How many native Americans are there?

Question

I am woundering if any body knows the population of native Americans

Answer 1

According to the US census 2005 we have 5,726,002 American Indian and Alaska Native.

Here is a link to the US census website with all the race break down, you will need Excel to open the file



http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/tables/SC-EST2005-04.xls

Answer 2

Native people make up about 1% of the U.S. population.

Keep in mind this is enrolled Native people. The U.S. census only counts Natives who are officially enrolled. There are a ton more Natives who are not enrolled, so the population is at least slightly higher than U.S. census numbers.

http://www.americanwest.com/pages/indrank.htm
The above website lists population by tribe according to 1990 census

http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Populations/AIAN/AIAN.htm
The above website discusses 2000 census population of Natives

We are not extinct, we are not going extinct, we are a proud and growing nation! :)

Answer 3

2.1 Million full blooded natives in the U.S.