| POPULATION BY DETAILED RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN |
| Nebraska - 1990, 2000,
and 2010 Census Years |
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| Race/Hispanic
Origin |
Number |
Percent of
Total Population |
| 2010 Census Counts |
|
|
| Total population |
1,826,341 |
100.0 |
| One race |
1,786,831 |
97.8 |
| White |
1,572,838 |
86.1 |
| Black or African American |
82,885 |
4.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
18,427 |
1.0 |
| Asian |
32,293 |
1.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,279 |
0.1 |
| Some other race |
79,109 |
4.3 |
| Two or more races |
39,510 |
2.2 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,658,936 |
90.8 |
| One race |
1,630,510 |
89.3 |
| White |
1,499,753 |
82.1 |
| Black or African American |
80,959 |
4.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
14,797 |
0.8 |
| Asian |
31,919 |
1.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
966 |
0.1 |
| Some Other Race |
2,116 |
0.1 |
| Two
or More Races |
28,426 |
1.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of
any race) |
167,405 |
9.2 |
| |
|
|
| 2000
Census Count |
|
|
| Total population |
1,711,263 |
100.0% |
| One race |
1,687,310 |
98.6% |
| White |
1,533,261 |
89.6% |
| Black or African American |
68,541 |
4.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
14,896 |
0.9% |
| Asian |
21,931 |
1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
836 |
0.0% |
| Some other race |
47,845 |
2.8% |
| Two or more races |
23,953 |
1.4% |
| Two races |
22,591 |
1.3% |
| White; Black or African American |
4,651 |
0.3% |
| White; American Indian and Alaska
Native |
5,285 |
0.3% |
| White; Asian |
3,344 |
0.2% |
| White; Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander |
310 |
0.0% |
| White; Some other race |
6,057 |
0.4% |
| Black or African American; American
Indian and Alaska Native |
704 |
0.0% |
| Black or African American; Asian |
302 |
0.0% |
| Black or African American; Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
50 |
0.0% |
| Black or African American; Some other
race |
669 |
0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native; Asia |
113 |
0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native;
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
15 |
0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native; Some
other race |
356 |
0.0% |
| Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander |
181 |
0.0% |
| Asian; Some other race |
461 |
0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander; Some other race |
93 |
0.0% |
| Three or more races |
1,362 |
0.1% |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
1,616,838 |
94.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of
any race) |
94,425 |
5.5% |
| |
|
|
| 1990 Census Count |
|
|
| Total Population |
1,578,385 |
100.0% |
| White |
1,480,996 |
93.8% |
| Black |
57,128 |
3.6% |
| American Indian, Eskimo,
or Aleut |
12,564 |
0.8% |
| American Indian |
12,453 |
0.8% |
| Eskimo |
74 |
0.0% |
| Aleut |
37 |
0.0% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
12,566 |
0.8% |
| Asian |
12,011 |
0.8% |
| Chinese |
1,981 |
0.1% |
| Filipino |
1,442 |
0.1% |
| Japanese |
1,696 |
0.1% |
| Asian Indian |
1,235 |
0.1% |
| Korean |
2,194 |
0.1% |
| Vietnamese |
1,245 |
0.1% |
| Cambodian |
132 |
0.0% |
| Hmong |
135 |
0.0% |
| Laotian |
582 |
0.0% |
| Thai |
337 |
0.0% |
| Other Asian |
1,032 |
0.1% |
| Pacific Islander |
555 |
0.0% |
| Polynesian |
371 |
0.0% |
| Hawaiian |
296 |
0.0% |
| Samoan |
75 |
0.0% |
| Micronesian |
184 |
0.0% |
| Guamanian |
148 |
0.0% |
| Other Micronesian |
36 |
0.0% |
| Other Race |
15,131 |
1.0% |
|
|
|
| Not of Hispanic Origin |
1,543,292 |
97.8% |
| Hispanic Origin |
35,093 |
2.2% |
| Mexican |
28,790 |
1.8% |
| Puerto Rican |
1,066 |
0.1% |
| Cuban |
468 |
0.0% |
| Other Hispanic |
1,444 |
0.1% |
| Dominican |
79 |
0.0% |
| Central American |
582 |
0.0% |
| Guatemalan |
24 |
0.0% |
| Honduran |
92 |
0.0% |
| Nicarguan |
55 |
0.0% |
| Panamanian |
146 |
0.0% |
| Salvadoran |
198 |
0.0% |
| Other Central American |
67 |
0.0% |
| South American |
783 |
0.0% |
| Colombian |
150 |
0.0% |
| Ecuadorian |
28 |
0.0% |
| Peruvian |
227 |
0.0% |
| Other South American |
378 |
0.0% |
| Other Hispanic |
3,325 |
0.2% |
| Sources: U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Web site (www.census.gov), March
15, 2001, |
| and Census Web site 2011 |
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| Last Updated: |
April 19, 2011 |
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| by Nebraska Databook |
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| email: |
michael.lundeen@nebraska.gov |
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