Number of people in prison in 2022 from each American Indian and Alaska Native area
| American Indian and Alaska Native areas | Number of people in state prison from each AIANA, 2022 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adai Caddo SDTSA | 6 | 2,026 | 2,032 | 295 |
| Apache Choctaw SDTSA | 23 | 5,054 | 5,077 | 453 |
| Bayou Lafourche SDTSA | 69 | 14,195 | 14,264 | 484 |
| Chitimacha Reservation | 1 | 644 | 645 | 155 |
| Clifton Choctaw SDTSA | 2 | 349 | 351 | 570 |
| Coushatta Off-Reservation Trust Land | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Coushatta Reservation | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Four Winds Cherokee SDTSA | 208 | 28,785 | 28,942 | 719 |
| Grand Caillou/Dulac SDTSA | 49 | 8,884 | 8,933 | 549 |
| Isle de Jean Charles SDTSA | 12 | 737 | 749 | 1,602 |
| Jena Band of Choctaw Reservation | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Natchitoches SDTSA | 111 | 26,528 | 26,553 | 418 |
| Pointe-au-Chien SDTSA | 36 | 4,579 | 4,615 | 780 |
| Tunica-Biloxi Off-Reservation Trust Land | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Tunica-Biloxi Reservation | 1 | 77 | 78 | 1,282 |
| United Houma Nation SDTSA | 842 | 186,056 | 186,521 | 451 |
Sources and methodology
- American Indian and Alaska Native areas
- This is the American Indian and Alaska Native areas (AIANA) in Louisiana as defined by the Census Bureau. Across the country, AIANAs include reservations and trust lands, tribal jurisdiction statistical areas, Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Alaska Native village statistical areas, and tribal designated statistical areas. In Louisiana, there are American Indian reservations, trust land, and state designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs).
- Number of people in state prison from each American Indian and Alaska Native area, 2022
- This is the number of people from each American Indian and Alaska Native area in state prison as of 2022. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the American Indian and Alaska Native area as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the American Indian and Alaska Native area as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
- Imprisonment rate per 100,000
- This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each American Indian and Alaska Native area of different population sizes.
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