Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, Oklahoma had the highest number of people who identified their race as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (317.52K), followed by Arizona (265.59K), and New Mexico (178.79K).

On the other hand, District of Columbia had the lowest number of people that identified as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.40K), followed by Vermont (2.02K), and New Hampshire (2.73K).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all US states and DC. The information can also be found in the table below.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population in 2012
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Rank State Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Population
1 Oklahoma 317517
2 Arizona 265587
3 New Mexico 178786
4 California 165126
5 North Carolina 111465
6 Alaska 104972
7 Washington 90104
8 Texas 84523
9 South Dakota 70891
10 Montana 61435
11 New York 57329
12 Minnesota 56786
13 Michigan 55411
14 Florida 49590
15 Wisconsin 49348
16 Oregon 43505
17 North Dakota 36771
18 Colorado 32482
19 Louisiana 28934
20 Utah 27463
21 Alabama 26225
22 Missouri 24601
23 Nevada 23976
24 Kansas 23088
25 Georgia 22250
26 Virginia 21451
27 Ohio 21372
28 Arkansas 21135
29 Illinois 19406
30 Idaho 17695
31 Pennsylvania 17539
32 South Carolina 17102
33 Tennessee 16902
34 Nebraska 15012
35 Indiana 14448
36 Mississippi 14251
37 Maryland 14193
38 New Jersey 13099
39 Wyoming 12080
40 Massachusetts 11954
41 Kentucky 8757
42 Iowa 8698
43 Maine 8360
44 Connecticut 7531
45 Rhode Island 4417
46 West Virginia 3666
47 Hawaii 2966
48 Delaware 2874
49 New Hampshire 2732
50 Vermont 2022
51 District of Columbia 1399