Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nicholas County, KY in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 7,750 population of Nicholas County, Kentucky comprised of 179 people who identified as Hispanic (2.31%), and 7,571 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nicholas County, Kentucky with a population of 7,583 (97.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68 (0.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 65 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nicholas County, Kentucky in 2021, with a population of 7,418 (95.72%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 165 (2.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64 (0.83%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 68 0.88%
White Alone 7,583 97.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13 0.17%
Asian Alone 21 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 0 0%
Two Or More Races 65 0.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Nicholas , KY in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 165 2.13%
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 64 0.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,418 95.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 62 0.8%