Map 1
The American Indian-White Employment-Rate Gap by State, 2009-2011
| State | The Native American-White Employment-Rate Gap |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | -5.1% |
| Oklahoma | -7.3% |
| Texas | -7.5% |
| Louisiana | -8.3% |
| Connecticut | -9.5% |
| Maine | -9.7% |
| Alabama | -10.3% |
| Oregon | -11.0% |
| Illinois | -11.2% |
| Florida | -11.6% |
| Nevada | -12.0% |
| California | -12.0% |
| Nebraska | -12.3% |
| Colorado | -12.9% |
| Idaho | -13.2% |
| Washington | -13.2% |
| New Mexico | -13.3% |
| United States | -13.4% |
| Montana | -14.2% |
| South Carolina | -14.5% |
| New York | -14.6% |
| North Carolina | -14.7% |
| Michigan | -15.2% |
| Alaska | -15.4% |
| Wyoming | -15.9% |
| Wisconsin | -16.4% |
| Rhode Island | -16.9% |
| Massachusetts | -17.3% |
| Kansas | -18.0% |
| Arizona | -19.8% |
| Utah | -19.8% |
| Iowa | -21.9% |
| Minnesota | -23.9% |
| North Dakota | -24.4% |
| South Dakota | -32.7% |
The figure shows the American Indian employment-population rate minus the white employment-population rate for 25-to-54 year-olds, 2009-2011, by state for selected states. These data include American Indian multiracials and Hispanics of both races, but excludes the foreign-born.
Source: Author's analysis of data from Steven Ruggles, J. Trent Alexander, Katie Genadek, Ronald Goeken, Matthew B. Schroeder, and Matthew Sobek. Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 5.0 [Machine-readable database]. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2013.
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