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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 103,116 99.31% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 717 0.69% 100.00%
Total Asian 698 0.67% 97.35%
Southern Asian 255 0.25% 35.56%
Asian Indian 244 0.23% 34.03%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 10 0.01% 1.39%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Southeastern Asian 219 0.21% 30.54%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 170 0.16% 23.71%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 6 0.01% 0.84%
Vietnamese 41 0.04% 5.72%
Eastern Asian 202 0.19% 28.17%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 86 0.08% 11.99%
Hmong 4 0.00% 0.56%
Japanese 38 0.04% 5.30%
Korean 65 0.06% 9.07%
Taiwanese 9 0.01% 1.26%
Other Asian or Not Specified 22 0.02% 3.07%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 19 0.02% 2.65%
Polynesian 11 0.01% 1.53%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.00% 0.28%
Samoan 7 0.01% 0.98%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.28%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.28%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.28%
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 6 0.01% 0.84%

* 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) 98,874 95.22% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,959 4.78% 100.00%
Mexican 4,075 3.92% 82.17%
Puerto Rican 184 0.18% 3.71%
Cuban 54 0.05% 1.09%
Dominican 3 0.00% 0.06%
Central American 44 0.04% 0.89%
Costa Rican 4 0.00% 0.08%
Guatemalan 7 0.01% 0.14%
Honduran 8 0.01% 0.16%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Panamanian 18 0.02% 0.36%
Salvadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Central American 5 0.00% 0.10%
South American 25 0.02% 0.50%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Chilean 4 0.00% 0.08%
Columbian 13 0.01% 0.26%
Ecuadorian 3 0.00% 0.06%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 574 0.55% 11.57%
Spaniard 5 0.00% 0.10%
Spanish 85 0.08% 1.71%
Spanish American 8 0.01% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 476 0.46% 9.60%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 49 49.49% 0.00%
2. Latin American Indians 16 16.16% 0.00%
3. Sioux 8 8.08% 0.00%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 8 8.08% 0.00%
5. Iroquois 4 4.04% 0.00%
6. Apache 3 3.03% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 3 3.03% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 2 2.02% 0.00%
9. Menominee 2 2.02% 0.00%
10. Ottawa 2 2.02% 0.00%
11. Chickasaw 1 1.01% 0.00%
12. Crow 1 1.01% 0.00%
13. Navajo 1 1.01% 0.00%
14. Potawatomi 1 1.01% 0.00%
15. Ute 1 1.01% 0.00%

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

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