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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Population By Race in Nye , NV in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,515 3.44%
White Alone 39,358 89.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 819 1.86%
Asian Alone 756 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 268 0.61%
Two Or More Races 1,330 3.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Nye , NV in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 171 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,695 12.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 256 0.58%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 76 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 67 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 218 0.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,344 3.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,663 76.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 563 1.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 680 1.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,112 2.53%