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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 249,630 99.19% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,032 0.81% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,979 0.79% 97.39%
Southern Asian 783 0.31% 38.53%
Asian Indian 650 0.26% 31.99%
Bangladeshi 10 0.00% 0.49%
Pakistani 112 0.04% 5.51%
Sri Lankan 11 0.00% 0.54%
Southeastern Asian 518 0.21% 25.49%
Cambodian 2 0.00% 0.10%
Filipino 315 0.13% 15.50%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.15%
Laotian 25 0.01% 1.23%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 57 0.02% 2.81%
Vietnamese 114 0.05% 5.61%
Eastern Asian 650 0.26% 31.99%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 316 0.13% 15.55%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 157 0.06% 7.73%
Korean 164 0.07% 8.07%
Taiwanese 13 0.01% 0.64%
Other Asian or Not Specified 28 0.01% 1.38%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 53 0.02% 2.61%
Polynesian 31 0.01% 1.53%
Native Hawaiian 17 0.01% 0.84%
Samoan 11 0.00% 0.54%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 3 0.00% 0.15%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.25%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.00% 0.20%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 16 0.01% 0.79%

* 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) 250,228 99.43% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,434 0.57% 100.00%
Mexican 530 0.21% 36.96%
Puerto Rican 217 0.09% 15.13%
Cuban 101 0.04% 7.04%
Dominican 18 0.01% 1.26%
Central American 47 0.02% 3.28%
Costa Rican 3 0.00% 0.21%
Guatemalan 7 0.00% 0.49%
Honduran 5 0.00% 0.35%
Nicaraguan 6 0.00% 0.42%
Panamanian 9 0.00% 0.63%
Salvadorian 13 0.01% 0.91%
Other Central American 4 0.00% 0.28%
South American 69 0.03% 4.81%
Argentinian 13 0.01% 0.91%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 18 0.01% 1.26%
Ecuadorian 6 0.00% 0.42%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 18 0.01% 1.26%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 10 0.00% 0.70%
Other South American 4 0.00% 0.28%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 452 0.18% 31.52%
Spaniard 5 0.00% 0.35%
Spanish 76 0.03% 5.30%
Spanish American 4 0.00% 0.28%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 367 0.15% 25.59%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 172 57.14% 0.01%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 37 12.29% 0.00%
3. Blackfeet 18 5.98% 0.00%
4. Apache 8 2.66% 0.00%
5. Sioux 7 2.33% 0.00%
6. Iroquois 6 1.99% 0.00%
7. Latin American Indians 6 1.99% 0.00%
8. Creek 5 1.66% 0.00%
9. Eskimo 4 1.33% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 3 1.00% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 2 0.66% 0.00%
12. Comanche 2 0.66% 0.00%
13. Crow 2 0.66% 0.00%
14. Lumbee 2 0.66% 0.00%
15. Navajo 2 0.66% 0.00%
16. Ottawa 2 0.66% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 2 0.66% 0.00%
18. Seminole 2 0.66% 0.00%
19. Chickasaw 1 0.33% 0.00%
20. Choctaw 1 0.33% 0.00%
21. Menominee 1 0.33% 0.00%
22. Pima 1 0.33% 0.00%
23. Pueblo 1 0.33% 0.00%
24. Yaqui 1 0.33% 0.00%
25. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.33% 0.00%

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

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