Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nicholas County, KY in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 7,540 population of Nicholas County, Kentucky comprised of 162 people who identified as Hispanic (2.15%), and 7,378 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nicholas County, Kentucky with a population of 7,382 (97.91%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64 (0.85%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 63 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nicholas County, Kentucky in 2020, with a population of 7,233 (95.93%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 149 (1.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 61 (0.81%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 63 0.84%
White Alone 7,382 97.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13 0.17%
Asian Alone 18 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 64 0.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Nicholas , KY in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 149 1.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,233 95.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 61 0.81%