Distribution of American Indian tribes: Potawatomi People in the US

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Counties by Percentage of Population: American Indian tribes: Potawatomi

  • KEY
  • 0.7%
  • 1.4%
  • 2.1%
  • 2.8%
  • 4.2%
  • 5.6%
  • 7%

Percent of County
Ethnic Group Pop
County Pop

Top 20 Counties by % Population

# County Percentage
1Jackson County, Kansas8.12%
2Forest County, Wisconsin7.65%
3Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska2.54%
4Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma2.11%
5Menominee County, Michigan2.1%
6Brown County, Kansas1.77%
7Cass County, Michigan1.24%
8Sweet Grass County, Montana1.1%
9Pottawatomie County, Kansas0.96%
10Lincoln County, Oklahoma0.91%
11Wabaunsee County, Kansas0.84%
12Schoolcraft County, Michigan0.81%
13McClain County, Oklahoma0.78%
14Lake County, Montana0.78%
15Dewey County, Oklahoma0.77%
16Shawnee County, Kansas0.77%
17Baca County, Colorado0.73%
18Bledsoe County, Tennessee0.69%
19Seminole County, Oklahoma0.68%
20Grundy County, Missouri0.68%

Top Counties by Population of American Indian tribes: Potawatomi

# County Population
1Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma1,517
2Oklahoma County, Oklahoma1,487
3Shawnee County, Kansas1,374
4Cleveland County, Oklahoma1,330
5Jackson County, Kansas1,081
6Tulsa County, Oklahoma730
7Forest County, Wisconsin690
8Cass County, Michigan639
9Kent County, Michigan525
10Menominee County, Michigan489
11Calhoun County, Michigan482
12Maricopa County, Arizona445
13Fresno County, California444
14Berrien County, Michigan415
15Allegan County, Michigan405
16Los Angeles County, California400
17Tarrant County, Texas370
18Sacramento County, California325
19Lincoln County, Oklahoma317
20Sedgwick County, Kansas313

Top States and Territories by Percentage

# State Percentage Population
1Oklahoma0.23%9,118
2Kansas0.16%4,706
3Michigan0.07%6,481
4Montana0.05%565
5Alaska0.04%314
6Wisconsin0.04%2,223
7Oregon0.02%965
8Missouri0.02%1,202
9Wyoming0.02%108
10New Mexico0.02%346
11Nevada0.02%474
12Colorado0.02%882
13Idaho0.01%248
14Arkansas0.01%438
15Indiana0.01%904
16Washington0.01%813
17Utah0.01%319
18California0.01%3,926
19Arizona0.01%643
20Texas0.01%2,319
21Nebraska0.01%135
22South Dakota0.01%48
23Illinois0.01%687
24Hawaii0.01%76
25Tennessee0.01%338
26Virginia0.01%430
27Minnesota0%258
28South Carolina0%229
29Kentucky0%202
30Florida0%845
31Delaware0%38
32North Carolina0%404
33Vermont0%25
34Georgia0%369
35Iowa0%95
36North Dakota0%22
37Rhode Island0%29
38Ohio0%270
39District of Columbia0%12
40Pennsylvania0%226
41New Hampshire0%23
42Louisiana0%77
43Maryland0%103
44West Virginia0%29
45Connecticut0%51
46New York0%261
47Massachusetts0%76
48New Jersey0%101
49Mississippi0%26
50Alabama0%36
51Maine0%3
52Puerto Rico0%0

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

# State Population
1Oklahoma9,118
2Michigan6,481
3Kansas4,706
4California3,926
5Texas2,319
6Wisconsin2,223
7Missouri1,202
8Oregon965
9Indiana904
10Colorado882
11Florida845
12Washington813
13Illinois687
14Arizona643
15Montana565
16Nevada474
17Arkansas438
18Virginia430
19North Carolina404
20Georgia369
21New Mexico346
22Tennessee338
23Utah319
24Alaska314
25Ohio270
26New York261
27Minnesota258
28Idaho248
29South Carolina229
30Pennsylvania226
31Kentucky202
32Nebraska135
33Wyoming108
34Maryland103
35New Jersey101
36Iowa95
37Louisiana77
38Hawaii76
39Massachusetts76
40Connecticut51
41South Dakota48
42Delaware38
43Alabama36
44Rhode Island29
45West Virginia29
46Mississippi26
47Vermont25
48New Hampshire23
49North Dakota22
50District of Columbia12
51Maine3
52Puerto Rico0

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.

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