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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 146,283 99.34% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 967 0.66% 100.00%
Total Asian 930 0.63% 96.17%
Southern Asian 257 0.17% 26.58%
Asian Indian 234 0.16% 24.20%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.10%
Pakistani 19 0.01% 1.96%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.31%
Southeastern Asian 357 0.24% 36.92%
Cambodian 2 0.00% 0.21%
Filipino 92 0.06% 9.51%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.31%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 5 0.00% 0.52%
Vietnamese 254 0.17% 26.27%
Eastern Asian 258 0.18% 26.68%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 153 0.10% 15.82%
Hmong 2 0.00% 0.21%
Japanese 24 0.02% 2.48%
Korean 66 0.04% 6.83%
Taiwanese 13 0.01% 1.34%
Other Asian or Not Specified 58 0.04% 6.00%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 37 0.03% 3.83%
Polynesian 30 0.02% 3.10%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.01% 1.45%
Samoan 16 0.01% 1.65%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.52%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.52%
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 2 0.00% 0.21%

* 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) 145,503 98.81% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,747 1.19% 100.00%
Mexican 923 0.63% 52.83%
Puerto Rican 63 0.04% 3.61%
Cuban 60 0.04% 3.43%
Dominican 5 0.00% 0.29%
Central American 56 0.04% 3.21%
Costa Rican 5 0.00% 0.29%
Guatemalan 11 0.01% 0.63%
Honduran 9 0.01% 0.52%
Nicaraguan 19 0.01% 1.09%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.46%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.17%
South American 29 0.02% 1.66%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.11%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.06%
Columbian 5 0.00% 0.29%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.00% 0.40%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.11%
Venezuelan 7 0.00% 0.40%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.17%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 611 0.41% 34.97%
Spaniard 8 0.01% 0.46%
Spanish 72 0.05% 4.12%
Spanish American 8 0.01% 0.46%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 523 0.36% 29.94%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 70 30.97% 0.02%
2. Choctaw 42 18.58% 0.01%
3. Creek 20 8.85% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 15 6.64% 0.00%
5. Sioux 11 4.87% 0.00%
6. Chickasaw 10 4.42% 0.00%
7. Latin American Indians 7 3.10% 0.00%
8. Comanche 5 2.21% 0.00%
9. Houma 5 2.21% 0.00%
10. Navajo 5 2.21% 0.00%
11. Potawatomi 5 2.21% 0.00%
12. Apache 3 1.33% 0.00%
13. Delaware 3 1.33% 0.00%
14. Iroquois 3 1.33% 0.00%
15. Seminole 2 0.88% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 2 0.88% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 2 0.88% 0.00%

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

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