 The U.S. Census includes "Latin American Indian", especially immigrants who belonged to indigenous peoples or who have Amerindian heritage from North and South America.The Cherokee Nation is the largest tribe in the state with a population of 110,000, although the number of Cherokee descendants may surpass 600,000 according to demographers.They are often descendants of Dust Bowl refugees in the 1930s and 1940s who migrated to the state's farming counties and urban areas for jobs.