Population By Race and Ethnicity in Anchorage Municipality, AK in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 298,337 population of Anchorage Borough, Alaska comprised of 26,791 people who identified as Hispanic (8.98%), and 271,546 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Anchorage Borough, Alaska with a population of 195,515 (65.54%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,824 (9.33%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 25,252 (8.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Anchorage Borough, Alaska in 2015, with a population of 176,886 (59.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,048 (9.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,954 (7.69%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Anchorage Municipality, AK in 2015

Total Population:298,337

Non Hispanic (91.02%)

Hispanic (8.98%)

Race in Anchorage Municipality, AK in 2015

Total Population:298,337

White Alone (65.54%)

Asian Alone (9.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.46%)

Two or more races (8.1%)

Black or African American Alone (5.93%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (2.65%)

Ethnicity in Anchorage Municipality, AK in 2015

Total Population:298,337

Non-Hispanic White Alone (59.29%)

All Other Ethnicities (10.53%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (9.07%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (7.69%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (7.17%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.24%)

Population By Race in Anchorage , AK in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	195,515	65.54%
Asian Alone	27,824	9.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	25,252	8.46%
Two Or More Races	24,163	8.1%
Black or African American Alone	17,683	5.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7,900	2.65%

Population By Ethnicity in Anchorage , AK in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	176,886	59.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	27,048	9.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	22,954	7.69%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	21,400	7.17%
White Alone - Hispanic	18,629	6.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15,698	5.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7,560	2.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,763	0.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,298	0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,985	0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	776	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	340	0.11%