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2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File

WEBINAR: Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, 1 p.m. (EST)

2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File

Media Advisory | News Release (embargoed until 12:01 a.m. EST, Dec. 13)

To be released Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - The 2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File (AIANSF) provides detailed demographic information from the 2010 Census for more than 1,500 American Indian and Alaska Native tribal groupings, specific American Indian tribes, and specific Alaska Native villages that had a national population of at least 100 and for a variety of geographic areas, down to the census tract level. The file has the largest number of American Indian and Alaska Native groups of any Census Bureau data product released on American FactFinder to date, and it adds a new layer of detail to the population and housing topics previously released from the 2010 Census. Additionally, for the first time, the AIANSF includes detailed information on individual Central American, South American and Mexican American indigenous groups.

The Census Bureau will provide embargo-period access to the 2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File from Dec.11-12. To sign up for the embargo click here.

Presenters
Nicholas Jones, chief, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Tina Norris, analyst, Racial Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau

Presentation slides [PDF]
Archived webinar [WMV]

Background
The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010 Census Brief
2010 Census AIAN Wall Map
List of 2010 AIANSF Iteration Groups [PDF]
Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November 2011)
2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year American Indian and Alaska Native Tables (AIANT)
U.S. Census Bureau at a Glance

Media Resources
Press Kit: 2010 Census Briefs
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