Rock County Demographics

A map of Rock County's Population by Race

Rock County, Nebraska had a population of 1,262 in 2020. It was 96.6% White, 0.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 1.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Rock County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Rock County is the 80th most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Rock County's White Population

1,219 residents of Rock County identify as White, or 96.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Rock County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Rock County is ranked #2 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Rock County is more White than neighboring Brown County (90.6% White), Loup County (93.1% White), Keya Paha County (95.4% White), and Holt County (92.1% White).

Rock County's Black Population

3 residents of Rock County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Rock County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Rock County is ranked #57 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Rock County is more Black than neighboring Brown County (0.1% Black), Loup County (0% Black), and Keya Paha County (0% Black). Rock County is less Black than neighboring Holt County (0.4% Black).

Rock County's Asian Population

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

Rock County is less Asian than neighboring Brown County (0.2% Asian), Loup County (0.2% Asian), and Holt County (0.5% Asian).

Rock County's Hispanic Population

20 residents of Rock County identify as Hispanic, or 1.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Rock County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Rock County is ranked #89 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Rock County is more Hispanic than neighboring Garfield County (1.3% Hispanic). Rock County is less Hispanic than neighboring Brown County (6.1% Hispanic), Loup County (3% Hispanic), Keya Paha County (2.6% Hispanic), and Holt County (5.1% Hispanic).

Rock County's Native American/Other Population

3 residents of Rock County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Rock 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, Rock County is ranked #81 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Rock County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Loup County (0% Native American/Other), Keya Paha County (0.1% Native American/Other), and Garfield County (0.1% Native American/Other). Rock County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Brown County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Holt County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Rock County's Multiracial Population

17 residents of Rock County identify as Multiracial, or 1.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Rock County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Rock County is ranked #90 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Rock County is less Multiracial than neighboring Brown County (2.8% Multiracial), Loup County (3.8% Multiracial), Keya Paha County (1.8% Multiracial), Holt County (1.4% Multiracial), and Garfield County (1.8% Multiracial).

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