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ETHNIC AND RACIAL HERITAGE

The Census provides two different ways for respondents to indicate their heritage. The method shown here pertains to Asians, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and persons of Hispanic ethnicity. As a part of the race and ethnicity questions on the short form of the 2000 Census, members of these groups were asked to indicate one or more categories of racial or ethnic origin. In the case of Americans Indians and Alaskan Natives, respondents were given the opportunity to identify their affiliation with one or more tribes.

Asian Ancestries, including Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI), 2000
Percent of Percent of Asian/
Number Total Population NHPI Population
Total Non-Asian, Non-NHPI 147,333 97.94% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,100 2.06% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,051 2.03% 98.42%
Southern Asian 1,336 0.89% 43.10%
Asian Indian 1,290 0.86% 41.61%
Bangladeshi 9 0.01% 0.29%
Pakistani 23 0.02% 0.74%
Sri Lankan 14 0.01% 0.45%
Southeastern Asian 495 0.33% 15.97%
Cambodian 6 0.00% 0.19%
Filipino 197 0.13% 6.35%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.10%
Laotian 17 0.01% 0.55%
Malaysian 7 0.00% 0.23%
Thai 60 0.04% 1.94%
Vietnamese 205 0.14% 6.61%
Eastern Asian 1,168 0.78% 37.68%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 574 0.38% 18.52%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 326 0.22% 10.52%
Korean 244 0.16% 7.87%
Taiwanese 24 0.02% 0.77%
Other Asian or Not Specified 52 0.03% 1.68%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 49 0.03% 1.58%
Polynesian 20 0.01% 0.65%
Native Hawaiian 10 0.01% 0.32%
Samoan 10 0.01% 0.32%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 12 0.01% 0.39%
Guamanian or Chamorro 12 0.01% 0.39%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 4 0.00% 0.13%
Fijian 4 0.00% 0.13%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 13 0.01% 0.42%

* Southern Asian includes Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan.

** Southeastern Asian includes Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Thai and Vietnamese.

*** Eastern Asian includes Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese.

Hispanic Ancestries, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Number Total Population Hispanic Population
Total Non-Hispanic (All Races) 146,600 97.45% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,833 2.55% 100.00%
Mexican 2,588 1.72% 67.52%
Puerto Rican 297 0.20% 7.75%
Cuban 91 0.06% 2.37%
Dominican 18 0.01% 0.47%
Central American 148 0.10% 3.86%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 91 0.06% 2.37%
Honduran 14 0.01% 0.37%
Nicaraguan 3 0.00% 0.08%
Panamanian 17 0.01% 0.44%
Salvadorian 21 0.01% 0.55%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.05%
South American 152 0.10% 3.97%
Argentinian 8 0.01% 0.21%
Bolivian 12 0.01% 0.31%
Chilean 20 0.01% 0.52%
Columbian 57 0.04% 1.49%
Ecuadorian 10 0.01% 0.26%
Paraguayan 8 0.01% 0.21%
Peruvian 26 0.02% 0.68%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 9 0.01% 0.23%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 539 0.36% 14.06%
Spaniard 13 0.01% 0.34%
Spanish 114 0.08% 2.97%
Spanish American 6 0.00% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 406 0.27% 10.59%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 53 36.55% 0.04%
2. Sioux 14 9.66% 0.01%
3. Chippewa 13 8.97% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 10 6.90% 0.01%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 10 6.90% 0.01%
6. Potawatomi 8 5.52% 0.01%
7. Latin American Indians 7 4.83% 0.00%
8. Apache 4 2.76% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 4 2.76% 0.00%
10. Iroquois 4 2.76% 0.00%
11. Osage 4 2.76% 0.00%
12. Colville 3 2.07% 0.00%
13. Kiowa 3 2.07% 0.00%
14. Creek 2 1.38% 0.00%
15. Navajo 2 1.38% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 2 1.38% 0.00%
17. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.69% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 1 0.69% 0.00%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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