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Native Americans in Iowa
3,411 The number of American Indian and Alaska Natives in Woodbury County in 2022, making it largest population of American Indian and Alaska Natives in any Iowa county.
51.3% The growth in Iowa’s Native American population from 2000 2022 occurred in ten counties: Black Hawk, Crawford, Dallas, Johnson, Marshall, Polk, Pottawattamie, Tama, Wapello, and Woodbury.
35.4% In 2022, a third of the total American Indian and Alaska Native population live in Woodbury, Polk, and Tama counties.
8.4% The percent of total population in Tama County who are American Indian and Alaska Natives in 2021. The next county with a high percentage of American Indian and Alaska Natives is Woodbury with 3.2%.
1,865 The population of American Indian and Alaska Natives in Sioux City making it largest population of American Indian and Alaska Natives in any city in Iowa.
18.1% The percentage of Iowa’s total American Indian and Alaska Natives population living in five cities: Sioux City, Des Moines, , Marshalltown, Davenport, and Council Bluffs. 2017-2021 American Community Survey.
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2021 Annual Population Estimates Native Americans in Iowa: 2023 :: Iowa State Data Center (iowadatacenter.org)