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

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all US states and DC, Alaska had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (14.36%), followed by New Mexico (8.56%), and South Dakota (8.50%).

On the other hand, Pennsylvania had the lowest percentage of its population who identified as Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (0.14%), followed by Illinois (0.15%), and New Jersey (0.15%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2012
Alaska
New Mexico
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Montana
North Dakota
Arizona
Wyoming
Washington
North Carolina
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native in 2012
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Rank State % of State Population
1 Alaska 14.36
2 New Mexico 8.56
3 South Dakota 8.50
4 Oklahoma 8.31
5 Montana 6.12
6 North Dakota 5.24
7 Arizona 4.05
8 Wyoming 2.10
9 Washington 1.31
10 North Carolina 1.14
11 Oregon 1.12
12 Idaho 1.11
13 Minnesota 1.06
14 Utah 0.96
15 Nevada 0.87
16 Wisconsin 0.86
17 Nebraska 0.81
18 Kansas 0.80
19 Arkansas 0.72
20 Colorado 0.63
20 Louisiana 0.63
20 Maine 0.63
21 Michigan 0.56
22 Alabama 0.54
23 Mississippi 0.48
24 California 0.44
25 Rhode Island 0.42
26 Missouri 0.41
27 South Carolina 0.36
28 Texas 0.32
28 Vermont 0.32
29 Delaware 0.31
30 New York 0.29
31 Iowa 0.28
32 Florida 0.26
32 Tennessee 0.26
32 Virginia 0.26
33 Maryland 0.24
34 Georgia 0.23
35 Indiana 0.22
35 District of Columbia 0.22
36 Connecticut 0.21
36 Hawaii 0.21
36 New Hampshire 0.21
37 Kentucky 0.20
37 West Virginia 0.20
38 Ohio 0.19
39 Massachusetts 0.18
40 Illinois 0.15
40 New Jersey 0.15
41 Pennsylvania 0.14