Asians and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing group, with an increase of 170 percent between 1980 and 1990 and almost 34 percent between 1990 and 1995.
Whites account for a slightly lower proportion of Anchorage s population than they do nationwide.
Although this is the largest racial minority group in Anchorage, Native Americans account for less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. Alaska Natives are better represented Statewide than they are in Anchorage, accounting for almost 16 percent of the State s population in 1995. Nevertheless, the proportion of Alaska Natives who live in Anchorage is growing. In 1995, almost 19 percent of all Alaska Natives in the State lived in Anchorage, up from 14 percent in 1980. Eskimos were the single largest ethnic group in Anchorage in 1990, followed closely by American Indians.