Statistics from the 1990 U. S. Census

The average per capita income on the Navajo Reservation is $4106.
57.9% of Indian persons on the Navajo Reservation live below the poverty level.
24.9% of the Navajo labor force is unemployed.
36% of Navajos over the age of 25 have less than a 9th grade education.
41.3% of Navajos over the age of 25 are high school graduates.
3% of Navajos over the age of 25 have completed 4 or more years of college.
52% of Navajo occupied housing units lack complete plunbing for their exclusive use.
54% of Navajo occupied housing units burn wood for heating.
77.5% of Navajo occupied housing units have no telephone.