The Top Ten  November 5 - 12    

Largest Native American Reservations in the U.S.
(2000 Census figures)

RankNamePopulation
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
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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