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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 195,026 99.18% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,603 0.82% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,483 0.75% 92.51%
Southern Asian 333 0.17% 20.77%
Asian Indian 319 0.16% 19.90%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 11 0.01% 0.69%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.19%
Southeastern Asian 638 0.32% 39.80%
Cambodian 9 0.00% 0.56%
Filipino 220 0.11% 13.72%
Indonesian 8 0.00% 0.50%
Laotian 19 0.01% 1.19%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Thai 80 0.04% 4.99%
Vietnamese 300 0.15% 18.71%
Eastern Asian 438 0.22% 27.32%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 211 0.11% 13.16%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 108 0.05% 6.74%
Korean 110 0.06% 6.86%
Taiwanese 9 0.00% 0.56%
Other Asian or Not Specified 74 0.04% 4.62%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 120 0.06% 7.49%
Polynesian 38 0.02% 2.37%
Native Hawaiian 18 0.01% 1.12%
Samoan 14 0.01% 0.87%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 6 0.00% 0.37%
Micronesian 63 0.03% 3.93%
Guamanian or Chamorro 57 0.03% 3.56%
Other Micronesian 6 0.00% 0.37%
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 19 0.01% 1.19%

* 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) 191,572 97.43% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 5,057 2.57% 100.00%
Mexican 3,071 1.56% 60.73%
Puerto Rican 593 0.30% 11.73%
Cuban 91 0.05% 1.80%
Dominican 24 0.01% 0.47%
Central American 300 0.15% 5.93%
Costa Rican 33 0.02% 0.65%
Guatemalan 125 0.06% 2.47%
Honduran 70 0.04% 1.38%
Nicaraguan 22 0.01% 0.44%
Panamanian 10 0.01% 0.20%
Salvadorian 36 0.02% 0.71%
Other Central American 4 0.00% 0.08%
South American 178 0.09% 3.52%
Argentinian 19 0.01% 0.38%
Bolivian 4 0.00% 0.08%
Chilean 9 0.00% 0.18%
Columbian 68 0.03% 1.34%
Ecuadorian 17 0.01% 0.34%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.06%
Peruvian 17 0.01% 0.34%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Venezuelan 19 0.01% 0.38%
Other South American 20 0.01% 0.40%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 800 0.41% 15.82%
Spaniard 15 0.01% 0.30%
Spanish 115 0.06% 2.27%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.10%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 665 0.34% 13.15%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 186 42.56% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 107 24.49% 0.04%
3. Lumbee 88 20.14% 0.04%
4. Latin American Indians 24 5.49% 0.01%
5. Sioux 15 3.43% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 13 2.97% 0.01%
7. Creek 10 2.29% 0.00%
8. Apache 9 2.06% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 8 1.83% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 7 1.60% 0.00%
11. Navajo 7 1.60% 0.00%
12. Eskimo 6 1.37% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 5 1.14% 0.00%
14. Cheyenne 2 0.46% 0.00%
15. Osage 2 0.46% 0.00%
16. Seminole 2 0.46% 0.00%
17. Cree 1 0.23% 0.00%
18. Crow 1 0.23% 0.00%
19. Delaware 1 0.23% 0.00%
20. Potawatomi 1 0.23% 0.00%
21. Shoshone 1 0.23% 0.00%
22. Ute 1 0.23% 0.00%

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

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