Population Living in Native American Lands
This indicator reports the percentage of the population living in tribal and native lands as of 2020.
Source
Source Description
The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years. The census collects information about the age, sex, race, and ethnicity of every person in the United States. The data collected by the decennial census determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and is also used to distribute billions in federal funds to local communities. For more information about this source, refer to the United States Census 2020 website.
Methodology
The boundary data are from the 2020 TIGER/Line Shapefiles – American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Area National Shapefile. This shapefile contains both legal and statistical AIANNH entities for which the Census Bureau publishes data. The legal entities consist of federally recognized AIR and ORTL areas, state-recognized AIRs and Hawaiian Home Lands (HHLs). The statistical entities displayed in these shapefiles are Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas (ANVSAs), Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas (OTSAs), Tribal Designated Statistical Areas (TDSAs), and State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas (SDTSAs). The population data are from the 2020 Decennial Census block population. CARES aggregate the block-level data to other geograohic levels. Indicator data tables display the percentage of population in areas designated as tribal or native lands based on the following formula:
For more information, please visit the US Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line Shapefiles and Documentation web page.
Data Breakouts Available
- Federal Tribal Lands Details
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