Table 1.2b. Size of the American Indian/Alaska Native population and percentage distribution of the total . population in states with the largest American Indian/Alaska Native populations: 2000
State
American Indian/Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races
American Indian/Alaska Native alone
Number
Percent of total population
Percent of American Indian/Alaska Native total population
Number
Percent of total population
Percent of American Indian/Alaska Native alone population
United States
4,119,301
1.5
100.0
2,475,956
0.9
100.0
California
627,562
1.9
15.2
333,346
1.0
13.5
Oklahoma
391,949
11.4
9.5
273,230
7.9
11.0
Arizona
292,552
5.7
7.1
255,879
5.0
10.3
Texas
215,599
1.0
5.2
118,362
0.6
4.8
New Mexico
191,475
10.5
4.6
173,483
9.5
7.0
New York
171,581
0.9
4.2
82,461
0.4
3.3
Washington
158,940
2.7
3.9
93,301
1.6
3.8
North Carolina
131,736
1.6
3.2
99,551
1.2
4.0
Alaska
119,241
19.0
2.9
98,043
15.6
4.0
Oregon
85,667
2.5
2.1
45,211
1.3
1.8
Minnesota
81,074
1.6
2.0
54,967
1.1
2.2
Colorado
79,689
1.9
1.9
44,241
1.0
1.8
South Dakota
68,281
9.0
1.7
62,283
8.3
2.5
Montana
66,320
7.4
1.6
56,068
6.2
2.3
Nevada
42,222
2.1
1.0
26,240
1.3
1.1
Utah
40,445
1.8
1.0
29,684
1.3
1.2
North Dakota
35,228
5.5
0.9
31,329
4.9
1.3
Idaho
27,237
2.1
0.7
17,645
1.4
0.7
Wyoming
15,012
3.0
0.4
11,133
2.3
0.4
All other states
1,277,491
0.8
31.0
569,499
0.4
23.0
NOTE: "Alone" refers to respondents who selected American Indian/Alaska Native and not any other race category. "In combination with one or more other races" refers to respondents who selected American Indian/Alaska Native and one or more other race categories. Includes American Indian/Alaska Natives of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Census 2000 Brief: The American Indian and Alaska Native Population, 2000, 2002.
