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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Population By Race in Nantucket , MA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,134 10.23%
White Alone 9,509 85.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 38 0.34%
Asian Alone 184 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.05%
Two Or More Races 211 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 90 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,292 11.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,044 9.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,217 74.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 175 1.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 189 1.71%