AHS Index
November 2022
The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.
Number of U.S. States that celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 20[1]
Number of acres the United States seized from Indigenous people between 1776 and 1887: 1.5 billion[2]
Minimum fine for enslaving an American Indian in California, “except as provided in this act,” according to the 1850 California Act for the Government and Protection of Indians: $50[3]
Number of exceptions provided in the Act, by which a white person could legally subject an American Indian to involuntary servitude: 3[4]
Number of Federally recognized Native American tribes with sovereign governments in the United States: 574[5]
Population growth among people who identify as Native American or Alaska Native between 2010 and 2020: 86.5%[6]
Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native Medicare recipients in Alameda County who are diagnosed with diabetes: 29%[7]
American Indian/Alaska Natives diabetes rate compared to the total population of Alameda County Medicare recipients: +31.8%[8]
Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native Medicare recipients in Alameda County who are diagnosed with ischemic heart disease: 21%[9]
American Indian/Alaska Natives ischemic heart disease rate compared to the total population of Alameda County Medicare recipients: +10.5%[10]
Percentage by which Native Americans are more likely than white Americans to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19: +24%[11]
References
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/11/us/indigenous-peoples-day-2021-states-trnd/index.html
[2] https://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=eb6ca76e008543a89349ff2517db47e6
[3] https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/Statutes/1850/1850.pdf
[4] https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/Statutes/1850/1850.pdf
[5] https://nativephilanthropy.org/2020/11/01/native-american-heritage-month-fast-facts-about-indigenous-peoples/
[6] https://nativephilanthropy.org/2020/11/01/native-american-heritage-month-fast-facts-about-indigenous-peoples/
[7] https://bit.ly/3G0mj4f
[8] https://bit.ly/3G0mj4f
[9] https://bit.ly/3G0mj4f
[10] https://bit.ly/3G0mj4f
[11] https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-12/native-american-covid-19-vaccination