State rankings
Native American Reservations by State
California has the highest Number of Reservations (104), followed by Washington (28) and Nevada (26). Wyoming has the lowest (1).
33 of 51 states
Number of Reservations
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
4
Middle half 1 – 10
Average
9.85
33 states
Highest
104
California
Lowest
1
Wyoming
Data
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33 states · # = rank by Number of Reservations
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 104 | Yurok Reservation, Hoopa Valley Reservation+3 |
| 2 |  Washington | 28 | Yakama Nation Reservation, Colville Reservation+3 |
| 3 |  Nevada | 26 | Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, Walker River Reservation+3 |
| 3 |  New Mexico | 26 | Mescalero Reservation, Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation+3 |
| 5 |  Arizona | 21 | Navajo Nation, Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation+3 |
| 6 |  Michigan | 13 | Isabella Reservation, Sault Ste. Marie Reservation+3 |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | 12 | Menominee Reservation, Lac du Flambeau Reservation+3 |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 12 | Red Lake Reservation, White Earth Reservation+3 |
| 9 |  South Dakota | 10 | Rosebud Indian Reservation, Cheyenne River Reservation+3 |
| 10 |  New York | 9 | St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, Cattaraugus Reservation+3 |
| 11 |  Florida | 8 | Big Cypress Reservation, Brighton Reservation+3 |
| 11 |  Montana | 8 | Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Fort Peck Indian Reservation+3 |
| 13 |  Idaho | 5 | Fort Hall Reservation, Coeur d'Alene Reservation+3 |
| 14 |  Louisiana | 4 | Coushatta Reservation, Chitimacha Reservation+2 |
| 14 |  Utah | 4 | Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Northwestern Shoshone Reservation+2 |
| 14 |  Kansas | 4 | Kickapoo Reservation, Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation Reservation+2 |
| 14 |  Maine | 4 | Penobscot Reservation, Houlton Maliseet Reservation+2 |
| 14 |  North Dakota | 4 | Fort Berthold Reservation, Standing Rock Reservation+2 |
| 19 |  Texas | 3 | Alabama–Coushatta Reservation, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo+1 |
| 19 |  Iowa | 3 | Winnebago Reservation, Omaha Reservation+1 |
| 21 |  Virginia | 2 | Mattaponi and Pamunkey |
| 21 |  Colorado | 2 | Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Reservations |
| 21 |  Connecticut | 2 | Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan |
| 21 |  Nebraska | 2 | Santee and Pine Ridge |
| 25 |  North Carolina | 1 | Qualla Boundary |
| 25 |  Massachusetts | 1 | Mashpee Wampanoag |
| 25 |  South Carolina | 1 | Catawba |
| 25 |  Alabama | 1 | Poarch Creek Reservation (in FL too) |
| 25 |  Oklahoma | 1 | Osage |
| 25 |  Mississippi | 1 | Mississippi Choctaw |
| 25 |  Rhode Island | 1 | Narragansett |
| 25 |  Alaska | 1 | Annette Island Reserve |
| 25 |  Wyoming | 1 | Wind River |
What correlates with Number of Reservations?
Pearson r against 2,113 other state metrics sharing at least 20 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Number of Reservations?
- California has the highest Number of Reservations, at 104, followed by Washington (28) and Nevada (26).
- Which state has the lowest Number of Reservations?
- Wyoming has the lowest Number of Reservations, at 1.
- What is the median Number of Reservations across US states?
- The median is 4 across the 33 US states with data.
- Where does this native american reservations by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of Indian reservations in the United States - Wiki.