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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 86,438 98.94% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 928 1.06% 100.00%
Total Asian 899 1.03% 96.88%
Southern Asian 226 0.26% 24.35%
Asian Indian 202 0.23% 21.77%
Bangladeshi 17 0.02% 1.83%
Pakistani 7 0.01% 0.75%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 512 0.59% 55.17%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 435 0.50% 46.88%
Indonesian 6 0.01% 0.65%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.11%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 9 0.01% 0.97%
Vietnamese 61 0.07% 6.57%
Eastern Asian 135 0.15% 14.55%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 64 0.07% 6.90%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 25 0.03% 2.69%
Korean 43 0.05% 4.63%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.32%
Other Asian or Not Specified 26 0.03% 2.80%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 29 0.03% 3.13%
Polynesian 13 0.01% 1.40%
Native Hawaiian 11 0.01% 1.19%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 9 0.01% 0.97%
Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.01% 0.97%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.11%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.11%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 6 0.01% 0.65%

* 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) 76,824 87.93% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 10,542 12.07% 100.00%
Mexican 5,552 6.35% 52.67%
Puerto Rican 3,039 3.48% 28.83%
Cuban 554 0.63% 5.26%
Dominican 91 0.10% 0.86%
Central American 148 0.17% 1.40%
Costa Rican 26 0.03% 0.25%
Guatemalan 12 0.01% 0.11%
Honduran 30 0.03% 0.28%
Nicaraguan 17 0.02% 0.16%
Panamanian 25 0.03% 0.24%
Salvadorian 35 0.04% 0.33%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.03%
South American 285 0.33% 2.70%
Argentinian 12 0.01% 0.11%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.05%
Columbian 121 0.14% 1.15%
Ecuadorian 40 0.05% 0.38%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 48 0.05% 0.46%
Uruguayan 3 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 45 0.05% 0.43%
Other South American 11 0.01% 0.10%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 873 1.00% 8.28%
Spaniard 18 0.02% 0.17%
Spanish 107 0.12% 1.01%
Spanish American 10 0.01% 0.09%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 738 0.84% 7.00%


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 76 32.20% 0.09%
2. Lumbee 53 22.46% 0.06%
3. Latin American Indians 38 16.10% 0.04%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 15 6.36% 0.02%
5. Seminole 13 5.51% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 11 4.66% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 9 3.81% 0.01%
8. Creek 5 2.12% 0.01%
9. Apache 3 1.27% 0.00%
10. Chickasaw 3 1.27% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 2 0.85% 0.00%
12. Crow 2 0.85% 0.00%
13. Delaware 2 0.85% 0.00%
14. Cheyenne 1 0.42% 0.00%
15. Navajo 1 0.42% 0.00%
16. Osage 1 0.42% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 1 0.42% 0.00%

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

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