Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nye County, NV in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 43,604 population of Nye County, Nevada comprised of 6,007 people who identified as Hispanic (13.78%), and 37,597 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nye County, Nevada with a population of 39,156 (89.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,382 (3.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,320 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nye County, Nevada in 2012, with a population of 33,879 (77.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,277 (12.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,265 (2.9%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Nye, Nevada.

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Population By Race in Nye , NV in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,382 3.17%
White Alone 39,156 89.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 836 1.92%
Asian Alone 663 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 247 0.57%
Two Or More Races 1,320 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Nye , NV in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 117 0.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,277 12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 240 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 72 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 70 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 231 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,265 2.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,879 77.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 596 1.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 591 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.41%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,089 2.5%