The following is a list of United States counties in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Native American (American Indian or Alaska Native), according to data from the 2020 Census.[1] There are 29 counties in 8 states with Native American majority populations. County-equivalents, such as boroughs and census areas in Alaska, are included in this list.
This list does not include Pacific Islanders / Native Hawaiians; in any case, there are no counties with majorities. The highest percentage of Pacific Islanders in any U.S. county is Kalawao County, Hawaii, with 48%, although it only has 82 inhabitants.[2] [3]
State | Total Population | Native American % | Native American population | ||||
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style=text-align:left | Bethel Census Area[4] | style=text-align:left | 18,263 | 84.6% | 15,100 | ||
style=text-align:left | Dillingham Census Area[5] | style=text-align:left | 4,934 | 73.4% | 3,620 | ||
style=text-align:left | Lake and Peninsula Borough[6] | style=text-align:left | 1,156 | 58.7% | 679 | ||
style=text-align:left | Nome Census Area[7] | style=text-align:left | 10,009 | 75.7% | 7,570 | ||
style=text-align:left | North Slope Borough[8] | style=text-align:left | 9,375 | 51.5% | 4,830 | ||
style=text-align:left | Northwest Arctic Borough[9] | style=text-align:left | 7,709 | 81.6% | 6,290 | ||
style=text-align:left | Kusilvak Census Area[10] | style=text-align:left | 8,298 | 92.9% | 7,710 | ||
style=text-align:left | Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area[11] | style=text-align:left | 5,305 | 68.7% | 3,640 | ||
style=text-align:left | Apache County[12] | style=text-align:left | 71,714 | 72.5% | 52,000 | ||
style=text-align:left | Big Horn County[13] | style=text-align:left | 13,302 | 64.5% | 8,590 | ||
style=text-align:left | Blaine County[14] | style=text-align:left | 6,698 | 50.7% | 3,390 | ||
style=text-align:left | Glacier County[15] | style=text-align:left | 13,706 | 63.6% | 8,720 | ||
style=text-align:left | Roosevelt County[16] | style=text-align:left | 11,091 | 57.7% | 6,400 | ||
style=text-align:left | Thurston County[17] | style=text-align:left | 7,218 | 54.8% | 3,960 | ||
style=text-align:left | McKinley County[18] | style=text-align:left | 71,956 | 73.7% | 53,700 | ||
style=text-align:left | Benson County[19] | style=text-align:left | 6,860 | 52.6% | 3,610 | ||
style=text-align:left | Rolette County[20] | style=text-align:left | 14,437 | 75.7% | 10,900 | ||
style=text-align:left | Sioux County[21] | style=text-align:left | 4,339 | 81.1% | 3,520 | ||
style=text-align:left | Bennett County[22] | style=text-align:left | 3,430 | 53.1% | 1,820 | ||
style=text-align:left | Buffalo County[23] | style=text-align:left | 2,005 | 77.5% | 1,550 | ||
style=text-align:left | Corson County[24] | style=text-align:left | 4,106 | 69.4% | 2,850 | ||
style=text-align:left | Dewey County[25] | style=text-align:left | 5,841 | 74.8% | 4,370 | ||
style=text-align:left | Mellette County[26] | style=text-align:left | 2,065 | 59.9% | 1,240 | ||
style=text-align:left | Jackson County[27] | style=text-align:left | 3,296 | 58.4% | 1,930 | ||
style=text-align:left | Oglala Lakota County[28] | style=text-align:left | 14,277 | 91.4% | 13,100 | ||
style=text-align:left | Todd County[29] | style=text-align:left | 10,308 | 85.9% | 8,850 | ||
style=text-align:left | Ziebach County[30] | style=text-align:left | 2,767 | 72.0% | 1,990 | ||
style=text-align:left | San Juan County | style=text-align:left | 14,518 | 50.1% | 7,278 | ||
style=text-align:left | Menominee County[31] | style=text-align:left | 4,566 | 78.2% | 3,570 |