Native American population in New Mexico grows 11.4 percent
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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The American Indian and Alaska Native population in New Mexico is on the rise, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau.
There were 193,222 Native Americans in the state in 2010, up from 173,483 in 2000.
That's an 11.4 percent increase.
Native Americans represent 9.4 percent of the state population. But when mixed-raced Native Americans are included, the number shoots up to 10.7 percent.
New Mexico is home to
19 Pueblo tribes, parts of the
Navajo Nation and two Apache tribes.
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