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Regionally speaking, nearly half of the projected increase in American Indians between 1995 and 2025 would be added in the West. The Census Bureau projects that in the Northeast, Midwest and West, this group will grow faster over this period than either Whites or African Americans. In the South, its population would increase faster than that of Whites.
There are at least 574 different federally recognized tribes/nations and 13 tribes/nations applying for recognition. At the time of first contact with Europeans, the continental United States was fully occupied by Indian Nations, and some 300 Indian languages existed, approximately 106 of which are still spoken. The diversity and heterogeneity of the American Indian community cannot be overstated.
States with Largest Concentration of American Indian Older Adults
In 2019, the Administration for Community Living reported that Oklahoma has the largest American Indian and Alaska Native elderly population, followed Arizona, California, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington State.
