Indian population in the United States and Alaska. 1910 - RootsWeb

Of the 22 selected states, as skown by Table 95, New
Mexico bad in 1910 tbe largest proportion of Indians
who were unable to speak English, representing 74.8
per cent of aU the Indian males 10 years of age and
over and 81.1 per cent of all the Indian females of that
age. Arizona and Utah also showed large proportions
in 1910, representing in the case of males more than
three-fifths and in the case of females more than seven-
tenths of the entire number 10 years of age and over.
The sftiallest proportions of Indians in 1910 who could
INABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH. 233
not speak Enghsh are shown for 'New York, North
Carolina, and Kansas, for which, except in the case of
females for New York, less than 10 per cent were so
reported. With few exceptions the proportions unable
to speak English in 1910 were much less than in 1900.
Table 96 shows, for the 22 selected states, the number
and proportion of Indian males and females 10 to 19
years of age and 20 years of age and over, respec-
tively, unable to speak Enghsh, as reported at the
census of 1910.
INDIAN MALES AND FEMALES 10 TO 19 YEARS OF AGE AND 20 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER, RESPECTIVELY,
UNABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH, FOR 22 SELECTED STATES: 1910.
Table 96