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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 91,136 99.55% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 409 0.45% 100.00%
Total Asian 392 0.43% 95.84%
Southern Asian 143 0.16% 34.96%
Asian Indian 142 0.16% 34.72%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 1 0.00% 0.24%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 73 0.08% 17.85%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 49 0.05% 11.98%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.24%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 8 0.01% 1.96%
Vietnamese 15 0.02% 3.67%
Eastern Asian 163 0.18% 39.85%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 96 0.10% 23.47%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 14 0.02% 3.42%
Korean 53 0.06% 12.96%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 13 0.01% 3.18%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.02% 4.16%
Polynesian 10 0.01% 2.44%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.00% 0.98%
Samoan 6 0.01% 1.47%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 6 0.01% 1.47%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 1.22%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.24%
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 1 0.00% 0.24%

* 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) 90,700 99.08% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 845 0.92% 100.00%
Mexican 515 0.56% 60.95%
Puerto Rican 53 0.06% 6.27%
Cuban 15 0.02% 1.78%
Dominican 4 0.00% 0.47%
Central American 37 0.04% 4.38%
Costa Rican 3 0.00% 0.36%
Guatemalan 11 0.01% 1.30%
Honduran 14 0.02% 1.66%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.12%
Panamanian 2 0.00% 0.24%
Salvadorian 4 0.00% 0.47%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.24%
South American 28 0.03% 3.31%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.24%
Bolivian 6 0.01% 0.71%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 3 0.00% 0.36%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.24%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.36%
Peruvian 8 0.01% 0.95%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.12%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.12%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.24%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 193 0.21% 22.84%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.24%
Spanish 9 0.01% 1.07%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.12%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 181 0.20% 21.42%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 47 63.51% 0.05%
2. Lumbee 4 5.41% 0.00%
3. Shoshone 4 5.41% 0.00%
4. Choctaw 3 4.05% 0.00%
5. Blackfeet 2 2.70% 0.00%
6. Chippewa 2 2.70% 0.00%
7. All Other Native American Tribes 2 2.70% 0.00%
8. Apache 1 1.35% 0.00%
9. Cheyenne 1 1.35% 0.00%
10. Chickasaw 1 1.35% 0.00%
11. Navajo 1 1.35% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 1 1.35% 0.00%

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

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