Census report shows 1.4M people claim mixed Indian ancestry

Friday, September 28, 2012  

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows 1.4 million Americans claim mixed Native American and White ancestry.

The 2000 Census marked the first time that people were able to claim more than once race. Since then, the number of people who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, plus another race, has increased.

The most common combination was American Indian/Alaska Native and White Since 2000, this category has grown 32 percent, the report said.

The second most common combination American Indian/Alaska Native and Black. This group showed a 47.6 percent increase between 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the four states with the highest share of people who claim more than one race are Hawaii (23.6 percent), Alaska (7.3 percent), Oklahoma (5.9 percent) and California (4.9 percent). All four states have significant Native American populations or Native Hawaiian populations.

Get the Story:
Mixed-Race America (The New York Times 9/27)

Get the Report:
2010 Census Shows Multiple-Race Population Grew Faster Than Single-Race Population (September 27, 2012)