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Race/Ethnicity

Lincoln is becoming more diverse

While the majority (79%) of Lincoln’s population identifies as white, Lincoln has become more ethnically and racially diverse over the past decade. 

  • From 2010 to 2019, the number of people of color has increased by 22% while the White-non-Hispanic population has decreased 6%.
  • Over the last decade, Lincoln’s Latino/a or Hispanic population has almost doubled from 13,729 persons to 22,339 persons.