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Participation of American Indian / Alaskan Native Professionals

Year Participation Total Rate

1966

1,686

1,693,545

0.10%

1972

4,734

2,680,754

0.18%

1978

7,383

2,967,813

0.25%

1984

9,284

3,919,918

0.24%

1990

14,672

5,295,302

0.28%

1996

21,606

6,439,805

0.34%

2002

32,871

8,009,309

0.41%

2008

40,172

10,486,457

0.38%

2013

44,511

11,709,819

0.38%

Figure 29

  • Participation rates for American Indian/Alaskan Native Professionals were highest in 2002 at 0.41 percent.
  • The highest rate increase was 0.08 percentage points between 1966 and 1972.