Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 9,775 population of Nome Borough, Alaska comprised of 135 people who identified as Hispanic (1.38%), and 9,640 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.62%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Nome Borough, Alaska with a population of 7,394 (75.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,610 (16.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 604 (6.18%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nome Borough, Alaska in 2011, with a population of 7,351 (75.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,553 (15.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 583 (5.96%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Nome Census Area, AK in 2011

Total Population:9,775

Non Hispanic (98.62%)

Hispanic (1.38%)

Race in Nome Census Area, AK in 2011

Total Population:9,775

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (75.64%)

White Alone (16.47%)

Two or more races (6.18%)

Asian Alone (1.16%)

Black or African American Alone (0.41%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2011

Total Population:9,775

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (75.2%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (15.89%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (5.96%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.30%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.06%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.58%)

Population By Race in Nome , AK in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,394	75.64%
White Alone	1,610	16.47%
Two Or More Races	604	6.18%
Asian Alone	113	1.16%
Black or African American Alone	40	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	14	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Nome , AK in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	7,351	75.2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,553	15.89%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	583	5.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	104	1.06%
White Alone - Hispanic	57	0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	43	0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	37	0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	21	0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	2	0.02%