Distribution of American Indian tribes: Chippewa People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: American Indian tribes: Chippewa

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6.2%
12.4%
18.6%
24.8%
37.2%
49.6%
62%

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Top 20 Counties by % Population

#	County	Percentage
1	Rolette County, North Dakota	74.33%
2	Mahnomen County, Minnesota	45.08%
3	Beltrami County, Minnesota	19.45%
4	Mackinac County, Michigan	18.15%
5	Chippewa County, Michigan	17.42%
6	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	16.94%
7	Ashland County, Wisconsin	12.77%
8	Baraga County, Michigan	11.67%
9	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	10.97%
10	Cass County, Minnesota	10.66%
11	Clearwater County, Minnesota	10.58%
12	Vilas County, Wisconsin	10.12%
13	Schoolcraft County, Michigan	9.13%
14	Becker County, Minnesota	8.74%
15	Forest County, Wisconsin	7.25%
16	Cook County, Minnesota	6.74%
17	Luce County, Michigan	6.65%
18	Mille Lacs County, Minnesota	5.55%
19	Towner County, North Dakota	5.48%
20	Carlton County, Minnesota	4.93%

Top Counties by Population of American Indian tribes: Chippewa

#	County	Population
1	Rolette County, North Dakota	10,855
2	Beltrami County, Minnesota	8,968
3	Hennepin County, Minnesota	7,935
4	Chippewa County, Michigan	6,591
5	St. Louis County, Minnesota	4,692
6	Ramsey County, Minnesota	3,454
7	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	3,288
8	Wayne County, Michigan	3,220
9	Cass County, Minnesota	3,095
10	Becker County, Minnesota	2,951
11	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	2,773
12	Isabella County, Michigan	2,770
13	Anoka County, Minnesota	2,641
14	Mahnomen County, Minnesota	2,482
15	Vilas County, Wisconsin	2,185
16	Oakland County, Michigan	2,121
17	Ashland County, Wisconsin	2,006
18	Mackinac County, Michigan	1,963
19	Carlton County, Minnesota	1,753
20	Dakota County, Minnesota	1,741

Top States and Territories by Percentage

#	State	Percentage	Population
1	North Dakota	2.61%	19,641
2	Minnesota	1%	55,048
3	Montana	0.5%	5,258
4	Michigan	0.44%	43,716
5	Wisconsin	0.42%	24,286
6	Alaska	0.24%	1,763
7	South Dakota	0.11%	932
8	Oregon	0.11%	4,305
9	Washington	0.1%	7,049
10	Wyoming	0.09%	551
11	Idaho	0.06%	1,072
12	Colorado	0.05%	2,533
13	Kansas	0.04%	1,122
14	Hawaii	0.04%	512
15	New Mexico	0.04%	752
16	Nevada	0.03%	955
17	Illinois	0.03%	3,845
18	Arizona	0.03%	2,014
19	Indiana	0.03%	1,737
20	Oklahoma	0.02%	951
21	Nebraska	0.02%	452
22	Kentucky	0.02%	1,050
23	Iowa	0.02%	735
24	Missouri	0.02%	1,380
25	California	0.02%	8,770
26	Utah	0.02%	604
27	Vermont	0.02%	124
28	South Carolina	0.02%	956
29	North Carolina	0.02%	1,835
30	Ohio	0.02%	2,012
31	Florida	0.02%	3,430
32	Tennessee	0.01%	921
33	Connecticut	0.01%	486
34	Virginia	0.01%	1,074
35	Maine	0.01%	167
36	Maryland	0.01%	750
37	New Hampshire	0.01%	161
38	Texas	0.01%	3,111
39	Rhode Island	0.01%	114
40	New York	0.01%	1,808
41	Pennsylvania	0.01%	1,142
42	Massachusetts	0.01%	564
43	Arkansas	0.01%	244
44	Georgia	0.01%	836
45	West Virginia	0.01%	121
46	Alabama	0.01%	303
47	Mississippi	0.01%	179
48	New Jersey	0.01%	488
49	Delaware	0.01%	49
50	District of Columbia	0%	32
51	Louisiana	0%	176
52	Puerto Rico	0%	0

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

#	State	Population
1	Minnesota	55,048
2	Michigan	43,716
3	Wisconsin	24,286
4	North Dakota	19,641
5	California	8,770
6	Washington	7,049
7	Montana	5,258
8	Oregon	4,305
9	Illinois	3,845
10	Florida	3,430
11	Texas	3,111
12	Colorado	2,533
13	Arizona	2,014
14	Ohio	2,012
15	North Carolina	1,835
16	New York	1,808
17	Alaska	1,763
18	Indiana	1,737
19	Missouri	1,380
20	Pennsylvania	1,142
21	Kansas	1,122
22	Virginia	1,074
23	Idaho	1,072
24	Kentucky	1,050
25	South Carolina	956
26	Nevada	955
27	Oklahoma	951
28	South Dakota	932
29	Tennessee	921
30	Georgia	836
31	New Mexico	752
32	Maryland	750
33	Iowa	735
34	Utah	604
35	Massachusetts	564
36	Wyoming	551
37	Hawaii	512
38	New Jersey	488
39	Connecticut	486
40	Nebraska	452
41	Alabama	303
42	Arkansas	244
43	Mississippi	179
44	Louisiana	176
45	Maine	167
46	New Hampshire	161
47	Vermont	124
48	West Virginia	121
49	Rhode Island	114
50	Delaware	49
51	District of Columbia	32
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.