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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 199,303 98.94% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,134 1.06% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,081 1.03% 97.52%
Southern Asian 792 0.39% 37.11%
Asian Indian 690 0.34% 32.33%
Bangladeshi 24 0.01% 1.12%
Pakistani 77 0.04% 3.61%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Southeastern Asian 494 0.25% 23.15%
Cambodian 11 0.01% 0.52%
Filipino 238 0.12% 11.15%
Indonesian 9 0.00% 0.42%
Laotian 30 0.01% 1.41%
Malaysian 6 0.00% 0.28%
Thai 50 0.02% 2.34%
Vietnamese 150 0.07% 7.03%
Eastern Asian 737 0.37% 34.54%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 388 0.19% 18.18%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 84 0.04% 3.94%
Korean 217 0.11% 10.17%
Taiwanese 48 0.02% 2.25%
Other Asian or Not Specified 58 0.03% 2.72%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 53 0.03% 2.48%
Polynesian 29 0.01% 1.36%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 0.56%
Samoan 16 0.01% 0.75%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 11 0.01% 0.52%
Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.00% 0.47%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.09%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.09%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 11 0.01% 0.52%

* 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) 199,343 98.96% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,094 1.04% 100.00%
Mexican 994 0.49% 47.47%
Puerto Rican 239 0.12% 11.41%
Cuban 81 0.04% 3.87%
Dominican 9 0.00% 0.43%
Central American 68 0.03% 3.25%
Costa Rican 8 0.00% 0.38%
Guatemalan 4 0.00% 0.19%
Honduran 14 0.01% 0.67%
Nicaraguan 5 0.00% 0.24%
Panamanian 23 0.01% 1.10%
Salvadorian 7 0.00% 0.33%
Other Central American 7 0.00% 0.33%
South American 154 0.08% 7.35%
Argentinian 8 0.00% 0.38%
Bolivian 8 0.00% 0.38%
Chilean 7 0.00% 0.33%
Columbian 34 0.02% 1.62%
Ecuadorian 17 0.01% 0.81%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 47 0.02% 2.24%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 15 0.01% 0.72%
Other South American 18 0.01% 0.86%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 549 0.27% 26.22%
Spaniard 16 0.01% 0.76%
Spanish 71 0.04% 3.39%
Spanish American 12 0.01% 0.57%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 450 0.22% 21.49%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 102 41.80% 0.08%
2. Sioux 34 13.93% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 24 9.84% 0.02%
4. Choctaw 13 5.33% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 9 3.69% 0.01%
6. Chippewa 9 3.69% 0.01%
7. Menominee 9 3.69% 0.01%
8. Creek 6 2.46% 0.00%
9. Latin American Indians 5 2.05% 0.00%
10. Apache 4 1.64% 0.00%
11. Potawatomi 4 1.64% 0.00%
12. Crow 3 1.23% 0.00%
13. Cheyenne 2 0.82% 0.00%
14. Iroquois 2 0.82% 0.00%
15. Navajo 2 0.82% 0.00%
16. Seminole 2 0.82% 0.00%
17. Shoshone 2 0.82% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 2 0.82% 0.00%
19. Chickasaw 1 0.41% 0.00%
20. Colville 1 0.41% 0.00%
21. Comanche 1 0.41% 0.00%
22. Lumbee 1 0.41% 0.00%
23. Osage 1 0.41% 0.00%
24. Ottawa 1 0.41% 0.00%
25. Pima 1 0.41% 0.00%
26. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.41% 0.00%

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

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