This week, we explore one of America’s great demographic mysteries: Why did the 2020 Census show the American Indian and Alaska Native population soaring by 85 percent?

According to the 2020 Census, Americans who identify as having Indigenous or Native American heritage increased from 5.2 million in 2010 to 9.6 million in 2020.

The Native American population in the U.S. grew by a staggering 86.5% between 2010 and 2020, according to the latest U.S. Census – a rate demographers say is impossible to achieve without ...

The nation is home to around 8.75 million people who identify at least partially as American Indian or Alaska Native, making up around 2.6% of the total population, according to the U.S. Census ...

While the era of the population boom is ending, Native American census data is way up. Newsletter sign up Newsletter; At least 9.7 million Americans now identify as at least partially Indigenous ...

Based on data from the American community survey in 2023, some 31% of American Indian and Alaska natives were enrolled in Medicaid compared to 20% for the general population. Among children up to ...

Bexar County’s population includes people from 102 Native American groups, making it one of only three Texas counties to surpass 100 groups, according to Census Bureau data.

Map of L.A. protests; Detroit Free Press. Native American Heritage Day is Friday. ... Among U.S. states, Michigan is among the top 10 for largest Native American population.

A new map gives more insight into over 650 Native American boarding schools in the U.S. and Canada — including a handful in Utah.

According to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Harris County’s population includes people from 150 Native American groups — dozens more than any other Texas county, and 11th ...