Thayer County Demographics

A map of Thayer County's Population by Race

Thayer County, Nebraska had a population of 5,034 in 2020. It was 94.7% White, 0.2% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 1.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Thayer County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Thayer County is the 56th most populous county of the 93 counties in Nebraska.

Thayer County's White Population

4,769 residents of Thayer County identify as White, or 94.7%. This makes the White share of the population of Thayer County larger than the White share of the population of Nebraska (75.7% White). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Thayer County is ranked #13 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is more White than neighboring Fillmore County (93.3% White), Republic County (94.2% White), Jefferson County (90.6% White), Nuckolls County (93.7% White), and Saline County (65.5% White).

Thayer County's Black Population

10 residents of Thayer County identify as Black, or 0.2%. This makes the Black share of the population of Thayer County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Nebraska (4.8% Black). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Thayer County is ranked #63 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is more Black than neighboring Nuckolls County (0.1% Black). Thayer County is less Black than neighboring Fillmore County (0.4% Black), Republic County (0.3% Black), Jefferson County (0.3% Black), and Saline County (0.9% Black).

Thayer County's Asian Population

10 residents of Thayer County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Thayer County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Nebraska (2.7% Asian). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Thayer County is ranked #60 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is more Asian than neighboring Nuckolls County (0.1% Asian). Thayer County is less Asian than neighboring Saline County (1.9% Asian).

Thayer County's Hispanic Population

136 residents of Thayer County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Thayer County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Nebraska (12% Hispanic). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Thayer County is ranked #74 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is more Hispanic than neighboring Republic County (1.9% Hispanic). Thayer County is less Hispanic than neighboring Fillmore County (3.2% Hispanic), Jefferson County (5% Hispanic), Nuckolls County (2.9% Hispanic), and Saline County (28.5% Hispanic).

Thayer County's Native American/Other Population

17 residents of Thayer County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Thayer 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, Thayer County is ranked #74 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Fillmore County (0.4% Native American/Other), Republic County (0.5% Native American/Other), Jefferson County (0.8% Native American/Other), Nuckolls County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Saline County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Thayer County's Multiracial Population

92 residents of Thayer County identify as Multiracial, or 1.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Thayer County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Nebraska (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 93 counties in Nebraska, Thayer County is ranked #78 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Thayer County is less Multiracial than neighboring Fillmore County (2.5% Multiracial), Republic County (2.8% Multiracial), Jefferson County (3.1% Multiracial), Nuckolls County (2.9% Multiracial), and Saline County (2.4% Multiracial).

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