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How many natives were in the Americas before the Europeans arrived?

July 10, 2020 by Karen Hill

Estimates of the number of natives in America before the Europeans arrived vary from 8 to 16 million.

Fewer than 250,000 Native Americans were in what is now the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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