Furnas County Demographics

A map of Furnas County's Population by Race

Furnas County, Nebraska had a population of 4,636 in 2020. It was 91.4% White, 0.2% Black, 0.1% Asian, 4.7% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 3.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Furnas County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Furnas County is the 57th most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Furnas County's White Population

4,235 residents of Furnas County identify as White, or 91.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Furnas County larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Furnas County is ranked #46 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more White than neighboring Norton County (85.9% White), and Red Willow County (89.1% White). Furnas County is less White than neighboring Gosper County (92.2% White), Harlan County (94.6% White), and Frontier County (92.8% White).

Furnas County's Black Population

9 residents of Furnas County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Furnas County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Furnas County is ranked #64 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more Black than neighboring Gosper County (0.1% Black), and Harlan County (0% Black). Furnas County is less Black than neighboring Norton County (3.6% Black), Red Willow County (1% Black), and Frontier County (0.7% Black).

Furnas County's Asian Population

6 residents of Furnas County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Furnas County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Nebraska (2.7% Asian). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Furnas County is ranked #73 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more Asian than neighboring Frontier County (0% Asian). Furnas County is less Asian than neighboring Gosper County (0.6% Asian), Norton County (0.6% Asian), Harlan County (0.4% Asian), and Red Willow County (0.4% Asian).

Furnas County's Hispanic Population

220 residents of Furnas County identify as Hispanic, or 4.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Furnas County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Furnas County is ranked #45 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more Hispanic than neighboring Harlan County (2.9% Hispanic), and Frontier County (3.2% Hispanic). Furnas County is less Hispanic than neighboring Gosper County (5% Hispanic), Norton County (5.7% Hispanic), and Red Willow County (6.4% Hispanic).

Furnas County's Native American/Other Population

23 residents of Furnas 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 Furnas 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, Furnas County is ranked #54 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Gosper County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Harlan County (0.2% Native American/Other). Furnas County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Norton County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Red Willow County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Furnas County's Multiracial Population

143 residents of Furnas County identify as Multiracial, or 3.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Furnas County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Furnas County is ranked #25 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Furnas County is more Multiracial than neighboring Gosper County (1.8% Multiracial), Harlan County (1.9% Multiracial), Red Willow County (2.5% Multiracial), and Frontier County (2.8% Multiracial). Furnas County is less Multiracial than neighboring Norton County (3.3% Multiracial).

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