Frontier County Demographics

A map of Frontier County's Population by Race

Frontier County, Nebraska had a population of 2,519 in 2020. It was 92.8% White, 0.7% Black, 0.0% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Frontier County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Frontier County is the 72nd most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Frontier County's White Population

2,337 residents of Frontier County identify as White, or 92.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Frontier County larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #34 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is more White than neighboring Red Willow County (89.1% White), Gosper County (92.2% White), Furnas County (91.4% White), Lincoln County (85.5% White), and Dawson County (56.1% White).

Frontier County's Black Population

17 residents of Frontier County identify as Black, or 0.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Frontier County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #22 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is more Black than neighboring Gosper County (0.1% Black), and Furnas County (0.2% Black). Frontier County is less Black than neighboring Red Willow County (1% Black), Lincoln County (1.1% Black), and Dawson County (4.9% Black).

Frontier County's Asian Population

0 residents of Frontier County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Frontier County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Nebraska (2.7% Asian). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #85 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is less Asian than neighboring Red Willow County (0.4% Asian), Gosper County (0.6% Asian), Furnas County (0.1% Asian), Lincoln County (0.9% Asian), and Dawson County (0.8% Asian).

Frontier County's Hispanic Population

81 residents of Frontier County identify as Hispanic, or 3.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Frontier County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #59 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is less Hispanic than neighboring Red Willow County (6.4% Hispanic), Gosper County (5% Hispanic), Furnas County (4.7% Hispanic), Lincoln County (8.7% Hispanic), and Dawson County (35.8% Hispanic).

Frontier County's Native American/Other Population

13 residents of Frontier County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Frontier County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Nebraska (1.2% Native American/Other). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #50 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Gosper County (0.2% Native American/Other). Frontier County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Red Willow County (0.6% Native American/Other), Lincoln County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Dawson County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Frontier County's Multiracial Population

71 residents of Frontier County identify as Multiracial, or 2.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Frontier County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Frontier County is ranked #38 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Frontier County is more Multiracial than neighboring Red Willow County (2.5% Multiracial), Gosper County (1.8% Multiracial), and Dawson County (1.7% Multiracial). Frontier County is less Multiracial than neighboring Furnas County (3.1% Multiracial), and Lincoln County (3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.