Southeast Region Profile
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Southeast Area Regional Profile AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV DRAFT WEST VIRGINIA MISSOURI KENTUCKY VIRGINIA TENNESSEE NORTH CAROLINA ARKANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI ALABAMA GEORGIA LOUISIANA FLORIDA Federal reservation and/or off-reservation trust land Tribal Designated Statistical Area State Designated American Indian Statistical Area State Reservations This map shows NCAI Southeastern states which have American Indian reservation land, Tribal Designated Statistical Areas, State Designated Indian Statistical Areas, and State Indian Reservations.1 1 Southeast NCAI Area. Scale 1:6,000,000. 2010 TIGER/Line Shapefiles, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012. Using ArcMap10.1. Washington, DC: National Congress of American Indians Demographics AL FL LA # % # % # % Total 4,779,736 100% 18,801,310 100% 4,533,372 100% AIAN Alone 28,218 0.6% 71,458 0.4% 30,579 0.7% AIAN Alone or in Combination (AoiC) 57,118 1.2% 162,562 0.9% 55,079 1.2% MS NC SC VA # % # % # % # % Total 2,967,297 100% 9,535,483 100% 4,625,364 100% 8,001,024 100% AIAN 15,030 0.5% 122,110 1.3% 19,524 0.4% 29,225 0.4% AIAN AoiC 25,910 0.9% 184,082 1.9% 42,171 0.9% 80,924 1.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census, Summary File, Table DP-1 Age Distribution Alabama 9 7.9 8.1 8 AIAN = 28,218 7.6 8 6.9 6.8 7.2 7 7 6.9 6.9 White = 3,275,394 7 6.2 6.5 7.5 7.5 AIAN AoiC = 57,118 6 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.4 6.4 5.1 5.9 6.1 6 5.9 5 5.6 5.6 3.9 4 3.1 3 3.7 2.2 1.9 2 1 2.1 1.2 0 0.7 0.5 Source: 2010 Census Summary File-1, Table DP-1 In Alabama, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 35.3 years compared to 40.9 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 36.5. 14 13.2 Florida AIAN = 71,458 11.9 12.1 White = 14,109,162 12 AIAN AoiC = 162,562 10 8.5 7.7 AIAN AoiC Res = 1,678 6.6 7.4 8 6 6.9 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.5 6 5.7 4.8 5.8 6.8 5.7 5.7 5.3 3.9 4.8 5 5.3 5.5 5.5 3.1 4 4.5 4.9 2.8 3.2 2 2.9 1 2.6 0.3 0.4 0 Source: 2010 Census Summary File-1, Table DP-1 In Florida, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 35.1 years compared to 44.5 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 34.5. The median for AIAN alone or in combination people on reservation land in Florida was 23.1. 12 Louisiana AIAN = 30,579 10.2 10 10 9.4 9.5 White = 2,836,192 7.7 7.9 8 6.5 7.5 7.7 AIAN AoiC = 55,079 6.6 6.2 6.9 6 6 6.8 7 AIAN AoiC SDTSA 6.3 6.2 6 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.1 6 4.6 =12,788 5.2 4 4.9 3.5 3.8 2.8 2.1 2 1.8 2.5 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.5 0 In Florida, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 31.6 years compared to 39.6 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 31.2. The median for AIAN alone or in combination people on State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas was 27. Mississippi AIAN = 15,030 13.2 14 12.5 White = 1,754,684 12 9.8 9.3 10 8.8 AIAN AoiC = 25,910 7.4 7.4 8 7.1 7.2 6.8 6.2 6.4 6.4 AIAN AoiC Reserv = 5 7,028 6 6.5 6 6 6.1 6.4 6.2 4 5.9 5.5 4 5.9 5.6 3 4.5 2.3 1.9 2 3.4 2.8 0.3 0.2 1.7 1.4 0 0.7 In Mississippi, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 28.6 years compared to 40.4 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 30.7. The median for AIAN alone or in combination people on federal reservation land was 23. North Carolina AIAN = 122,110 10 8.9 8.5 8.6 9 8.3 White = 6,528,950 7.6 7.5 8 6.9 7 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.6 AIAN AoiC = 184,082 7 6.4 6.8 6 6.4 6.5 5 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.4 AIAN AoiC SDTSA = 5 5.6 5.9 5.8 3.6 78,150 4 4.9 2.8 3 2.1 1.9 3.3 2 1 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 0 In North Carolina, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 32.7 years compared to 40.6 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 31.2. The median for AIAN alone or in combination people on State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas was 31.6. South Carolina AIAN = 19,524 8.4 9 8 7.8 7.7 White = 3,060,000 8 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.4 6.9 7 6.9 6.7 6.5 7 AIAN AoiC = 42,171 7.4 7.4 6.7 5.5 6 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.4 5 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.8 3.9 4 4.7 2.9 3 2.1 3.2 1.8 2 2.2 0.8 0.6 1 1.3 0 In South Carolina, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 33.9 years compared to 41.1 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 32.5. Virginia 8.5 9 8.1 8.1 7.8 8 7.8 AIAN = 29,225 7.7 7.4 8 6.9 7 7 6.8 White = 5,486,852 7 6.3 7.7 6 6.7 7.1 7 AIAN AoiC = 80,924 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 4.6 5 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.5 4 3.3 4.3 3 2.5 2 1.9 2 2.8 1 1.8 1.2 0.8 0 0.7 In Virginia, the median age for the AIAN alone population was 34.1 years compared to 40.3 for the White population. The median age for the AIAN alone or in combination population was 31.7. Educational Attainment The figure below shows the percentage of AIAN and White populations over 25 with a high school diploma or higher and percentage with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree: 2008-10 100 90.5 88.1 87.7 89.4 90 84.5 85.6 85.4 80 84.4 81.5 White % with HS or 70 77.2 78.3 Higher 71.0 72.5 60 66.8 AIAN % with HS or Higher 50 37.1 White % with Bachelor's 40 28.6 29.8 28.6 or Higher 30 24.6 24.5 23.5 AIAN % with Bachelor's or 20 Higher 20.4 10 19.4 13.9 11.7 11.7 10.0 0 9.0 Alabama Florida Louisiana .Mississippi North South Virginia Carolina Carolina SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2008-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared August 2012 by the National Center for Education Statistics.) Florida had the highest percentage of the AIAN population over 25 attaining a bachelor’s degree, at 20 percent, and Virginia had the second highest at 19 percent. The AIAN population over 25 in Mississippi had the lowest bachelor’s degree attainment at 9 percent, less than half the proportion of the White The following figures show highest level of education for AIAN and total populations over age 25 in for each state. 40% 32% Alabama 35% 32% Alabama Total N= 3,108,132 30% 22% Alabama AI/AN N= 16,124 25% 21% 20% 15% 14% 12% 15% 11% 8% 8% 10% 6% 7% 7% 6% 5% 0% Less than 9th 9th to 12th HS or Some college, Associate's Bachelor's Graduate or grade grade, no Equivalent no degree degree degree professional diploma degree Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006 - 2010 , 5-Year Estimates, Table DP02 35% Florida 30% Florida Total N= 12,788,471 30% 28% 25% Florida AI/AN N = 36,866 25% 21% 20% 17% 15% 11% 11% 11% 9% 9% 10% 9% 9% 6% 5% 5% 0% Less than 9th 9th to 12th HS or Equivalent Some college, Associate's Bachelor's Graduate or grade grade, no no degree degree degree professional diploma degree Source: U.S.