Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 10,040 population of Nome Borough, Alaska comprised of 199 people who identified as Hispanic (1.98%), and 9,841 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.02%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Nome Borough, Alaska with a population of 7,574 (75.44%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,536 (15.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 676 (6.73%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nome Borough, Alaska in 2019, with a population of 7,497 (74.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,459 (14.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 649 (6.46%).

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 2019

Total Population:10,040

Non Hispanic (98.02%)

Hispanic (1.98%)

Race in Nome Census Area, AK in 2019

Total Population:10,040

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (75.44%)

White Alone (15.3%)

Two or more races (6.73%)

Asian Alone (1.61%)

Black or African American Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)

Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2019

Total Population:10,040

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (74.67%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (14.53%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.46%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.05%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.51%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.77%)

Population By Race in Nome , AK in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,574	75.44%
White Alone	1,536	15.3%
Two Or More Races	676	6.73%
Asian Alone	162	1.61%
Black or African American Alone	73	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	19	0.19%

Population By Ethnicity in Nome , AK in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	7,497	74.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,459	14.53%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	649	6.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	152	1.51%
White Alone - Hispanic	77	0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	77	0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	66	0.66%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	27	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	10	0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%