Columbus, OH

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 1,503,656 97.63% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 36,501 2.37% 100.00%
Total Asian 35,923 2.33% 98.42%
Southern Asian 10,478 0.68% 28.71%
Asian Indian 9,608 0.62% 26.32%
Bangladeshi 212 0.01% 0.58%
Pakistani 500 0.03% 1.37%
Sri Lankan 158 0.01% 0.43%
Southeastern Asian 8,281 0.54% 22.69%
Cambodian 1,464 0.10% 4.01%
Filipino 2,017 0.13% 5.53%
Indonesian 481 0.03% 1.32%
Laotian 1,265 0.08% 3.47%
Malaysian 66 0.00% 0.18%
Thai 495 0.03% 1.36%
Vietnamese 2,493 0.16% 6.83%
Eastern Asian 16,228 1.05% 44.46%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 8,272 0.54% 22.66%
Hmong 13 0.00% 0.04%
Japanese 3,559 0.23% 9.75%
Korean 3,730 0.24% 10.22%
Taiwanese 654 0.04% 1.79%
Other Asian or Not Specified 936 0.06% 2.56%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 578 0.04% 1.58%
Polynesian 308 0.02% 0.84%
Native Hawaiian 151 0.01% 0.41%
Samoan 152 0.01% 0.42%
Tongan 2 0.00% 0.01%
Other Polynesian 3 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 116 0.01% 0.32%
Guamanian or Chamorro 107 0.01% 0.29%
Other Micronesian 9 0.00% 0.02%
Melanesian 3 0.00% 0.01%
Fijian 3 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 151 0.01% 0.41%

* 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) 1,512,042 98.17% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 28,115 1.83% 100.00%
Mexican 13,593 0.88% 48.35%
Puerto Rican 4,206 0.27% 14.96%
Cuban 1,050 0.07% 3.73%
Dominican 473 0.03% 1.68%
Central American 1,503 0.10% 5.35%
Costa Rican 123 0.01% 0.44%
Guatemalan 203 0.01% 0.72%
Honduran 188 0.01% 0.67%
Nicaraguan 112 0.01% 0.40%
Panamanian 236 0.02% 0.84%
Salvadorian 575 0.04% 2.05%
Other Central American 66 0.00% 0.23%
South American 1,691 0.11% 6.01%
Argentinian 148 0.01% 0.53%
Bolivian 77 0.00% 0.27%
Chilean 115 0.01% 0.41%
Columbian 515 0.03% 1.83%
Ecuadorian 175 0.01% 0.62%
Paraguayan 14 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 291 0.02% 1.04%
Uruguayan 8 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 275 0.02% 0.98%
Other South American 73 0.00% 0.26%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 5,599 0.36% 19.91%
Spaniard 145 0.01% 0.52%
Spanish 883 0.06% 3.14%
Spanish American 77 0.00% 0.27%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,494 0.29% 15.98%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 1,051 45.40% 0.28%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 262 11.32% 0.07%
3. Blackfeet 120 5.18% 0.03%
4. Sioux 120 5.18% 0.03%
5. Latin American Indians 101 4.36% 0.03%
6. Iroquois 94 4.06% 0.02%
7. Chippewa 93 4.02% 0.02%
8. Apache 83 3.59% 0.02%
9. Lumbee 72 3.11% 0.02%
10. Navajo 65 2.81% 0.02%
11. Choctaw 57 2.46% 0.01%
12. Delaware 32 1.38% 0.01%
13. Comanche 17 0.73% 0.00%
14. Creek 17 0.73% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 16 0.69% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 14 0.60% 0.00%
17. Chickasaw 14 0.60% 0.00%
18. Osage 14 0.60% 0.00%
19. Seminole 14 0.60% 0.00%
20. Menominee 12 0.52% 0.00%
21. Pueblo 11 0.48% 0.00%
22. Alaskan Athabascan 11 0.48% 0.00%
23. Tlingit-Haida 11 0.48% 0.00%
24. Paiute 8 0.35% 0.00%
25. Cree 7 0.30% 0.00%
26. Crow 7 0.30% 0.00%
27. Houma 7 0.30% 0.00%
28. Yuman 6 0.26% 0.00%
29. Pima 5 0.22% 0.00%
30. Eskimo 5 0.22% 0.00%
31. Ottawa 4 0.17% 0.00%
32. Tohono O'Odham 4 0.17% 0.00%
33. Yaqui 3 0.13% 0.00%
34. Aleut 3 0.13% 0.00%
35. Kiowa 1 0.04% 0.00%
36. Shoshone 1 0.04% 0.00%
37. Ute 1 0.04% 0.00%
38. Yakama 1 0.04% 0.00%

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

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