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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 154,962 97.11% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,614 2.89% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,577 2.87% 99.20%
Southern Asian 1,196 0.75% 25.92%
Asian Indian 1,082 0.68% 23.45%
Bangladeshi 20 0.01% 0.43%
Pakistani 62 0.04% 1.34%
Sri Lankan 32 0.02% 0.69%
Southeastern Asian 847 0.53% 18.36%
Cambodian 27 0.02% 0.59%
Filipino 410 0.26% 8.89%
Indonesian 21 0.01% 0.46%
Laotian 4 0.00% 0.09%
Malaysian 11 0.01% 0.24%
Thai 55 0.03% 1.19%
Vietnamese 319 0.20% 6.91%
Eastern Asian 2,456 1.54% 53.23%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,453 0.91% 31.49%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 240 0.15% 5.20%
Korean 669 0.42% 14.50%
Taiwanese 94 0.06% 2.04%
Other Asian or Not Specified 78 0.05% 1.69%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 37 0.02% 0.80%
Polynesian 24 0.02% 0.52%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 0.26%
Samoan 7 0.00% 0.15%
Tongan 5 0.00% 0.11%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.01% 0.22%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 0.17%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.04%
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 3 0.00% 0.07%

* 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) 156,009 97.76% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,567 2.24% 100.00%
Mexican 1,577 0.99% 44.21%
Puerto Rican 419 0.26% 11.75%
Cuban 171 0.11% 4.79%
Dominican 32 0.02% 0.90%
Central American 349 0.22% 9.78%
Costa Rican 20 0.01% 0.56%
Guatemalan 48 0.03% 1.35%
Honduran 50 0.03% 1.40%
Nicaraguan 26 0.02% 0.73%
Panamanian 27 0.02% 0.76%
Salvadorian 159 0.10% 4.46%
Other Central American 19 0.01% 0.53%
South American 360 0.23% 10.09%
Argentinian 71 0.04% 1.99%
Bolivian 21 0.01% 0.59%
Chilean 33 0.02% 0.93%
Columbian 97 0.06% 2.72%
Ecuadorian 26 0.02% 0.73%
Paraguayan 4 0.00% 0.11%
Peruvian 52 0.03% 1.46%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.11%
Venezuelan 35 0.02% 0.98%
Other South American 17 0.01% 0.48%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 659 0.41% 18.47%
Spaniard 32 0.02% 0.90%
Spanish 111 0.07% 3.11%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.14%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 511 0.32% 14.33%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 61 42.07% 0.01%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 32 22.07% 0.01%
3. Choctaw 11 7.59% 0.00%
4. Latin American Indians 10 6.90% 0.00%
5. Iroquois 8 5.52% 0.00%
6. Lumbee 7 4.83% 0.00%
7. Sioux 7 4.83% 0.00%
8. Apache 4 2.76% 0.00%
9. Creek 4 2.76% 0.00%
10. Seminole 4 2.76% 0.00%
11. Chippewa 3 2.07% 0.00%
12. Navajo 3 2.07% 0.00%
13. Cheyenne 2 1.38% 0.00%
14. Osage 2 1.38% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 2 1.38% 0.00%
16. Yaqui 2 1.38% 0.00%
17. Blackfeet 1 0.69% 0.00%
18. Chickasaw 1 0.69% 0.00%
19. Potawatomi 1 0.69% 0.00%
20. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.69% 0.00%
21. Shoshone 1 0.69% 0.00%
22. Aleut 1 0.69% 0.00%
23. Eskimo 1 0.69% 0.00%

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

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