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American Indian & Alaska Native Ethnic Origin
Los Angeles County

By City & Unincorporated Community
2022 Census Estimates*

Native American, American Indian, Spirit Catcher

Native American "spirit catcher." Photo by Artem Beliaikin via Pexels.com.


Note: The most current Census data for this topic are 2022 Census estimates.


Also see:
-- Recent Census, American Indian & Alaska Native & Tribes, Los Angeles County
-- 2020 Census Estimates, American Indian & Alaska Native by Community
-- 2010 Census, American Indian & Alaska Native by Community
-- 2000 Census, American Indian & Alaska Native by Community


NOTE: The Almanac here uses the term American Indian, versus Native American, because the U.S. Census Bureau refers to most indigenous people of the Americas as such. According to a 1995 Census Bureau study, 50% of people identifying themselves as indigenous preferred the term American Indian, 37% preferred Native American, and the remainder preferred other terms or had no preference. The Census Bureau uses American Indian to include indigenous people of all the Americas (North and South America and the Carribbean) who are not Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian. It should also be noted that indigenous people groups native to Los Angeles County use the term "Indian."


Specific tribal affiliation data for cities and unincorporated communities within Los Angeles County may be obtained from the U.S. Census at data.census.gov.



City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Los Angeles County 111,096 87,944 371 22,781
Acton† 25 18 0 7
Agoura Hills 0 0 0 0
Agua Dulce† 213 206 0 7
Alhambra 723 665 0 58
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Alondra Park† 570 405 0 165
Altadena† 372 301 0 71
Arcadia 139 88 0 51
Artesia 79 70 0 9
Avalon 0 0 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Avocado Heights† 29 29 0 0
Azusa 519 495 4 20
Baldwin Park 2,257 1,793 0 464
Bell 365 167 0 198
Bell Gardens 328 231 0 97
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Bellflower 985 797 0 188
Beverly Hills 24 24 0 0
Bradbury 0 0 0 0
Burbank 684 616 0 68
Calabasas 73 0 13 60
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Carson 549 529 0 20
Castaic† 220 102 32 86
Cerritos 149 149 0 0
Charter Oak† 405 207 0 198
Citrus† 198 187 0 11
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Claremont 110 94 0 16
Commerce 557 289 0 268
Compton 452 380 0 72
Covina 712 531 0 181
Cudahy 131 131 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Culver City 156 96 0 60
Del Aire† 105 100 0 5
Desert View Highlands† 0 0 0 0
Diamond Bar 481 481 0 0
Downey 1,604 1,238 0 366
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Duarte 385 385 0 0
East Los Angeles† 2,690 2,324 6 360
East Pasadena† 4 4 0 0
East Rancho Dominguez† 144 131 0 13
East San Gabriel† 12 12 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
East Whittier† 113 88 0 25
El Monte 2,951 2,652 0 299
El Segundo 35 35 0 0
Elizabeth Lake† 56 56 0 0
Florence-Graham† 1,130 972 0 158
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Gardena 612 469 0 143
Glendale 858 694 4 160
Glendora 660 600 0 60
Green Valley† 0 0 0 0
Hacienda Heights† 631 407 0 224
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Hasley Canyon† 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian Gardens 368 368 0 0
Hawthorne 1,705 1,702 0 3
Hermosa Beach 2 1 0 1
Hidden Hills 0 0 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Huntington Park 931 857 0 74
Industry 0 0 0 0
Inglewood 1,042 708 20 314
Irwindale 14 14 0 0
La Cañada Flintridge 9 9 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
La Crescenta-Montrose† 41 41 0 0
La Habra Heights 90 90 0 0
La Mirada 345 235 0 110
La Puente 1,085 711 0 374
La Verne 279 246 9 24
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Ladera Heights† 138 128 0 10
Lake Hughes† 0 0 0 0
Lake Los Angeles† 118 49 0 69
Lakewood 608 429 0 179
Lancaster 1,809 1,520 18 271
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Lawndale 496 456 0 40
Lennox† 326 307 0 19
Leona Valley† 0 0 0 0
Littlerock† 0 0 0 0
Lomita 71 53 0 18
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Long Beach 5,807 4,411 35 1,361
Los Angeles 40,695 32,101 170 8,424
Lynwood 1,081 930 0 151
Malibu 0 0 0 0
Manhattan Beach 104 104 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Marina del Rey† 0 0 0 0
Mayflower Village† 253 253 0 0
Maywood 600 529 0 71
Monrovia 215 88 0 127
Montebello 1,642 1,061 33 548
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Monterey Park 457 156 0 301
North El Monte† 10 10 0 0
Norwalk 1,711 1,590 0 121
Palmdale 2,657 1,677 0 980
Palos Verdes Estates 4 0 0 4
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Paramount 896 549 0 347
Pasadena 711 566 0 145
Pico Rivera 1,556 1,216 0 340
Pomona 3,285 2,286 0 999
Quartz Hill† 67 63 0 4
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Rancho Palos Verdes 111 54 0 57
Redondo Beach 205 159 0 46
Rolling Hills 3 3 0 0
Rolling Hills Estates 7 7 0 0
Rose Hills† 17 17 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Rosemead 490 371 0 119
Rowland Heights† 442 416 0 26
San Dimas 308 295 0 13
San Fernando 362 304 0 58
San Gabriel 118 97 0 21
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
San Marino 7 7 0 0
San Pasqual† 0 0 0 0
Santa Clarita 1,821 1,301 0 520
Santa Fe Springs 480 358 0 122
Santa Monica 608 469 10 129
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Sierra Madre 58 18 0 40
Signal Hill 44 44 0 0
South El Monte 347 273 0 74
South Gate 1,208 1,032 17 159
South Monrovia Island† 123 123 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
South Pasadena 111 103 0 8
South San Gabriel† 0 0 0 0
South San Jose Hills† 83 44 0 39
South Whittier† 828 666 0 162
Stevenson Ranch† 105 87 0 18
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Sun Village† 78 57 0 21
Temple City 138 138 0 0
Topanga† 0 0 0 0
Torrance 841 782 0 59
Val Verde† 75 75 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Valinda† 308 303 0 5
Vernon 0 0 0 0
View Park-Windsor Hills† 124 124 0 0
Vincent† 278 270 0 8
Walnut 78 78 0 0
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Walnut Park† 331 286 0 45
West Athens† 166 130 0 36
West Carson† 228 174 0 54
West Covina 1,202 934 0 268
West Hollywood 105 83 0 22
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
West Puente Valley† 338 302 0 36
West Rancho Dominguez† 567 536 0 31
West Whittier-Los Nietos† 319 277 0 42
Westlake Village 5 5 0 0
Westmont† 399 308 0 91
City / Community Total American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian of One Tribe Only Alaska Native of One Tribe Only Two or More Tribes or No Tribe Specified
Whittier 1,735 1,244 0 491
Willowbrook† 49 18 0 31

* U.S. Census estimates based upon data and surveys collected by the American Community Survey over the preceding five-year period. These estimates are issued annually between full Decennial Census counts conducted each decade.
† Unincorporated Community

Source: U.S. Census Bureau