Nelson, Kentucky Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Nelson, KY population of 46,738 people, 87.97% (41,113) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 4.67% (2,183) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 3.78% (1,766) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties and also for the state of Kentucky.

Nelson, KY Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Percentage of Nelson, KY Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Nelson, KY Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 41113 87.97
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 2183 4.67
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 1766 3.78
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 439 0.94
Hispanic - White Alone 387 0.83
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 337 0.72
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 267 0.57
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 125 0.27
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 62 0.13
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33 0.07
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 17 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.02
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0.00