Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nantucket County, MA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 14,506 population of Nantucket County, Massachusetts comprised of 2,385 people who identified as Hispanic (16.44%), and 12,121 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts with a population of 12,226 (84.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,659 (11.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 278 (1.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nantucket County, Massachusetts in 2021, with a population of 10,194 (70.27%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,032 (14.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,410 (9.72%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,659 11.44%
White Alone 12,226 84.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 61 0.42%
Asian Alone 261 1.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.14%
Two Or More Races 278 1.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Nantucket , MA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 249 1.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,032 14.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 43 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,410 9.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,194 70.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 246 1.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 235 1.62%