N ti A i i Ut h Native Americans in Utah Current Trends - 2011Current Trends 2011

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Presentation Overview

• PopulationPopulation

• Household composition

hi• Home ownership

• Education

• Household income

• HealthcareHealthcare

• Public safety

Total Population Utah’s Native American population comprises a small, but important component of Utah’s population

Utah Population2010 Census

Total Utah

Utah Native American

Total Utah Population

2010 PopulationTotal Utah2,763,885

American Indians32,927

Percent 100.0% 1.2%

Population by County Almost half of Utah’s Native American (and Alaska Native) population resides along the Wasatch Front

N American % of TotalCounty

N.AmericanPopulation

% of Total County

Beaver    76 1.1Box Elder    412 0.8Cache    690 0.6Carbon    252 1.2 Utah Population by CountyUtah Population by CountyDaggett    8 0.8Davis    1,424 0.5Duchesne    842 4.5Emery    78 0.7Garfield    85 1.6G d 381 4 1

Utah Population by CountyUtah Population by County2010 Census2010 Census

Grand    381 4.1Iron    1,019 2.2Juab    90 0.9Kane    104 1.5Millard    125 1.0Morgan 18 0.2Morgan    18 0.2Piute    5 0.3Rich    16 0.7Salt Lake    9,157 0.9San Juan    7,431 50.4Sanpete    305 1.1Sevier    230 1.1Summit    122 0.3Tooele    563 1.0Uintah    2,509 7.7Utah    3,074 0.6Wasatch 127 0 5Wasatch    127 0.5Washington  1,869 1.4Wayne    13 0.5Weber    1,902 0.8

Population Distribution

Native American Population By County

Population:  5 ‐ 9,157 

Population Distribution

Native American Population By County

Tribal Lands

Population:  5 ‐ 9,157 

Population Distribution

Population Distribution

Population by Tribe Almost half of the Native Americans living on the WF are from non-Utah Tribes.

Population Estimates by Tribe2010 Census

Navajo

Paiute

Shoshone

Ute

"Other Tribe"

non‐Utah Tribe

Households “Nuclear families” are more difficult to maintain in Native American families than with other ethnicities

Household ProfileAmerican Community Survey 2005‐2009

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Married‐couple family

Male householder, no wife present

Female householder, no husband present

Householder living alone

Householder not living alone

Utah Native American Utah Statewide Average

Housing Tenure On home ownership, Native Americans have an almost inverse relationship to the average Utahn.

Housing Occupancy American Community Survey 2005‐2009

Utah Statewide Average Estimate Utah Native American Estimate

28% 47%Renter occupied

2% 3%O i d 72% 53%Owner occupied

Educational Attainment K-12 K-12 enrollment rates mirror the general population

K12 School Enrollment (District and Charter)

White

Hispanic

78.1%

0 8%

Asian

Pacific Islander

1 6%

1.4%1.3%

0.8% Pacific Islander

Black

15.0%1.8%

1.6%American Indian/ Alaskan Native

Multi‐Racial

Educational Attainment - HigherEd Higher Ed enrollment rates, though slightly lower, mirror the general

population

Higher Ed Enrollment (Fall Qtr 2010)

population

Asian

Pacific Islander

1.1%

88 7%

Pacific Islander

Black

1.2%

5.9%

88.7%Hispanic / Latino

American Indian

2.3%

0.8%White

Household Income The poverty rate among Native Americans is disproportionately high in Utah.

Household IncomeAmerican Community Survey 2005‐2009

Utah Native American Estimate Utah Statewide Average Estimate

14%16%18%

Utah Native American Estimate Utah Statewide Average Estimate

8%10%12%14%

2%4%6%

0%

Children in Poverty Native American children are much more likely to be in poverty than the average Utahn.

Rate of Children Living in Poverty (17 and under)

Hispanic or Latino

White, non‐Hispanic

Pacific Islander

White

Asian

Black or African American

All Utah Children

Native American

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Access to Healthcare On average, Native Americans are more than twice as likely to struggle with barriers to

healthcare serviceshealthcare services

Utahns Without Access to Needed Health CareUDOH Center for Multicultural Health, 2010

37.0%

,

15.2%

All Utahns Native Americans

Corrections Native Americans have an incarceration rate (in state facilities) that is disproportionately higher than their population.

Incarceration Rates in State Facilities(as of 8/11)

4.1%95.9%

Native American  Non‐Native American

IncarceratedPopulation: 

Native American 

Total NativeAmerican Male

Total NativeAmerican Female

4.13% 247 30

Th St t f N ti A i i Ut h The State of Native Americans in Utah 20112011