Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 9,901 population of Nome Borough, Alaska comprised of 182 people who identified as Hispanic (1.84%), and 9,719 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.16%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Nome Borough, Alaska with a population of 7,553 (76.29%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,517 (15.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 636 (6.42%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nome Borough, Alaska in 2015, with a population of 7,495 (75.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,427 (14.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 615 (6.21%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Nome Census Area, AK in 2015
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Race in Nome Census Area, AK in 2015
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Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2015
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Population By Race in Nome , AK in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54 0.55%
White Alone 1,517 15.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,553 76.29%
Asian Alone 127 1.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.14%
Two Or More Races 636 6.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Nome , AK in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 90 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 58 0.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,427 14.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,495 75.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 120 1.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 615 6.21%