Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 9,894 population of Nome Borough, Alaska comprised of 212 people who identified as Hispanic (2.14%), and 9,682 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.86%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Nome Borough, Alaska with a population of 7,492 (75.72%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,466 (14.82%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 674 (6.81%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nome Borough, Alaska in 2021, with a population of 7,417 (74.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,384 (13.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 641 (6.48%).

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 2021
Total Population:9,894
97.86%
Non Hispanic (97.86%)
Hispanic (2.14%)
Race in Nome Census Area, AK in 2021
Total Population:9,894
75.72%14.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (75.72%)
White Alone (14.82%)
Two or more races (6.81%)
Asian Alone (1.63%)
Black or African American Alone (0.82%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.2%)
Ethnicity in Nome Census Area, AK in 2021
Total Population:9,894
74.97%13.99%
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (74.97%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (13.99%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.48%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.25%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.49%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.83%)
Population By Race in Nome , AK in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,492 75.72%
White Alone 1,466 14.82%
Two Or More Races 674 6.81%
Asian Alone 161 1.63%
Black or African American Alone 81 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Nome , AK in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,417 74.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,384 13.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 641 6.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 147 1.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 82 0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 75 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.76%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%