Native Americans State by StateNative Americans State by State details the history of the tribes associated with every state of the Union and the provinces of Canada, from past to present. Each state entry contains its own maps and timeline. The 2010 census identified 5. 2 million people in the United States as American Indian or Alaskan Nativesless than 2% of the overall population of nearly 309 million. In Canada, the percentage is 4%1. 1 million of a total population of around