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Ten Largest American Indian Tribes

2010 Census Data

Do you know which American Indian tribes are near you? The Navajo tribe is the most populous, with 308,013 people identifying with the group. The Cherokee tribe is the second most common, with 285,476 Americans identifying with that group.

Name	Population
Navajo	308,013
Cherokee	285,476
Sioux	131,048
Chippewa	115,859
Choctaw	88,913
Apache	64,869
Pueblo	59,337
Iroquois	48,365
Creek	44,085
Blackfeet	23,583

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010

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

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