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Navajo Nation Reservation

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Demographics

Unless otherwise noted, the data in this section come from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey. For more information see About the Data.

NOTE: AIANa includes only individuals who self-identify racially as American Indian or Alaska Native alone, whereas AIANac includes AIANa individuals and also those who self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native in combination with other races.

Population

Group Population Share
AIANa 166,762 95.29%
AIANac 168,725 96.41%
Total 175,005 100.00%

Median Age (All)

Geography Male Female Total
Navajo Nation Reservation 30.3 32.9 31.4
United States 36.5 39.1 37.8

Median Age (AIANa)

Geography Male Female Total
Navajo Nation Reservation 30.2 33.0 31.3
United States 31.4 33.6 32.5

Population Pyramid (solid line = female; dashed line = male)

Educational Attainment - Population 25 Years and Older, Navajo Nation Reservation

Group AIANa Female AIANa Male AIANa Total All Races
Less than high school diploma 27.5% 27.0% 27.3% 26.5%
High school graduate, GED, or equivalent 30.8% 42.0% 36.1% 35.3%
Some college or associate’s degree 33.0% 25.9% 29.6% 29.6%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 8.7% 5.0% 7.0% 8.6%

Households that have Broadband

Geography Households that have Broadband
Navajo Nation Reservation 24.0%
United States 78.1%
All Reservations 58.2%

Employment

Geography Civilian Employment-Population Ratio Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate Civilian Unemployment Rate
Navajo Nation Reservation 35.6% 43.9% 19.1%
United States 59.1% 63.3% 6.55%
All Reservations 47.6% 54.4% 12.6%

Median Household Income

Geography AIANa All
Navajo Nation Reservation $25,928 $26,862
United States $40,315 $57,652

Per Capita Income

Geography AIANa All
Navajo Nation Reservation $9,804 $10,220
United States $17,903 $30,088
All Reservations $11,391 $18,662

Per Capita Income by Source

Percentage of Income by Type

Poverty Rate

Geography AIANa All
Navajo Nation Reservation 41.0% 40.5%
United States 26.8% 14.6%

Youth Poverty Rate

Homeownership rate

Geography Homeownership
Navajo Nation Reservation 75.7%
United States 63.8%
All Reservations 69.2%

Households with high housing cost burden*, by income (owner-occupied)

*High burden indicates housing expenses of 30 percent of income or more.

Households with high housing cost burden*, by income (renter-occupied)

*High burden indicates housing expenses of 30 percent of income or more.

Home Loans

The data in this section are collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), which requires public reporting of home loan application data. Some lenders are exempt from reporting HMDA data, and therefore not all lending activity may be captured. HMDA data are available at the Census tract level, and the statistics here may reflect lending activity both on and near the reservation. Census tracts are included if they contain at least one housing unit on the reservation and relevant HMDA activity in 2013-2017. All figures below reflect data on first-lien, home-purchase loan applications. See About the Data. for additional information and definition of terms.

Reservation and Relevant Census Tract Boundaries

(Blue borders for the reservation; gray borders with yellow fill for included Census tracts)