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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
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| Cherokee
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729,533
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| Navajo
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298,197
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| Latin American Indian
|
180,940
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| Choctaw
|
158,774
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| Sioux
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153,360
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| Chippewa
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149,669
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| Apache
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96,833
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| Blackfeet
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85,750
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| Iroquois
|
80,822
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| Pueblo
|
74,085
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
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