2010 Census Schedule
TSAP Participation Options
Guidelines and Delineation Activities
TSAP vs PSAP
Census 2000 American Indian and Alaska Native areas maps
Tribal Statistical Area Verification - Winter 2010
ANVSA Verification Maps
Contacts and More Information

The Tribal Statistical Areas Program (TSAP), a decennial program of the U. S. Census Bureau, was part of an ongoing effort to enhance the reporting of meaningful statistical data for American Indian and Alaska Native areas.  Through the program, tribes had the opportunity to identify and delineate the geographic statistical areas and block boundaries for which the Census Bureau tabulates data for the 2010 Census and the ongoing American Community Survey (ACS) after 2010.  Statistical data from the 2010 Census and the ACS post-2010 can provide tribes with a meaningful tool to help make informed decisions, and plan for services such as education, health, and housing.  Statistical data from the 2010 Census are currently being released on American FactFinder.  The new American Indian Areas wall map will be available in early 2012.

The program specifically provides for the review and delineation of:

• Alaska Native village statistical areas (ANVSAs)
• Census designated places (CDPs)
• Oklahoma tribal statistical areas (OTSAs)
• OTSA Tribal subdivisions
• State designated tribal statistical areas (SDTSAs)
• Tribal designated statistical areas (TDSAs)
• Tribal census tracts
• Tribal block groups

In addition during the 2010 Census, TSAP also worked with state recognized American Indian tribes to review and delineate State American Indian reservations (SAIRs).

Final Criteria and Guidlines
Final criteria and guidelines for Alaska Native areas and American Indian areas for the 2010 Census were published in the Federal Register on November 4 and 14, 2008, respectively.  In addition to providing criteria and guidelines for identifying and defining American Indian and Alaska Native areas, these notices also provide background information about American Indian and Alaska Native geographic area update programs, as well as summaries of comments received in response to proposed criteria and guidelines published in the Federal Register.

• Alaska Native areas Federal Register notice (final criteria and guidelines) [PDF] [TEXT]
• American Indian areas Federal Register notice (final criteria and guidelines) [PDF] [TEXT]

Proposed Criteria
Proposed criteria and guidelines for Alaska Native areas and American Indian areas were published in the Federal Register for public review and comment on March 17, 2008 [73 FR 14203-17214] and April 1, 2008 [73 FR 17303-17314], respectively.