Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nye County, NV in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 54,738 population of Nye County, Nevada comprised of 9,507 people who identified as Hispanic (17.37%), and 45,231 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nye County, Nevada with a population of 47,606 (86.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,277 (4.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,126 (3.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nye County, Nevada in 2022, with a population of 39,365 (71.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,241 (15.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,008 (3.67%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 2,277 4.16%
White Alone 47,606 86.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,074 1.96%
Asian Alone 1,291 2.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 364 0.67%
Two Or More Races 2,126 3.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Nye , NV in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 269 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,241 15.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 395 0.72%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 150 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 82 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 370 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,008 3.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,365 71.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 679 1.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,141 2.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 282 0.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,756 3.21%