How the Native American population changed since the last census

While additional data from the 2020 census is not yet available, data from the 2019 American Community Survey highlights other demographic attributes of the Native American population. Specific to the American Indian and Alaska Native population, 4.4 million out of the 5.7 million native population identified with at least one tribal grouping. The self-identification in census surveys have no legal bearing in official tribal affiliations. This means someone may identify as a Native American in a Census Bureau survey but not be officially considered a member of a tribe. The Census Bureau lists hundreds of Native American identities based on tribal groupings as well as specific villages or reservations. Cherokee is the largest individual tribal identity, with one million Americans at least partially identifying with the group. The Navajo Nation is the second-largest grouping at 418,000 followed by Choctaw at 256,000.