Table 7: Counties Ranked by Numeric Change in American Indian and Alaska Native Population: April 1, 1990 - July 1, 1999 Panel A. Ten Counties with the Largest Numeric Increases ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |---------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 42,360 56,429 14,069 33.2 2 Navajo County, Arizona - 40,677 51,332 10,655 26.2 3 San Juan County, New Mexico - 33,977 42,646 8,669 25.5 4 Robeson County, North Carolina - 40,612 47,822 7,210 17.8 5 Sandoval County, New Mexico Albuquerque, NM MSA 12,741 19,352 6,611 51.9 6 Coconino County, Arizona Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 28,596 34,359 5,763 20.2 7 Clark County, Nevada Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 6,970 12,588 5,618 80.6 8 Apache County, Arizona - 47,966 53,251 5,285 11.0 9 McKinley County, New Mexico - 44,055 48,861 4,806 10.9 10 Pima County, Arizona Tucson, AZ MSA 23,605 27,695 4,090 17.3 Panel B. Ten Counties with the Largest Numeric Declines ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Population | | | | |---------------------| Numeric | Percent Rank | County | Metropolitan Area | 1990 | 1999 | Change | Change ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles-Riversiede-Orange County, CA CMSA 57,348 56,703 -645 -1.1 2 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK MSA 25,872 25,298 -574 -2.2 3 Comanche County, Oklahoma Lawton, OK MSA 5,494 4,929 -565 -10.3 4 Lawrence County, Alabama Decatur, AL MSA 2,124 1,595 -529 -24.9 5 Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska - 1,101 590 -511 -46.4 6 Wayne County, Michigan Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 8,404 8,002 -402 -4.8 7 Seminole County, Oklahoma - 4,324 3,932 -392 -9.1 8 Kay County, Oklahoma - 3,715 3,355 -360 -9.7 9 Baltimore city, Maryland Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 2,578 2,247 -331 -12.8 10 Mobile County, Alabama Mobile, AL MSA 1,948 1,634 -314 -16.1 - not part of a metropolitan area Source: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: January 29, 2001