Census Trend Charts Demographic Maps Rankings & Comparisons Segregation Data  

Zoom in and out of geography at levels: US, States or Metro Areas, and Counties within States.

You can zoom out to Florida


Visit the SSDAN Web Site
CensusScope is a product of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Orange County

Print-Friendly Version

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 866,065 96.62% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 30,279 3.38% 100.00%
Total Asian 29,456 3.29% 97.28%
Southern Asian 9,055 1.01% 29.91%
Asian Indian 8,166 0.91% 26.97%
Bangladeshi 101 0.01% 0.33%
Pakistani 732 0.08% 2.42%
Sri Lankan 56 0.01% 0.18%
Southeastern Asian 12,168 1.36% 40.19%
Cambodian 141 0.02% 0.47%
Filipino 5,066 0.57% 16.73%
Indonesian 71 0.01% 0.23%
Laotian 232 0.03% 0.77%
Malaysian 33 0.00% 0.11%
Thai 436 0.05% 1.44%
Vietnamese 6,189 0.69% 20.44%
Eastern Asian 7,598 0.85% 25.09%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 4,227 0.47% 13.96%
Hmong 2 0.00% 0.01%
Japanese 1,193 0.13% 3.94%
Korean 1,950 0.22% 6.44%
Taiwanese 226 0.03% 0.75%
Other Asian or Not Specified 635 0.07% 2.10%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 823 0.09% 2.72%
Polynesian 415 0.05% 1.37%
Native Hawaiian 200 0.02% 0.66%
Samoan 125 0.01% 0.41%
Tongan 47 0.01% 0.16%
Other Polynesian 43 0.00% 0.14%
Micronesian 211 0.02% 0.70%
Guamanian or Chamorro 133 0.01% 0.44%
Other Micronesian 78 0.01% 0.26%
Melanesian 10 0.00% 0.03%
Fijian 7 0.00% 0.02%
Other Melanesian 3 0.00% 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 187 0.02% 0.62%

* 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) 727,983 81.22% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 168,361 18.78% 100.00%
Mexican 19,755 2.20% 11.73%
Puerto Rican 86,583 9.66% 51.43%
Cuban 12,371 1.38% 7.35%
Dominican 6,358 0.71% 3.78%
Central American 5,703 0.64% 3.39%
Costa Rican 600 0.07% 0.36%
Guatemalan 949 0.11% 0.56%
Honduran 1,223 0.14% 0.73%
Nicaraguan 716 0.08% 0.43%
Panamanian 1,037 0.12% 0.62%
Salvadorian 883 0.10% 0.52%
Other Central American 295 0.03% 0.18%
South American 15,436 1.72% 9.17%
Argentinian 794 0.09% 0.47%
Bolivian 191 0.02% 0.11%
Chilean 451 0.05% 0.27%
Columbian 7,676 0.86% 4.56%
Ecuadorian 1,687 0.19% 1.00%
Paraguayan 25 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 1,629 0.18% 0.97%
Uruguayan 115 0.01% 0.07%
Venezuelan 2,315 0.26% 1.38%
Other South American 553 0.06% 0.33%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 22,155 2.47% 13.16%
Spaniard 599 0.07% 0.36%
Spanish 1,968 0.22% 1.17%
Spanish American 329 0.04% 0.20%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 19,259 2.15% 11.44%


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 606 35.84% 0.07%
2. Latin American Indians 282 16.68% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 127 7.51% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 98 5.80% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 62 3.67% 0.01%
6. Seminole 57 3.37% 0.01%
7. Sioux 57 3.37% 0.01%
8. Choctaw 56 3.31% 0.01%
9. Creek 49 2.90% 0.01%
10. Apache 37 2.19% 0.00%
11. Navajo 35 2.07% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 32 1.89% 0.00%
13. Comanche 28 1.66% 0.00%
14. Lumbee 26 1.54% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 22 1.30% 0.00%
16. Pueblo 19 1.12% 0.00%
17. Delaware 18 1.06% 0.00%
18. Chickasaw 11 0.65% 0.00%
19. Tlingit-Haida 9 0.53% 0.00%
20. Cree 7 0.41% 0.00%
21. Yaqui 7 0.41% 0.00%
22. Eskimo 7 0.41% 0.00%
23. Alaskan Athabascan 6 0.35% 0.00%
24. Houma 4 0.24% 0.00%
25. Kiowa 4 0.24% 0.00%
26. Osage 4 0.24% 0.00%
27. Paiute 4 0.24% 0.00%
28. Ottawa 3 0.18% 0.00%
29. Shoshone 3 0.18% 0.00%
30. Aleut 3 0.18% 0.00%
31. All Other Alaskan Tribes 3 0.18% 0.00%
32. Cheyenne 1 0.06% 0.00%
33. Colville 1 0.06% 0.00%
34. Crow 1 0.06% 0.00%
35. Menominee 1 0.06% 0.00%
36. Yakama 1 0.06% 0.00%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy