Garfield County Demographics

A map of Garfield County's Population by Race

Garfield County, Nebraska had a population of 1,813 in 2020. It was 96.6% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.3% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American/Other, and 1.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Garfield County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Garfield County is the 77th most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Garfield County's White Population

1,752 residents of Garfield County identify as White, or 96.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Garfield County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Garfield County is ranked #1 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more White than neighboring Valley County (94.1% White), Loup County (93.1% White), Wheeler County (95.1% White), Holt County (92.1% White), and Greeley County (95.9% White).

Garfield County's Black Population

3 residents of Garfield County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Garfield County is ranked #68 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Black than neighboring Loup County (0% Black), Wheeler County (0% Black), and Greeley County (0% Black). Garfield County is less Black than neighboring Valley County (0.4% Black), and Holt County (0.4% Black).

Garfield County's Asian Population

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

Garfield County is less Asian than neighboring Valley County (0.1% Asian), Loup County (0.2% Asian), Holt County (0.5% Asian), and Greeley County (0.3% Asian).

Garfield County's Hispanic Population

24 residents of Garfield County identify as Hispanic, or 1.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Garfield County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Garfield County is ranked #92 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is less Hispanic than neighboring Valley County (2.9% Hispanic), Loup County (3% Hispanic), Wheeler County (2.6% Hispanic), Holt County (5.1% Hispanic), and Greeley County (2.4% Hispanic).

Garfield County's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Garfield County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.1%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Garfield 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, Garfield County is ranked #89 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Loup County (0% Native American/Other). Garfield County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Valley County (0.5% Native American/Other), Wheeler County (0.4% Native American/Other), Holt County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Greeley County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Garfield County's Multiracial Population

33 residents of Garfield County identify as Multiracial, or 1.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Garfield County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Garfield County is ranked #80 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Garfield County is more Multiracial than neighboring Holt County (1.4% Multiracial), and Greeley County (0.8% Multiracial). Garfield County is less Multiracial than neighboring Valley County (2.1% Multiracial), Loup County (3.8% Multiracial), and Wheeler County (1.9% Multiracial).

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