Distribution of American Indian tribes: Cherokee People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: American Indian tribes: Cherokee

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4.1%
8.2%
12.3%
16.4%
24.6%
32.8%
41%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Adair County, Oklahoma	49.45%
2	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	35.55%
3	Swain County, North Carolina	31.44%
4	Sequoyah County, Oklahoma	26.35%
5	Delaware County, Oklahoma	25.74%
6	Mayes County, Oklahoma	25.65%
7	Craig County, Oklahoma	22.35%
8	Nowata County, Oklahoma	20.74%
9	Muskogee County, Oklahoma	18.27%
10	Rogers County, Oklahoma	15.15%
11	Ottawa County, Oklahoma	13.82%
12	Grundy County, Tennessee	12.88%
13	McIntosh County, Oklahoma	12.03%
14	Wagoner County, Oklahoma	10.38%
15	Osage County, Oklahoma	9.7%
16	Washington County, Oklahoma	9.4%
17	Jackson County, North Carolina	9.33%
18	Graham County, North Carolina	9.06%
19	Pawnee County, Oklahoma	8.99%
20	Haskell County, Oklahoma	8.73%

Top Counties by Population of American Indian tribes: Cherokee

#	County	Population
1	Tulsa County, Oklahoma	36,441
2	Los Angeles County, California	20,632
3	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	17,277
4	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	15,581
5	Rogers County, Oklahoma	13,756
6	Muskogee County, Oklahoma	12,619
7	Adair County, Oklahoma	10,934
8	Sequoyah County, Oklahoma	10,900
9	Delaware County, Oklahoma	10,839
10	Mayes County, Oklahoma	10,510
11	Harris County, Texas	8,956
12	Wagoner County, Oklahoma	8,080
13	Sacramento County, California	8,058
14	San Diego County, California	7,711
15	Tarrant County, Texas	7,630
16	Maricopa County, Arizona	7,585
17	San Bernardino County, California	7,536
18	Dallas County, Texas	7,124
19	Riverside County, California	7,099
20	Cook County, Illinois	6,920

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	Oklahoma	5.74%	224,881
2	Arkansas	0.94%	28,039
3	Hawaii	0.79%	11,223
4	Kansas	0.67%	19,551
5	Alabama	0.6%	29,187
6	Alaska	0.57%	4,188
7	Missouri	0.56%	34,375
8	Oregon	0.52%	21,312
9	North Carolina	0.47%	47,736
10	Tennessee	0.46%	30,574
11	Washington	0.4%	29,437
12	Colorado	0.38%	21,283
13	South Carolina	0.38%	18,666
14	Georgia	0.35%	36,049
15	Ohio	0.34%	39,199
16	Kentucky	0.33%	14,738
17	Idaho	0.32%	5,471
18	West Virginia	0.32%	5,821
19	California	0.32%	123,805
20	Virginia	0.31%	26,364
21	Nevada	0.3%	8,827
22	Texas	0.29%	79,858
23	Indiana	0.27%	17,957
24	Michigan	0.25%	25,319
25	Wyoming	0.24%	1,415
26	Delaware	0.24%	2,294
27	Maryland	0.23%	14,098
28	Arizona	0.23%	15,670
29	Louisiana	0.22%	10,339
30	Florida	0.22%	44,925
31	New Mexico	0.21%	4,391
32	Nebraska	0.2%	3,775
33	District of Columbia	0.2%	1,349
34	Vermont	0.2%	1,222
35	Illinois	0.19%	23,876
36	New Hampshire	0.18%	2,413
37	Montana	0.18%	1,844
38	Pennsylvania	0.17%	22,347
39	Utah	0.15%	4,666
40	Mississippi	0.14%	4,194
41	Iowa	0.13%	4,195
42	Wisconsin	0.13%	7,707
43	Connecticut	0.13%	4,748
44	New Jersey	0.13%	11,660
45	Rhode Island	0.13%	1,340
46	New York	0.13%	24,840
47	Maine	0.11%	1,434
48	Massachusetts	0.1%	6,987
49	South Dakota	0.1%	872
50	North Dakota	0.09%	693
51	Minnesota	0.06%	3,576
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

Top States and Territories by Population of American Indian tribes: Cherokee

#	State	Population
1	Oklahoma	224,881
2	California	123,805
3	Texas	79,858
4	North Carolina	47,736
5	Florida	44,925
6	Ohio	39,199
7	Georgia	36,049
8	Missouri	34,375
9	Tennessee	30,574
10	Washington	29,437
11	Alabama	29,187
12	Arkansas	28,039
13	Virginia	26,364
14	Michigan	25,319
15	New York	24,840
16	Illinois	23,876
17	Pennsylvania	22,347
18	Oregon	21,312
19	Colorado	21,283
20	Kansas	19,551
21	South Carolina	18,666
22	Indiana	17,957
23	Arizona	15,670
24	Kentucky	14,738
25	Maryland	14,098
26	New Jersey	11,660
27	Hawaii	11,223
28	Louisiana	10,339
29	Nevada	8,827
30	Wisconsin	7,707
31	Massachusetts	6,987
32	West Virginia	5,821
33	Idaho	5,471
34	Connecticut	4,748
35	Utah	4,666
36	New Mexico	4,391
37	Iowa	4,195
38	Mississippi	4,194
39	Alaska	4,188
40	Nebraska	3,775
41	Minnesota	3,576
42	New Hampshire	2,413
43	Delaware	2,294
44	Montana	1,844
45	Maine	1,434
46	Wyoming	1,415
47	District of Columbia	1,349
48	Rhode Island	1,340
49	Vermont	1,222
50	South Dakota	872
51	North Dakota	693
52	Puerto Rico	0

Source Data

This data was sourced from the 2013-2018 American Communities Survey. As this is freely available government data, feel free to use and share these numbers and metrics.