Facts & Figures

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POPULATION

WASHINGTON 2014 210,161 MICHIGAN 3.9 million (one race), or 152,669 1.2% of total population 5.3 million (two or more OREGON races), or 1.6% of total 115,952 NEW YORK population MINNESOTA 194,476 106,567

COLORADO 2060* 108,821 6.3 million (one race), or 1.5% of total population OKLAHOMA 11.2 million (two or more CALIFORNIA 513,097 races), or 2.7% of total 709,952 population NORTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO 192,149 *projected 217,737 Source: US Census

Where ARIZONA Do They 355,878

Live? FLORIDA ALASKA TEXAS 147,203 There are 14 states 142,190 317,675 with more than 100,000 American Indian and Alaska Native residents (including people of two or more races) as of 2013. Most Populous Tribes (including people of two or more races)

Cherokee 1,114,131 Median Age Navajo 379,540 American Indians 32.5 Choctaw 246,695 Hispanic or Latino 28.4 Sioux 205,728 Blacks 33.4 Chippewa 206,612 Asian 36.5 Mexican American Indian 196,410 Whites 40.4 Blackfeet 165,180 Total Population 37.7 Apache 147,413 Iroquois 107,056 Number of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes 566 Creek 104,186

Number of Federally Recognized Indian Reservations 326 Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey

EDUCATION BUYING POWER Percentage of Population Ages 25-to 29-Years Old $16.2t $15 trillion 2014 2018 $13.1t with at Least a High School Degree $10 trillion $5 trillion $1.6t $1.6t American Indians 83.9% $1.3t $1.1t $1 trillion $962b Blacks 91.9% $900 billion Latinos 15,1% $800 billion $755b Asians 96.6% $700 billion Whites 95.6% $600 billion $500 billion Percentage of Population Ages 25- to 29-Years $400 billion Old with at Least a Bachelor’s Degree $300 billion American Indians 16.6% $200 billion $123b $100b Blacks 22.4% $100 billion Latinos 15.1% Asians 60.8% Latinos Asian Americans Blacks American Indians Total Population Whites 40.8%

Projected Change in Buying Power (2014–2019) Projected Increase in College Enrollment 2013–2022 50%

American Indians -0.5% 40% Blacks 23.5% 32.1% 31.5% Latinos 28.4% 30% 29.2% Asians 6.1% 23.4% Whites 5.4% 21.3% 20% Source: National Center for Education Statistics PROMINENT NATIVE AMERICANS

10% Sherman Alexie Author Bill John Baker Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation Gary Batton Chief, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma American Indians Blacks Latinos Asians Total Population Adam Beach* Actor Michael Black Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs Median Household Income Ben Nighthorse Former U.S. Senator Campbell $74,105 Brian Cladoosby President, National Congress of $59,622 $53,657 American Indians Louise Erdrich Author $44,873 Graham Greene* Actor $37,227 National Managing Partner, Diversity $35,481 Kathy Hopinkah Hannan and Corporate Responsibility, KPMG Keith Harper U.S. Ambassador, United Nations Human Rights Council John Herrington Former Astronaut American Blacks Latinos Whites Asians U.S. Median Ben Shelly President, Navajo Nation Indians Household Income Wes Studi Actor

Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey Kevin Washburn Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs

*First Nations (Canadian)