Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nantucket, MA in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 11,156 population of Nantucket County, Massachusetts comprised of 1,516 people who identified as Hispanic (13.59%), and 9,640 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts with a population of 9,527 (85.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,166 (10.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 211 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2017, with a population of 8,189 (73.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,338 (11.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,053 (9.44%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,166 10.45%
White Alone 9,527 85.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39 0.35%
Asian Alone 205 1.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.07%
Two Or More Races 211 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 113 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,338 11.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 29 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,053 9.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,189 73.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 195 1.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 182 1.63%