In 2006, almost half (49 percent) of all American Indians/Alaska Natives alone1 including those of Hispanic ethnicity, resided in western states. Six percent lived in northeastern states, 29 percent in midwestern states, and 16 percent in southern states.
The percentage of American Indians/Alaska Natives alone, including those of Hispanic ethnicity, was greater than the national average (0.8 percent) in 16 states—most of them western. In terms of numbers of American Indians/Alaska Natives alone, Arizona had the largest American Indian/Alaska Native population with about 278,000. California, Oklahoma, and New Mexico also had large American Indian/Alaska Native populations, estimated at 266,000, 244,000, and 189,000, respectively.
Alaska had 88,000 American Indians/Alaska Natives alone, which constituted the largest percentage of a state population identified: around 13 percent. Although some states, such as Texas and New York, had relatively large American Indian/Alaska Native alone populations (111,500 and 60,400, respectively), these populations constituted less than 1 percent of the total populations of their states.
In 2000, some 47 percent of American Indians/ Alaska Natives, not including those of Hispanic ethnicity, lived in American Indian/Alaska Native areas, including reservations and off-reservation trust lands, Oklahoma tribal statistical areas, tribal designated statistical areas, state designated American Indian statistical areas, Alaska Native village statistical areas, or Alaska Native Regional Corporations. 2 In 2000, some 24 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives lived on federal reservations and off-reservation trust lands, 11 percent lived on Oklahoma tribal statistical areas, 4 percent lived on state designated American Indian statistical areas, and less than 1 percent lived in tribal designated statistical areas and state reservation and off-reservation trust lands. Alaska Native village statistical areas were home to 3 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives, while 5 percent lived on Alaska Native Regional Corporation lands.
It should be noted that most residents of reservation or trust lands, tribal areas, statistical areas, or Alaska Native Regional Corporation lands are not American Indian/Alaska Native. In 2000, people of other racial/ethnic backgrounds represented 84 percent of the population in these areas.
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