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Ten Largest American Indian Tribes

2000 Census Data

Do you know which American Indian tribes are near you? The Cherokee tribe is by far the most populous, with 729,533 people identifying with the group. The Navajo tribes is the second most common, with 298,197 Americans identifying with that group.

Name	Population
Cherokee	729,533
Navajo	298,197
Latin American Indian	180,940
Choctaw	158,774
Sioux	153,360
Chippewa	149,669
Apache	96,833
Blackfeet	85,750
Iroquois	80,822
Pueblo	74,085

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Selected Tribes, Census 2000

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