Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bethel Census Area, AK in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 18,661 population of Bethel Borough, Alaska comprised of 255 people who identified as Hispanic (1.37%), and 18,406 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.63%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Bethel Borough, Alaska with a population of 15,711 (84.19%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,805 (9.67%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 701 (3.76%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bethel Borough, Alaska in 2020, with a population of 15,595 (83.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,724 (9.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 667 (3.57%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bethel Census Area, AK in 2020

Total Population:18,661

Non Hispanic (98.63%)

Hispanic (1.37%)

Race in Bethel Census Area, AK in 2020

Total Population:18,661

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (84.19%)

White Alone (9.67%)

Two or more races (3.76%)

Asian Alone (1.12%)

Black or African American Alone (1.05%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.22%)

Ethnicity in Bethel Census Area, AK in 2020

Total Population:18,661

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (83.57%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (9.24%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.57%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.52%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.09%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.01%)

Population By Race in Bethel , AK in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	15,711	84.19%
White Alone	1,805	9.67%
Two Or More Races	701	3.76%
Asian Alone	208	1.12%
Black or African American Alone	195	1.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	41	0.22%

Population By Ethnicity in Bethel , AK in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	15,595	83.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,724	9.24%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	667	3.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	204	1.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	188	1.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	116	0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic	81	0.43%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	34	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	28	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	13	0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	4	0.02%