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Census Information
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES POPULATION RANKINGS
of the 30 largest tribes in the U.S. according to the 1990 census report (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Native American Population:
1,878,285 = 100.0 %
Rank Tribe Population Percent
1 Cherokee 308,132 16.4%
2 Navajo 219,198 11.7%
3 Chippewa 103,826 5.5%
4 Sioux 103,255 5.5%
5 Choctaw 82,299 4.4%
6 Pueblo 52,939 2.8
7 Apache 50,051 2.7
8 Iroquois 49,038 2.6
9 Lumbee 48,444 2.6
10 Creek 43,550 2,6
11 Blackfoot 32,234 1.7
12 Canadian & Latin Americ. 22.379 1.2
13 Chickasaw 20,631 1.1
14 Potawatomi 16,763 0.9
15 Tohono O' Odham 16,041 0.9
16 Pima 14,431 0.8
17 Tlingit 13,925 0.7
18 Seminole 13,797 0.7
19 Alaskan Athabaskans 13,738 0.7
20 Cheyenne 11,456 0.6
21 Comanche 11,322 0.6
22 Paiute 11,142 0.6
23 Puget Sound Salish 10,246 0.5
24 Yaqui 9,931 0.5
25 Osage 9,527 0.5
26 Kiowa 9,421 0.5
27 Delaware 9,321 0.5
28 Shoshone 9,215 0.5
29 Crow 8,588 0.5
30 Cree 8,290 0.4
If you need information about the other 86 tribes with a population over
1,000 people, or if you need a breakdown of the numbers by regions,
divisions and states, then please call Population Division of the Bureau of
the Census, Washington, DC 20233, tel. (301) 457-2402. They will send you the complete report for the asking. |
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Native American Nations
