Nelson, Kentucky Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 35.75K voting-age population of Nelson, KY residents comprised of 694 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (1.94%), and 35.06K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.06%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 32.28K (90.31%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 1.70K (4.75%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 1.18K (3.30%). The smallest racial group in Nelson, KY was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 6 (0.02%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 32.09K (89.75%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 1.69K (4.73%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Nelson, KY, with a voting-age population of 952 (2.66%). The smallest ethnic group in Nelson, KY was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the voting-age population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Nelson, Kentucky from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Kentucky counties and also for the state of Kentucky.

Nelson, KY Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Nelson, KY Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Nelson, KY Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Nelson, KY Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 1698 4.75
White Alone 32285 90.31
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 74 0.21
Asian Alone 187 0.52
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 320 0.90
Two Or More Races 1179 3.30
Nelson, KY Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 32086 89.75
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1691 4.73
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 952 2.66
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 242 0.68
Hispanic - Two or More Races 227 0.64
Hispanic - White Alone 199 0.56
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 187 0.52
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 78 0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 55 0.15
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 19 0.05
Hispanic - Black Alone 7 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6 0.02
Hispanic - Asian Alone 0 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00