Tribes are demonstrating their economic impact in states across the nation. Just as Oklahoma’s tribes reported more than $23.4 billion in economic impact annually, the same is being repeated nationwide.
In Minnesota, tribal enterprises and governments generate $860 million in earnings and benefits, support more than 16,800 jobs statewide, and provide nearly $2 billion in additional annual multiplier output. Read the full report here.
In Washington, the 29 federally recognized tribal governments generated $7.4 billion in total economic activity while directly employing more than 29,000 statewide. Read the full report here.
In Michigan, the state’s 12 federally recognized tribes have quadrupled their non-gaming economic impact in the state since 2019 as more tribes create more tribal enterprises to diversify their economies. Read the full report here.
And nationally, the National Indian Gaming Commission announced Gross Gaming Revenues (GGR) of $43.9 billion for fiscal year 2024, a $2 billion increase. Read that full report here.