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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Detailed Data for Hundreds of American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
Navajo Nation was the most frequent response among people who identified as a single detailed American Indian group in the 2020 Census, according to new data recently released by the Census Bureau.
The 2020 Census collected data for a diverse range of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) responses, including federally and state recognized tribes and villages as well as those that did not represent a specific recognized tribe.
From 2010 to 2020:
- The Alaska Native alone population grew 10.9% to 133,311, while the Alaska Native alone or in any combination population increased 45.6% to 241,797.
- The American Indian alone population grew 11.6% to 2,159,802, while the alone or in any combination population nearly doubled, increasing to 6,363,796.
- The Canadian Indian alone population grew 20.0% to 7,723, while the alone or in any combination population soared 390.4% to 72,701, an increase over 19 times larger than the jump in the alone population.
- The Latin American Indian alone population rose 344.7% to 766,112, while the Latin American Indian alone or in any combination population went up 390.4% to 1,319,523.
Continue reading to learn more about:
- Alaska Natives living in Alaska Native Village statistical areas
- American Indians living on reservations
- State data
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