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Changes in the regional distribution of Indians
from 1970 to 1980 were apparently minute. In the
Midwest, the Indian population declined by 1 per-
cent, and in the South, it increased by 2 percent
between the 1970 and 1980 censuses. The region
with the most (49 percent) Indians is the West.
The South had 27 percent of the Indians in the
1980 census, the Midwest had 18 percent, and the
Northeast had 6 percent (figure 3-7). (For a list
of States by region, see table 3-2, above. )
Four States dominate the list of 10 States with
the largest number of Indians (figure 3-8). Indian
population growth between 1970 and 1980 was
highest in the State of California, which grew by
118 percent to 201,489-more than doubling its
Indian population in 10 years. The Indian popu-
lation in California is concentrated in urban areas
(81 percent). Oklahoma had the second largest in-
crease, from 98,468 in 1970 to 169,459 in 1980.
Figure 3-7.- Percent of Total U.S. American Indian
Population, by Region of Residence": 1970 and 1980
60 1Ch. 3-Overview of the Current Indian Population . 6 7
Figure 3-8.-Ten States With the Largest American
Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut Population, 1980California I
Oklahoma201,489
169,459
Arizona 152,745
New Mexico 107,481North Carolina
Alaska
Washington
South Dakota
TexasMichigan
84,652
64,103
80,604
44,988
40,44040,070
I 1 I t t 1
0 50.000 100,000 150,000
SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, PC80-S1-13, 1984f9 49
27
25
West South1970 1980
American Indian population only, excluding
a For a list of States by region, see table 3-2.
SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, PC(2)-1 F, 19200,000 250,000
Two other States, Arizona and New Mexico, had
more than 100,000 Indians in 1980, with 152,745
and 107,481, respectively.
Median income (for American Indian families)
in 1979 was $13,678, the figure was $13,829 (for
Eskimo families), and $20,313 for Aleut families.
Indian families living on reservations had median
19 incomes in 1979 of $9,924. The corresponding fig-
18 ure for U.S. families of all races was $19,917 (see
figure 3-9). (Median income is the amount at
which half the people are below and half above
6 6 the quoted figure. )
The difference in poverty rates (the percentage
of the population whose income falls below the
Midwest Northeast poverty level) between American Indians and the
total population provides another example of the
extent to which the U.S. all races population is
better off than the Indian population. In 1980, the
poverty rate for American Indian persons was
Eskimos and Aleuts 27.5, 28.8 for Eskimos, and 19.5 for Aleuts; when
combined, poverty occurs at more than twice the
73 and PC80-S1-13, 1984 rate of 12.4 for the U.S. all races population,
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. Indian Health Care, report, April 1986; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39610/m1/72/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.