Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nicholas County, KY in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 7,172 population of Nicholas County, Kentucky comprised of 156 people who identified as Hispanic (2.17%), and 7,016 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nicholas County, Kentucky with a population of 7,014 (97.8%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 60 (0.84%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 59 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nicholas County, Kentucky in 2017, with a population of 6,878 (95.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 136 (1.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 57 (0.8%).

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

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Population By Race in Nicholas , KY in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59 0.82%
White Alone 7,014 97.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 19 0.27%
Asian Alone 20 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 60 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Nicholas , KY in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 136 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,878 95.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 57 0.8%