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Largest Native American Reservations in the U.S.
(2000 Census figures)
| Rank | Name | Population |
| 1. |
Navajo Nation (Ariz.-N.M.-Utah) |
175,228 |
| 2. |
Cherokee (Okla.) | 104,482 |
| 3. |
Creek (Okla.) | 77,253 |
| 4. |
Lumbee (N.C.) | 62,327 |
| 5. |
Choctaw (Okla.) | 39,984 |
| 6. |
Cook Inlet (Alaska) | 35,972 |
| 7. |
Chickasaw (Okla.) | 32,372 |
| 8. |
Calista (Alaska) | 20,353 |
| 9. |
United Houma Nation (La.) | 15,305 |
| 10. |
Sealaska (Alaska) | 15,059 |
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Note: Population listed includes only the American Indian and Alaska Native population alone or in combination with one or more races. Total population of reservation, which includes non-Indians, is not given. A reservation's total population is sometimes significantly larger than Indian population. |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Profiles of General demographic Characteristics. |
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