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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 152,481 99.55% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 691 0.45% 100.00%
Total Asian 656 0.43% 94.93%
Southern Asian 270 0.18% 39.07%
Asian Indian 255 0.17% 36.90%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.14%
Pakistani 5 0.00% 0.72%
Sri Lankan 9 0.01% 1.30%
Southeastern Asian 173 0.11% 25.04%
Cambodian 2 0.00% 0.29%
Filipino 120 0.08% 17.37%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.29%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Thai 4 0.00% 0.58%
Vietnamese 43 0.03% 6.22%
Eastern Asian 191 0.12% 27.64%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 98 0.06% 14.18%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 40 0.03% 5.79%
Korean 49 0.03% 7.09%
Taiwanese 4 0.00% 0.58%
Other Asian or Not Specified 22 0.01% 3.18%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 35 0.02% 5.07%
Polynesian 20 0.01% 2.89%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 1.74%
Samoan 8 0.01% 1.16%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.72%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.00% 0.58%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.14%
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 10 0.01% 1.45%

* 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) 152,432 99.52% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 740 0.48% 100.00%
Mexican 240 0.16% 32.43%
Puerto Rican 116 0.08% 15.68%
Cuban 32 0.02% 4.32%
Dominican 3 0.00% 0.41%
Central American 19 0.01% 2.57%
Costa Rican 3 0.00% 0.41%
Guatemalan 3 0.00% 0.41%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.27%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 7 0.00% 0.95%
Salvadorian 4 0.00% 0.54%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 29 0.02% 3.92%
Argentinian 4 0.00% 0.54%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 4 0.00% 0.54%
Columbian 12 0.01% 1.62%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 5 0.00% 0.68%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.27%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 301 0.20% 40.68%
Spaniard 11 0.01% 1.49%
Spanish 80 0.05% 10.81%
Spanish American 9 0.01% 1.22%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 201 0.13% 27.16%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 51 56.67% 0.03%
2. Blackfeet 10 11.11% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 10 11.11% 0.01%
4. Sioux 8 8.89% 0.01%
5. Apache 4 4.44% 0.00%
6. Navajo 4 4.44% 0.00%
7. Crow 2 2.22% 0.00%
8. Latin American Indians 2 2.22% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 1 1.11% 0.00%
10. Seminole 1 1.11% 0.00%
11. Shoshone 1 1.11% 0.00%
12. Aleut 1 1.11% 0.00%
13. Eskimo 1 1.11% 0.00%

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

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