American Indians on Reservations: A Data Book

Posted on January 31, 2005

Identified for decades as the poorest group in the United States,
American Indians living on reservations have experienced a decade of
"striking" economic and social change since the 1990s, according to the
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Census data on
15 key socioeconomic indicators -- including income and poverty,
unemployment, education, and housing conditions -- indicate that,
"despite substantial gaps between American Indians and the rest of U.S.
society, rapid economic and social development is taking place among
gaming and non-gaming tribes alike."