Extreme poverty Reservation poverty

1 extreme poverty

1.1 extreme poverty rates on ten largest reservations
1.2 changes on time
1.3 changes in poverty rates on largest reservations

extreme poverty

the extreme poverty rate of population percentage of families earning less half of poverty threshold. family of 4 in 2010, extreme poverty threshold approximately $11,000 or less $3,000 per person. on large reservations, extreme poverty rate as 6 times national rate. on average, extreme poverty rate on largest reservations 4 times national rate. breakdown provided in following table.

extreme poverty rates on ten largest reservations

figures 2000 census.

changes on time

historic data on poverty on reservations extremely limited, because of tumultuous history of gathering data in these areas. american indians not included in census counts until 1840. reservation-specific data produced following 1870.

in 1970s, poverty on reservations decreased as 20 percent on many reservations. in 1980s, however, these gains lost, , rates rose levels comparable in 2000. through 2016, though, rates again rose, , rates in 2000 close in 1969. explanations these fluctuations suggest need further research, , careful consideration of how data gathered, ensure figures reflect true changes in poverty rates rather changes in reporting.

changes in poverty rates on largest reservations

historical data not available uintah , ouray , tohono o odham reservations.

figures trosper (1996).