Tribal Population

The map below shows the population of individuals who self-identify as American and Alaska Natives in each state.

Map of American Indian and Alaska Native State Populations (2009–2013). States with 100,000: AZ, CA, NM, OK, TX, WA.

TABLE 1: 10 states with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) affiliated with federally recognized tribes

10 states with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) affiliated with federally recognized tribes
	AI/ANs identifying as affiliated with at least one federally recognized tribe^1,2
	No.	%
State
Oklahoma	424,731	14.61
California	328,112	11.29
Arizona	284,528	9.79
New Mexico	186,566	6.42
Texas	135,302	4.65
Washington	124,859	4.29
Michigan	80,734	2.78
Alaska	74,658	2.57
Florida	69,362	2.39
Oregon	67,769	2.33
United States	2,907,272	100.00

Sources:
¹US Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2009–2013. American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table BO2005 American Indian and Alaska Native alone for selected tribal groupingsexternal icon; generated using American FactFinder. Accessed Jun 8, 2015.
²Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs [PDF-189KB]external icon. Federal Register 2015;80(9):1942–8.

TABLE 2: 10 federally recognized tribes with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs)

10 federally recognized tribes with the highest percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs)
	AI/ANs identifying as affiliated with at least one federally recognized tribe^1,2
	No.	%
Tribe/Nation (State located)
Cherokee (NC and OK)*	767,195	26.39
Navajo Nation tribal grouping (AZ, NM, and UT)	332,129	11.42
Choctaw (MS, LA, and OK)*	159,630	5.49
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana (MT)	105,304	3.62
Muscogee (Creek) Nation (OK)	81,685	2.81
Iroquois tribal grouping (OK and NY)	81,002	2.79
Chippewa (MI and MN)*	73,471	2.53
Apache (AZ, NM, and OK)	69,180	2.38
Pueblo tribal grouping (NM and TX)	62,540	2.15
Chickasaw tribal grouping (OK)	52,278	1.80
Total AI/AN individuals	2,907,272	100.00

*Denotes the general tribal name including in the US Census. These data were included in the total number of AI/AN-affiliated with at least one federally recognized tribe.

Sources:
¹US Census Bureau. (2010). 2010 Census Population and Housing Tables (CPH-T-6.): American Indian and Alaska Native population by tribe in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010. American Fact Finder. Bureau of the Census Web.
²Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs [PDF-189KB]external icon. Federal Register 2015;80(9):1942–8.

Page last reviewed: December 21, 2018

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