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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 141,809 98.96% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,484 1.04% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,458 1.02% 98.25%
Southern Asian 531 0.37% 35.78%
Asian Indian 471 0.33% 31.74%
Bangladeshi 8 0.01% 0.54%
Pakistani 51 0.04% 3.44%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.07%
Southeastern Asian 301 0.21% 20.28%
Cambodian 7 0.00% 0.47%
Filipino 136 0.09% 9.16%
Indonesian 6 0.00% 0.40%
Laotian 4 0.00% 0.27%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 16 0.01% 1.08%
Vietnamese 132 0.09% 8.89%
Eastern Asian 600 0.42% 40.43%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 293 0.20% 19.74%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 60 0.04% 4.04%
Korean 223 0.16% 15.03%
Taiwanese 24 0.02% 1.62%
Other Asian or Not Specified 26 0.02% 1.75%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 26 0.02% 1.75%
Polynesian 11 0.01% 0.74%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.00% 0.40%
Samoan 5 0.00% 0.34%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.20%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.00% 0.20%
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 12 0.01% 0.81%

* 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) 140,383 97.97% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,910 2.03% 100.00%
Mexican 1,944 1.36% 66.80%
Puerto Rican 153 0.11% 5.26%
Cuban 143 0.10% 4.91%
Dominican 12 0.01% 0.41%
Central American 101 0.07% 3.47%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.27%
Guatemalan 17 0.01% 0.58%
Honduran 11 0.01% 0.38%
Nicaraguan 10 0.01% 0.34%
Panamanian 16 0.01% 0.55%
Salvadorian 34 0.02% 1.17%
Other Central American 5 0.00% 0.17%
South American 139 0.10% 4.78%
Argentinian 19 0.01% 0.65%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.07%
Chilean 6 0.00% 0.21%
Columbian 50 0.03% 1.72%
Ecuadorian 18 0.01% 0.62%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.10%
Peruvian 20 0.01% 0.69%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 16 0.01% 0.55%
Other South American 4 0.00% 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 418 0.29% 14.36%
Spaniard 9 0.01% 0.31%
Spanish 49 0.03% 1.68%
Spanish American 4 0.00% 0.14%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 356 0.25% 12.23%


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 164 50.93% 0.11%
2. Creek 44 13.66% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 25 7.76% 0.02%
4. Choctaw 15 4.66% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 15 4.66% 0.01%
6. Apache 10 3.11% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 9 2.80% 0.01%
8. Latin American Indians 7 2.17% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 5 1.55% 0.00%
10. Sioux 5 1.55% 0.00%
11. Navajo 4 1.24% 0.00%
12. Ottawa 4 1.24% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 3 0.93% 0.00%
14. Shoshone 3 0.93% 0.00%
15. Aleut 2 0.62% 0.00%
16. Chickasaw 1 0.31% 0.00%
17. Delaware 1 0.31% 0.00%
18. Houma 1 0.31% 0.00%
19. Kiowa 1 0.31% 0.00%
20. Potawatomi 1 0.31% 0.00%
21. Pueblo 1 0.31% 0.00%
22. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.31% 0.00%

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

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