Colbert 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 54,841 99.74% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 143 0.26% 100.00%
Total Asian 131 0.24% 91.61%
Southern Asian 61 0.11% 42.66%
Asian Indian 60 0.11% 41.96%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.70%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 24 0.04% 16.78%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 9 0.02% 6.29%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 6 0.01% 4.20%
Vietnamese 9 0.02% 6.29%
Eastern Asian 41 0.07% 28.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 26 0.05% 18.18%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 7 0.01% 4.90%
Korean 8 0.01% 5.59%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5 0.01% 3.50%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 12 0.02% 8.39%
Polynesian 7 0.01% 4.90%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% 4.20%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.70%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.01% 3.50%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 3.50%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 54,366 98.88% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 618 1.12% 100.00%
Mexican 348 0.63% 56.31%
Puerto Rican 44 0.08% 7.12%
Cuban 21 0.04% 3.40%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.16%
Central American 13 0.02% 2.10%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 9 0.02% 1.46%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.32%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.16%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.16%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 7 0.01% 1.13%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 6 0.01% 0.97%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.16%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 184 0.33% 29.77%
Spaniard 4 0.01% 0.65%
Spanish 13 0.02% 2.10%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.32%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 165 0.30% 26.70%


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 115 74.19% 0.21%
2. Iroquois 9 5.81% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 8 5.16% 0.01%
4. Creek 6 3.87% 0.01%
5. Lumbee 6 3.87% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 5 3.23% 0.01%
7. Chickasaw 2 1.29% 0.00%
8. Apache 1 0.65% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 1 0.65% 0.00%
10. Navajo 1 0.65% 0.00%
11. Sioux 1 0.65% 0.00%

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

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