Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nantucket County, MA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 11,081 population of Nantucket County, Massachusetts comprised of 1,438 people who identified as Hispanic (12.98%), and 9,643 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts with a population of 9,509 (85.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,134 (10.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 211 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2016, with a population of 8,217 (74.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,292 (11.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,044 (9.42%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Nantucket County, MA in 2016

Total Population:11,081

Non Hispanic (87.02%)

Hispanic (12.98%)

Race in Nantucket County, MA in 2016

Total Population:11,081

White Alone (85.81%)

Black or African American Alone (10.23%)

Two or more races (1.9%)

Asian Alone (1.66%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Nantucket County, MA in 2016

Total Population:11,081

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.15%)

Hispanic White Alone (11.66%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.42%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.71%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.58%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.48%)

Population By Race in Nantucket , MA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	9,509	85.81%
Black or African American Alone	1,134	10.23%
Two Or More Races	211	1.9%
Asian Alone	184	1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	38	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	8,217	74.15%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,292	11.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,044	9.42%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	189	1.71%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	175	1.58%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	90	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	25	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	22	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	13	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%