WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2: NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH
Profile America -- Monday, November 2nd. This is National American Indian Heritage Month, with a wide variety of events planned across the country. There are an estimated 4.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S., about 11/2 percent of the total population. California is home to the highest number of these communities, at nearly 690,000, followed by Oklahoma with close to 400,000. Los Angeles County leads all of the nation's counties with the number of people in this racial category. American Indians and Alaska Natives were the largest minority group in five states across the U.S. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Library of Congress
U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB08-FF.18
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed: 301-763-2812; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: richard.thomas.reed-at-census.gov
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