Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nye County, NV in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 53,277 population of Nye County, Nevada comprised of 8,819 people who identified as Hispanic (16.55%), and 44,458 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nye County, Nevada with a population of 46,707 (87.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,088 (3.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,985 (3.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nye County, Nevada in 2021, with a population of 39,073 (73.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,634 (14.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,821 (3.42%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,088 3.92%
White Alone 46,707 87.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,041 1.95%
Asian Alone 1,111 2.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 345 0.65%
Two Or More Races 1,985 3.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Nye , NV in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 267 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,634 14.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 372 0.7%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 125 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 81 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 340 0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,821 3.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,073 73.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 669 1.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 986 1.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 264 0.5%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,645 3.09%