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Census 2000 at your fingertips
MARCH 14, 2001


http://factfinder.census.gov
Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, maps, tables, and other important information from the Census 2000 are available at the Census Bureau's website.

Using the Bureau's American FactFinder service, its easy to find out the populations of reservations, where American Indian populations are clustered, and other interesting data. As of Tuesday, data from 15 states is available through FactFinder and by April 1, users can obtain information on all 50 states.

So how do you use FactFinder? Here are some tutorials on the types of data you might find useful.

Reservation Populations
To find out the populations of reservations, trust lands, and tribal statistical areas (for Oklahoma), cruise on over to FactFinder and do the following:
  • Select the "Tables" option
  • Select "Race and Hispanic or Latino (2000)" in the "Show me" drop-down menu
  • Select "State -- American Indian Area / Alaska Native Area / Hawaiian Home Land" from the "for" drop-down menu
  • Select the desired state
In our example, we've chosen to look at reservation populations in Wisconsin. FactFinder should look like this:  

Click on "Go" and you'll soon get a list of the populations of each reservation and trust land in the state. You'll find statistics for total population as well as population by race.

Making Maps
Everyone loves maps and FactFinder lets you create your own. The most interesting map you can create is one which shows the counties where American Indians are concentrated.

Obviously, the counties located within reservations will be the most populated. But it will also reveal the locations of urban Indian populations.

To make this type of map, do the following:
  • Select the "Maps" option
  • Select "Race - American Indian and Alaska Native (2000)"
  • Select the desired state
At this point, FactFinder will look like this. We've chosen Oklahoma.


Indian population densities in Oklahoma.
And after clicking on "Go," you will get a map which shows that most American Indians live in the north and eastern part of the state, home to the Cherokee Nation, the Osage Nation, the Miami Nation, and others.

The only drawback is that the counties aren't labeled. And if you want to know the actual populations for all the counties, you'll need to create a table listing all the relevant populations.

More Data
The best way to get more data on Indian populations is to explore all the various options available from FactFinder. If you have specific counties or places in mind, you can find out Indian populations as well as other sets of information.

Data from the 1990 Census is also available, so you can make some historical comparisons.

Relevant Links
American FactFinder - http://factfinder.census.gov
 

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