Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nantucket County, MA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 14,237 population of Nantucket County, Massachusetts comprised of 2,138 people who identified as Hispanic (15.02%), and 12,099 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts with a population of 12,016 (84.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,621 (11.39%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 265 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2020, with a population of 10,188 (71.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,828 (12.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,402 (9.85%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,621 11.39%
White Alone 12,016 84.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.43%
Asian Alone 265 1.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.14%
Two Or More Races 254 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 219 1.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,828 12.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 43 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,402 9.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,188 71.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 254 1.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 219 1.54%