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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 14,237 population of Nantucket County, Massachusetts comprised of 2,296 people who identified as Hispanic (16.13%), and 11,941 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts with a population of 12,015 (84.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,618 (11.37%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 267 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2020, with a population of 10,044 (70.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,971 (13.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,387 (9.74%).

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 2020

Total Population:14,237

Non Hispanic (83.87%)

Hispanic (16.13%)

Race in Nantucket County, MA in 2020

Total Population:14,237

White Alone (84.39%)

Black or African American Alone (11.37%)

Asian Alone (1.88%)

Two or more races (1.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.42%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Nantucket County, MA in 2020

Total Population:14,237

Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.55%)

Hispanic White Alone (13.84%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.74%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.79%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.62%)

Population By Race in Nantucket , MA in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	12,015	84.39%
Black or African American Alone	1,618	11.37%
Asian Alone	267	1.88%
Two Or More Races	257	1.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	60	0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	20	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	10,044	70.55%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,971	13.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,387	9.74%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	255	1.79%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	231	1.62%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	219	1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	42	0.3%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	38	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.01%