The list below identifies the most populous indigenous pueblos and reservations located in suburban parts of metropolitan areas. A minimum population of 500 residents living within the pueblo/reservation was required for inclusion in this list (FYI – not all residents are necessarily indigenous). In a few instances, if the pueblo/reservation was situated in a very remote and rural edge of a metropolitan area, it was not included. Albuquerque leads the list with nine (9) suburban pueblos/reservations, followed by Phoenix and Santa Fe with four (4) each, and Palm Springs with three (3).
- Puyallup Reservation, WA – Tacoma, Washington = 54,416
2. Osage Reservation, OK – Tulsa, Oklahoma = 45,818
3. Yakama Nation Reservation, WA – Yakima, Washington = 31,591
4. Flathead Reservation, MT – Missoula, Montana = 27,282
5. Oneida Reservation, WI – Green Bay, Wisconsin = 27,110
6. Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, CA – Palm Springs, California = 27,090
7. Nez Perce Reservation, ID – Lewiston, Idaho = 18,403
8. Gila River Indian Reservation, AZ – Phoenix, Arizona = 14,053
9. Southern Ute Reservation, CO – Durango, Colorado = 12,321
10. Tulalip Reservation, WA – Seattle, Washington = 10,969
11. Coeur d’Alene Reservation, ID – Spokane, Washington = 7,567
12. Salt River Reservation, AZ – Phoenix, Arizona = 7,486
13. Tohono O’odham Nation Reservation, AZ – Tucson, Arizona = 7,468
14. Crow Reservation, MT – Billings, Montana = 6,680
15. Sandia Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 4,738
16. Suquamish Reservation, WA – Bremerton, Washington = 4,266
17. Fond du Lac Reservation, MN – Duluth, Minnesota = 4,184
18. San Felipe Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 3,686
19. Torres-Martinez Reservation, CA – Palm Springs, California = 3,454
20. Isleta Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 3,376
21. Catawba Reservation, SC – Charlotte, North Carolina = 3,370
22. Fort Hall Northern Shoshone Reservation, ID – Pocatello, Idaho = 3,195
23. Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 3,160
24. Nambe Pueblo, NM – Santa Fe, New Mexico = 1,970 (2021 est.)
25. Jemez Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 1,963
26. Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, NV – Reno-Sparks, Nevada = 1,933
27. Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, CA, AZ – Yuma, Arizona = 1,898
28. San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM – Santa Fe, New Mexico = 1,819
29. Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, AZ, XCA, NV – Las Vegas, Nevada = 1,697
30. Pala Reservation, CA – San Diego, California = 1,541
31. Pueblo de Cochiti, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 1,517
32. Ohkay Owingeh Reservation, NM – Santa Fe, New Mexico = 1,464
33. Morongo Indian Reservation, CA – Palm Springs, California = 1,243
34. Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Reservation, AZ – Phoenix, Arizona = 1,152
35. Maricopa Ak Chin Indian Reservation, AZ – Phoenix, Arizona = 1,070
36. Port Gamble Tribal Community, WA – Bremerton, Washington = 1,010
37. Cocopah Indian Reservation, AZ – Yuma, Arizona = 857
38. Zia Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 760
39. Laguna Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 737
40. Skokomish Reservation, WA – Olympia-Lacey, Washington = 724
41. Santa Ana Pueblo, NM – Albuquerque, New Mexico = 684
42. Nisqually Reservation, WA – Olympia-Lacey, Washington = 639
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SOURCES:
- https://data.census.gov
- 2023 Rand McNally Road Atlas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_the_United_States
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