Oct 15, 2024 - News
Mapped: Arizona's Native American population
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About 6.2% of Arizona's population identifies as American Indian, per 2023 census data.
The big picture: Arizona has the sixth-highest percentage of its population identifying as American Indian or Native Alaskan.
- Only Alaska (20.46%), Oklahoma (14.29), New Mexico (11.96) South Dakota (10.36), Montana (8.36) and North Dakota (6.48) have higher percentages.
- Arizona's total Native American population of about 461,000 was third-largest in the country last year, census data shows.
Zoom in: The Navajo Nation, the majority of which is in Arizona, is the most populous and geographically largest tribal nation in the U.S.
- There are 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona.