Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 9,983 population of Nome Borough, Alaska comprised of 190 people who identified as Hispanic (1.9%), and 9,793 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.1%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Nome Borough, Alaska with a population of 7,618 (76.31%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,521 (15.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 644 (6.45%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nome Borough, Alaska in 2016, with a population of 7,558 (75.71%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,432 (14.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 618 (6.19%).

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 2016

Total Population:9,983

Non Hispanic (98.1%)

Hispanic (1.9%)

Race in Nome Census Area, AK in 2016

Total Population:9,983

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (76.31%)

White Alone (15.24%)

Two or more races (6.45%)

Asian Alone (1.39%)

Black or African American Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2016

Total Population:9,983

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (75.71%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (14.34%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.19%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.3%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.89%)

Population By Race in Nome , AK in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,618	76.31%
White Alone	1,521	15.24%
Two Or More Races	644	6.45%
Asian Alone	139	1.39%
Black or African American Alone	46	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	15	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Nome , AK in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	7,558	75.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,432	14.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	618	6.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	130	1.3%
White Alone - Hispanic	89	0.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	60	0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	41	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	26	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	14	0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%