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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002

Anchorage, Alaska, has the highest proportion of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in cities with a population greater than 100,000, according to a Census Bureau report being released today.

About 10.4 percent of Anchorage residents were Native. The next cities, as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune were: Tulsa, Okla. (7.7 percent); Oklahoma City (5.7 percent); Albuquerque, N.M. (4.9 percent); Green Bay, Wis. (4.1 percent); Tacoma, Wash. (3.6 percent); Minneapolis, Minn. (3.3 percent); Tucson, Ariz. (3.2 percent); Spokane, Wash. (3 percent), and Sacramento, Calif. (2.8 percent).

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Population Of Indians On the Rise, Utah's percentage exceeds U.S. average (The Salt Lake Tribune 2/13)
Phoenix is 1st in share of Indians (The Arizona Republic 2/13)
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Relevant Links:
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