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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 103,654 99.05% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 992 0.95% 100.00%
Total Asian 935 0.89% 94.25%
Southern Asian 144 0.14% 14.52%
Asian Indian 123 0.12% 12.40%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 21 0.02% 2.12%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 400 0.38% 40.32%
Cambodian 10 0.01% 1.01%
Filipino 266 0.25% 26.81%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 5 0.00% 0.50%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 67 0.06% 6.75%
Vietnamese 51 0.05% 5.14%
Eastern Asian 363 0.35% 36.59%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 87 0.08% 8.77%
Hmong 13 0.01% 1.31%
Japanese 99 0.09% 9.98%
Korean 162 0.15% 16.33%
Taiwanese 2 0.00% 0.20%
Other Asian or Not Specified 28 0.03% 2.82%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 57 0.05% 5.75%
Polynesian 29 0.03% 2.92%
Native Hawaiian 13 0.01% 1.31%
Samoan 16 0.02% 1.61%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 14 0.01% 1.41%
Guamanian or Chamorro 13 0.01% 1.31%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.10%
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 14 0.01% 1.41%

* 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) 102,728 98.17% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,918 1.83% 100.00%
Mexican 828 0.79% 43.17%
Puerto Rican 407 0.39% 21.22%
Cuban 70 0.07% 3.65%
Dominican 10 0.01% 0.52%
Central American 103 0.10% 5.37%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.10%
Guatemalan 21 0.02% 1.09%
Honduran 25 0.02% 1.30%
Nicaraguan 4 0.00% 0.21%
Panamanian 38 0.04% 1.98%
Salvadorian 7 0.01% 0.36%
Other Central American 6 0.01% 0.31%
South American 28 0.03% 1.46%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 4 0.00% 0.21%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 13 0.01% 0.68%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.10%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 4 0.00% 0.21%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.10%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.10%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 472 0.45% 24.61%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.63%
Spanish 97 0.09% 5.06%
Spanish American 8 0.01% 0.42%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 355 0.34% 18.51%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 59 34.50% 0.06%
2. Lumbee 31 18.13% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 15 8.77% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 10 5.85% 0.01%
5. Potawatomi 9 5.26% 0.01%
6. Chippewa 8 4.68% 0.01%
7. Apache 7 4.09% 0.01%
8. Sioux 7 4.09% 0.01%
9. Choctaw 5 2.92% 0.00%
10. Iroquois 3 1.75% 0.00%
11. Navajo 3 1.75% 0.00%
12. Tlingit-Haida 3 1.75% 0.00%
13. Cheyenne 2 1.17% 0.00%
14. Chickasaw 2 1.17% 0.00%
15. Blackfeet 1 0.58% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.58% 0.00%
17. Delaware 1 0.58% 0.00%
18. Pima 1 0.58% 0.00%
19. Yakama 1 0.58% 0.00%

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

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