American Indian Population by County (1990–2022)
May 1, 2024
The American Indian population, also known as Native Americans or indigenous peoples of the Americas, comprises a diverse group of ethnicities, cultures, and languages. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Americas before European colonization. The ancestors of modern American Indians arrived in America at least 15 thousand years ago from Asia. Historically, the country’s indigenous people had a population of nearly 10 million before European settlers explored America.
Today, Native Americans live throughout the United States, with the largest populations found in the southwestern, southeastern, and northern regions. The map below shows American Indian population by U.S. county in 2022.
