Population By Race and Ethnicity in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK in 2023

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 7,361 population of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska comprised of 170 people who identified as Hispanic (2.31%), and 7,191 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.69%).

Race: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the largest racial group in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska with a population of 5,937 (80.66%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 733 (9.96%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 482 (6.55%).

Ethnicity: The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska in 2023, with a population of 5,888 (79.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 671 (9.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 447 (6.07%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK in 2023

Total Population:7,361

Non Hispanic (97.69%)

Hispanic (2.31%)

Race in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK in 2023

Total Population:7,361

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (80.66%)

White Alone (9.96%)

Two or more races (6.55%)

Black or African American Alone (1.56%)

Asian Alone (1.03%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.25%)

Ethnicity in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK in 2023

Total Population:7,361

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (79.99%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (9.12%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (6.07%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.55%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.25%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.02%)

Population By Race in Northwest Arctic , AK in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	5,937	80.66%
White Alone	733	9.96%
Two Or More Races	482	6.55%
Black or African American Alone	115	1.56%
Asian Alone	76	1.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.25%

Population By Ethnicity in Northwest Arctic , AK in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	5,888	79.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	671	9.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	447	6.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	92	1.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	75	1.02%
White Alone - Hispanic	62	0.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	49	0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	35	0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	23	0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%