Authors: United States Census

Publication Year: 2010

Last Updated: 2015-12-28 12:30:49

Journal: United States Census

Keywords: 2010 Census, AI/AN, Census

Short Abstract: 

This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States and discusses that population’s distribution at the national level and at lower levels of geography. 1 It is part of a series that analyzes population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census.2010 Alaskan Native & American indian Population 

Abstract:

According to the 2010 Census, 5.2 million people in the United States identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, either alone or in combination with one or more other races. Out of this total, 2.9 million people identified as American Indian and Alaska Native alone. Almost half of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, or 2.3 million people, reported being American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. The American Indian and Alaska Native in combination population experienced rapid growth, increasing by 39 percent since 2000.

This report provides a portrait of the American Indian and Alaska Native population in the United States and discusses that population’s distribution at the national level and at lower levels of geography.  It is part of a series that analyzes population and housing data collected from the 2010 Census.

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Source: https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/c2010br-10.pdf