Montana

Ethnic groups

According to the 2000 census, there were approximately 56,068 American Indians in Montana, of whom the Blackfeet and Crow are the most numerous. The Blackfeet and Crow reservations had populations of, respectively, 10,100 and 6,894 in 2000.

The foreign born, numbering 16,396, made up 1.8% of Montana's 2000 census population, a decrease of 24% since 1980. Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Mexico were the leading places of origin. As of 2000, the black and Asian populations were just 2,692 and 4,691, respectively. In 2000, 18,081 residents were Hispanic or Latino, representing 2% of the total population.