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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 142,441 99.59% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 585 0.41% 100.00%
Total Asian 558 0.39% 95.38%
Southern Asian 186 0.13% 31.79%
Asian Indian 175 0.12% 29.91%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 8 0.01% 1.37%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.51%
Southeastern Asian 150 0.10% 25.64%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 58 0.04% 9.91%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.34%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.34%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.17%
Thai 6 0.00% 1.03%
Vietnamese 81 0.06% 13.85%
Eastern Asian 204 0.14% 34.87%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 103 0.07% 17.61%
Hmong 24 0.02% 4.10%
Japanese 25 0.02% 4.27%
Korean 49 0.03% 8.38%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.51%
Other Asian or Not Specified 18 0.01% 3.08%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 27 0.02% 4.62%
Polynesian 10 0.01% 1.71%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.00% 0.85%
Samoan 5 0.00% 0.85%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.01% 1.71%
Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.01% 1.71%
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 7 0.00% 1.20%

* 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) 138,533 96.86% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,493 3.14% 100.00%
Mexican 3,299 2.31% 73.43%
Puerto Rican 223 0.16% 4.96%
Cuban 68 0.05% 1.51%
Dominican 16 0.01% 0.36%
Central American 125 0.09% 2.78%
Costa Rican 6 0.00% 0.13%
Guatemalan 33 0.02% 0.73%
Honduran 40 0.03% 0.89%
Nicaraguan 3 0.00% 0.07%
Panamanian 13 0.01% 0.29%
Salvadorian 19 0.01% 0.42%
Other Central American 11 0.01% 0.24%
South American 87 0.06% 1.94%
Argentinian 4 0.00% 0.09%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.02%
Chilean 5 0.00% 0.11%
Columbian 46 0.03% 1.02%
Ecuadorian 7 0.00% 0.16%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 17 0.01% 0.38%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 675 0.47% 15.02%
Spaniard 4 0.00% 0.09%
Spanish 68 0.05% 1.51%
Spanish American 3 0.00% 0.07%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 600 0.42% 13.35%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 146 89.02% 0.10%
2. Cherokee 67 40.85% 0.05%
3. Lumbee 31 18.90% 0.02%
4. Apache 10 6.10% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 9 5.49% 0.01%
6. Cree 4 2.44% 0.00%
7. Iroquois 4 2.44% 0.00%
8. Pueblo 4 2.44% 0.00%
9. Sioux 4 2.44% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 3 1.83% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 2 1.22% 0.00%
12. Ottawa 2 1.22% 0.00%
13. Chippewa 1 0.61% 0.00%
14. Seminole 1 0.61% 0.00%
15. Shoshone 1 0.61% 0.00%

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

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