True or False: Alaska has a higher percentage of Native or Alaska Native people than any other state.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. It depends

Answer: (A)

Alaska has the largest share of Native American or Alaska Native residents of any state. This reflects the long-standing and ongoing presence of many Alaska Native communities across the state—Inupiat, Yupik, Athabascan groups, Unangan, Tlingit, Haida, and others—whose cultural and residential continuity keeps Native identification a sizable part of Alaska’s population. While Indigenous people are a minority in every state, Alaska’s share is higher than in any other state, making the statement true. Other states with sizable Indigenous populations exist (like New Mexico or Oklahoma), but their overall percentages are still lower than Alaska’s.