Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nye County, NV in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 44,046 population of Nye County, Nevada comprised of 6,483 people who identified as Hispanic (14.72%), and 37,563 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nye County, Nevada with a population of 39,358 (89.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,515 (3.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,330 (3.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nye County, Nevada in 2017, with a population of 33,663 (76.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,695 (12.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,344 (3.05%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Nye County, NV in 2017

Total Population:44,046

Non Hispanic (85.28%)

Hispanic (14.72%)

Race in Nye County, NV in 2017

Total Population:44,046

White Alone (89.36%)

Black or African American Alone (3.44%)

Two or more races (3.02%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.86%)

Asian Alone (1.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.61%)

Ethnicity in Nye County, NV in 2017

Total Population:44,046

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.43%)

Hispanic White Alone (12.93%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.52%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.05%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.53%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.54%)

Population By Race in Nye , NV in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	39,358	89.36%
Black or African American Alone	1,515	3.44%
Two Or More Races	1,330	3.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	819	1.86%
Asian Alone	756	1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	268	0.61%

Population By Ethnicity in Nye , NV in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	33,663	76.43%
White Alone - Hispanic	5,695	12.93%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,344	3.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,112	2.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	680	1.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	563	1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	256	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	218	0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	201	0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	171	0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	76	0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	67	0.15%