Hooker County Demographics

A map of Hooker County's Population by Race

Hooker County, Nebraska had a population of 711 in 2020. It was 93.2% White, 0.6% Black, 0.1% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American/Other, and 4.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Hooker County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Hooker County is the 86th most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Hooker County's White Population

663 residents of Hooker County identify as White, or 93.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Hooker County larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Hooker County is ranked #25 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more White than neighboring Thomas County (93.1% White), Cherry County (87.5% White), and Arthur County (92.2% White). Hooker County is less White than neighboring McPherson County (94.7% White), and Grant County (94.3% White).

Hooker County's Black Population

4 residents of Hooker County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Hooker County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Hooker County is ranked #27 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more Black than neighboring McPherson County (0% Black), Thomas County (0% Black), and Cherry County (0.2% Black). Hooker County is less Black than neighboring Grant County (0.8% Black), and Arthur County (0.7% Black).

Hooker County's Asian Population

1 residents of Hooker County identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Hooker County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Nebraska (2.7% Asian). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Hooker County is ranked #71 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more Asian than neighboring Thomas County (0% Asian), and Arthur County (0% Asian). Hooker County is less Asian than neighboring McPherson County (0.5% Asian), and Grant County (0.2% Asian).

Hooker County's Hispanic Population

11 residents of Hooker County identify as Hispanic, or 1.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Hooker County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Hooker County is ranked #90 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more Hispanic than neighboring McPherson County (0.8% Hispanic). Hooker County is less Hispanic than neighboring Thomas County (4.3% Hispanic), Grant County (2% Hispanic), Cherry County (2.7% Hispanic), and Arthur County (2.8% Hispanic).

Hooker County's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Hooker 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 Hooker 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, Hooker County is ranked #86 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Arthur County (0% Native American/Other). Hooker County is less Native American/Other than neighboring McPherson County (1.3% Native American/Other), Thomas County (0.4% Native American/Other), Grant County (2.1% Native American/Other), and Cherry County (5.1% Native American/Other).

Hooker County's Multiracial Population

31 residents of Hooker County identify as Multiracial, or 4.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Hooker County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Hooker County is ranked #9 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Hooker County is more Multiracial than neighboring McPherson County (2.8% Multiracial), Thomas County (2.1% Multiracial), and Grant County (0.7% Multiracial).

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