Hall 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 137,193 98.50% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,084 1.50% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,846 1.33% 88.58%
Southern Asian 192 0.14% 9.21%
Asian Indian 174 0.12% 8.35%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.05%
Pakistani 17 0.01% 0.82%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 1,343 0.96% 64.44%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 86 0.06% 4.13%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 10 0.01% 0.48%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Thai 12 0.01% 0.58%
Vietnamese 1,234 0.89% 59.21%
Eastern Asian 273 0.20% 13.10%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 91 0.07% 4.37%
Hmong 2 0.00% 0.10%
Japanese 74 0.05% 3.55%
Korean 106 0.08% 5.09%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 38 0.03% 1.82%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 238 0.17% 11.42%
Polynesian 20 0.01% 0.96%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 0.58%
Samoan 8 0.01% 0.38%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 211 0.15% 10.12%
Guamanian or Chamorro 209 0.15% 10.03%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.10%
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 7 0.01% 0.34%

* 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) 112,035 80.44% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 27,242 19.56% 100.00%
Mexican 22,826 16.39% 83.79%
Puerto Rican 419 0.30% 1.54%
Cuban 142 0.10% 0.52%
Dominican 25 0.02% 0.09%
Central American 1,112 0.80% 4.08%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.03%
Guatemalan 114 0.08% 0.42%
Honduran 175 0.13% 0.64%
Nicaraguan 48 0.03% 0.18%
Panamanian 18 0.01% 0.07%
Salvadorian 725 0.52% 2.66%
Other Central American 24 0.02% 0.09%
South American 420 0.30% 1.54%
Argentinian 8 0.01% 0.03%
Bolivian 4 0.00% 0.01%
Chilean 8 0.01% 0.03%
Columbian 281 0.20% 1.03%
Ecuadorian 15 0.01% 0.06%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 60 0.04% 0.22%
Uruguayan 6 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 25 0.02% 0.09%
Other South American 11 0.01% 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,298 1.65% 8.44%
Spaniard 17 0.01% 0.06%
Spanish 189 0.14% 0.69%
Spanish American 16 0.01% 0.06%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,076 1.49% 7.62%


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 141 47.32% 0.10%
2. Latin American Indians 63 21.14% 0.05%
3. Chippewa 16 5.37% 0.01%
4. Creek 16 5.37% 0.01%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 10 3.36% 0.01%
6. Sioux 7 2.35% 0.01%
7. Iroquois 5 1.68% 0.00%
8. Chickasaw 4 1.34% 0.00%
9. Delaware 4 1.34% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 4 1.34% 0.00%
11. Paiute 4 1.34% 0.00%
12. Apache 3 1.01% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 3 1.01% 0.00%
14. Comanche 3 1.01% 0.00%
15. Menominee 3 1.01% 0.00%
16. Navajo 3 1.01% 0.00%
17. Alaskan Athabascan 3 1.01% 0.00%
18. Blackfeet 1 0.34% 0.00%
19. Houma 1 0.34% 0.00%
20. Pueblo 1 0.34% 0.00%
21. Seminole 1 0.34% 0.00%
22. Yuman 1 0.34% 0.00%
23. Aleut 1 0.34% 0.00%

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

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