Albany, GA

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 120,044 99.36% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 778 0.64% 100.00%
Total Asian 745 0.62% 95.76%
Southern Asian 287 0.24% 36.89%
Asian Indian 278 0.23% 35.73%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 9 0.01% 1.16%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 193 0.16% 24.81%
Cambodian 2 0.00% 0.26%
Filipino 122 0.10% 15.68%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 4 0.00% 0.51%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 9 0.01% 1.16%
Vietnamese 56 0.05% 7.20%
Eastern Asian 231 0.19% 29.69%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 92 0.08% 11.83%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 40 0.03% 5.14%
Korean 96 0.08% 12.34%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.39%
Other Asian or Not Specified 34 0.03% 4.37%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 33 0.03% 4.24%
Polynesian 16 0.01% 2.06%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.01% 1.80%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.26%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 16 0.01% 2.06%
Guamanian or Chamorro 16 0.01% 2.06%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 1 0.00% 0.13%

* 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) 119,230 98.68% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,592 1.32% 100.00%
Mexican 755 0.62% 47.42%
Puerto Rican 221 0.18% 13.88%
Cuban 59 0.05% 3.71%
Dominican 12 0.01% 0.75%
Central American 91 0.08% 5.72%
Costa Rican 11 0.01% 0.69%
Guatemalan 61 0.05% 3.83%
Honduran 5 0.00% 0.31%
Nicaraguan 4 0.00% 0.25%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.50%
Salvadorian 2 0.00% 0.13%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 49 0.04% 3.08%
Argentinian 3 0.00% 0.19%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.19%
Columbian 24 0.02% 1.51%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.01% 0.44%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Venezuelan 7 0.01% 0.44%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.19%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 405 0.34% 25.44%
Spaniard 7 0.01% 0.44%
Spanish 47 0.04% 2.95%
Spanish American 17 0.01% 1.07%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 334 0.28% 20.98%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 98 57.99% 0.08%
2. Creek 19 11.24% 0.02%
3. Latin American Indians 13 7.69% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 13 7.69% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 4 2.37% 0.00%
6. Apache 3 1.78% 0.00%
7. Cree 3 1.78% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 3 1.78% 0.00%
9. Potawatomi 3 1.78% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 2 1.18% 0.00%
11. Seminole 2 1.18% 0.00%
12. Chickasaw 1 0.59% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 0.59% 0.00%
14. Iroquois 1 0.59% 0.00%
15. Pima 1 0.59% 0.00%
16. Sioux 1 0.59% 0.00%

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

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