Montgomery County

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 221,260 98.99% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,250 1.01% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,178 0.97% 96.80%
Southern Asian 514 0.23% 22.84%
Asian Indian 451 0.20% 20.04%
Bangladeshi 13 0.01% 0.58%
Pakistani 36 0.02% 1.60%
Sri Lankan 14 0.01% 0.62%
Southeastern Asian 784 0.35% 34.84%
Cambodian 13 0.01% 0.58%
Filipino 278 0.12% 12.36%
Indonesian 10 0.00% 0.44%
Laotian 188 0.08% 8.36%
Malaysian 5 0.00% 0.22%
Thai 105 0.05% 4.67%
Vietnamese 185 0.08% 8.22%
Eastern Asian 780 0.35% 34.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 393 0.18% 17.47%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 125 0.06% 5.56%
Korean 253 0.11% 11.24%
Taiwanese 9 0.00% 0.40%
Other Asian or Not Specified 100 0.04% 4.44%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 72 0.03% 3.20%
Polynesian 43 0.02% 1.91%
Native Hawaiian 24 0.01% 1.07%
Samoan 17 0.01% 0.76%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.04%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Micronesian 19 0.01% 0.84%
Guamanian or Chamorro 16 0.01% 0.71%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.13%
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 0.00% 0.44%

* 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) 220,845 98.81% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,665 1.19% 100.00%
Mexican 1,074 0.48% 40.30%
Puerto Rican 371 0.17% 13.92%
Cuban 148 0.07% 5.55%
Dominican 22 0.01% 0.83%
Central American 178 0.08% 6.68%
Costa Rican 8 0.00% 0.30%
Guatemalan 39 0.02% 1.46%
Honduran 17 0.01% 0.64%
Nicaraguan 12 0.01% 0.45%
Panamanian 52 0.02% 1.95%
Salvadorian 31 0.01% 1.16%
Other Central American 19 0.01% 0.71%
South American 151 0.07% 5.67%
Argentinian 7 0.00% 0.26%
Bolivian 9 0.00% 0.34%
Chilean 24 0.01% 0.90%
Columbian 67 0.03% 2.51%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.08%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.08%
Peruvian 22 0.01% 0.83%
Uruguayan 5 0.00% 0.19%
Venezuelan 12 0.01% 0.45%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 721 0.32% 27.05%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.45%
Spanish 93 0.04% 3.49%
Spanish American 17 0.01% 0.64%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 599 0.27% 22.48%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 124 42.76% 0.06%
2. Creek 65 22.41% 0.03%
3. Chippewa 17 5.86% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 13 4.48% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 11 3.79% 0.00%
6. Blackfeet 10 3.45% 0.00%
7. Sioux 9 3.10% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 8 2.76% 0.00%
9. Apache 7 2.41% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 4 1.38% 0.00%
11. Pueblo 4 1.38% 0.00%
12. Seminole 4 1.38% 0.00%
13. Iroquois 3 1.03% 0.00%
14. Ute 3 1.03% 0.00%
15. Alaskan Athabascan 3 1.03% 0.00%
16. Comanche 2 0.69% 0.00%
17. Houma 1 0.34% 0.00%
18. Navajo 1 0.34% 0.00%
19. Ottawa 1 0.34% 0.00%

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

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