A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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Which states report the largest American Indian and Alaska Native populations?

Compare american indian & alaska native population across all 50 states. Highest reported values appear first. Explore the full ranking, find your state, and share the comparison.

HIGHEST REPORTED268,736Oklahoma
MIDDLE OF THE 50 STATES13,759Unweighted median of state values
MEASUREMENTCountPopulation size affects this ranking
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2024 ACS · 5-YEAR

50 states · ranks reflect highest reported values first · ties share a rank

RANKSTATEAMERICAN INDIAN & ALASKA NATIVE POPULATIONRELATIVE VALUEState profile
01OKOklahoma268,736↗
02AZArizona235,367↗
03NMNew Mexico176,103↗
04CACalifornia105,814↗
05AKAlaska99,626↗
06NCNorth Carolina87,869↗
07SDSouth Dakota66,418↗
08WAWashington61,574↗
09MTMontana57,838↗
10TXTexas52,380↗
11MNMinnesota42,945↗
12WIWisconsin34,534↗
13NYNew York34,287↗
14MIMichigan33,430↗
15NDNorth Dakota32,299↗
16OROregon26,562↗
17FLFlorida24,930↗
18COColorado22,506↗
19UTUtah20,939↗
20LALouisiana17,790↗
21GAGeorgia17,452↗
22NVNevada16,923↗
23ALAlabama16,318↗
24ILIllinois14,528↗
25OHOhio13,886↗
26MOMissouri13,632↗
27KSKansas13,550↗
28NENebraska13,416↗
29VAVirginia13,185↗
30ARArkansas13,145↗
31IDIdaho12,541↗
32SCSouth Carolina11,488↗
33MSMississippi11,176↗
34MDMaryland10,053↗
35PAPennsylvania9,176↗
36WYWyoming8,472↗
37TNTennessee8,257↗
38NJNew Jersey6,875↗
39IAIowa6,554↗
40INIndiana5,915↗
41KYKentucky5,885↗
42MAMassachusetts5,548↗
43MEMaine4,804↗
44CTConnecticut3,756↗
45WVWest Virginia2,983↗
46HIHawaii2,062↗
47RIRhode Island1,759↗
48NHNew Hampshire1,007↗
49VTVermont895↗
50DEDelaware830↗

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

Washington, D.C. & Puerto Rico · additional context

Shown separately because the main ranking compares the 50 states.

District Of Columbia ↗820
Puerto Rico ↗0