other hand, Wheeler County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (0), followed by Keya Paha County (0), and Hooker County (0).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Douglas County had the highest percentage (10.97%), followed by Dakota County (7.99%), and Johnson County (6.77%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Nebraska Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022
Nebraska Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 306 0.99
Antelope 25 0.4
Arthur 0 0
Banner 11 1.67
Blaine 2 0.44
Boone 32 0.6
Box Butte 163 1.53
Boyd 2 0.12
Brown 13 0.45
Buffalo 549 1.09
Burt 58 0.86
Butler 70 0.83
Cass 206 0.76
Cedar 39 0.47
Chase 18 0.48
Cherry 22 0.4
Cheyenne 76 0.8
Clay 42 0.69
Colfax 483 4.62
Cuming 36 0.4
Custer 89 0.85
Dakota 1687 7.99
Dawes 121 1.47
Dawson 1582 6.62
Deuel 7 0.37
Dixon 34 0.62
Dodge 331 0.89
Douglas 64316 10.97
Dundy 15 0.94
Fillmore 27 0.49
Franklin 15 0.53
Frontier 16 0.61
Furnas 28 0.61
Gage 161 0.75
Garden 7 0.38
Garfield 5 0.28
Gosper 16 0.87
Grant 2 0.34
Greeley 21 0.94
Hall 1918 3.09
Hamilton 39 0.41
Harlan 16 0.53
Hayes 7 0.81
Hitchcock 13 0.5
Holt 48 0.48
Hooker 0 0
Howard 38 0.58
Jefferson 42 0.59
Johnson 355 6.77
Kearney 19 0.28
Keith 69 0.84
Keya Paha 0 0
Kimball 19 0.57
Knox 35 0.42
Lancaster 13335 4.11
Lincoln 363 1.08
Logan 3 0.44
Loup 9 1.5
McPherson 2 0.53
Madison 426 1.2
Merrick 39 0.51
Morrill 24 0.53
Nance 19 0.57
Nemaha 104 1.48
Nuckolls 13 0.32
Otoe 155 0.96
Pawnee 27 1.07
Perkins 15 0.53
Phelps 41 0.46
Pierce 33 0.45
Platte 382 1.11
Polk 19 0.36
Red Willow 138 1.31
Richardson 36 0.47
Rock 2 0.16
Saline 159 1.09
Sarpy 8309 4.23
Saunders 132 0.57
Scotts Bluff 278 0.78
Seward 138 0.78
Sheridan 29 0.58
Sherman 21 0.7
Sioux 4 0.36
Stanton 46 0.8
Thayer 32 0.66
Thomas 8 1.2
Thurston 33 0.5
Valley 14 0.35
Washington 184 0.87
Wayne 184 1.86
Webster 22 0.66
Wheeler 0 0
York 249 1.74