Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nelson County, KY in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 45,781 population of Nelson County, Kentucky comprised of 1,048 people who identified as Hispanic (2.29%), and 44,733 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nelson County, Kentucky with a population of 42,297 (92.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,292 (5.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 809 (1.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nelson County, Kentucky in 2018, with a population of 41,394 (90.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,243 (4.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 903 (1.97%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Nelson, Kentucky.

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Population By Race in Nelson , KY in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,292 5.01%
White Alone 42,297 92.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.24%
Asian Alone 246 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.06%
Two Or More Races 809 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Nelson , KY in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 903 1.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 31 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 46 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,243 4.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,394 90.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 240 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 763 1.67%