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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 37,992 99.65% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 135 0.35% 100.00%
Total Asian 118 0.31% 87.41%
Southern Asian 42 0.11% 31.11%
Asian Indian 41 0.11% 30.37%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 1 0.00% 0.74%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 19 0.05% 14.07%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 11 0.03% 8.15%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.74%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 7 0.02% 5.19%
Eastern Asian 52 0.14% 38.52%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 27 0.07% 20.00%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 16 0.04% 11.85%
Korean 5 0.01% 3.70%
Taiwanese 4 0.01% 2.96%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5 0.01% 3.70%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.04% 12.59%
Polynesian 5 0.01% 3.70%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% 2.96%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.74%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 12 0.03% 8.89%
Guamanian or Chamorro 12 0.03% 8.89%
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) 35,206 92.34% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,921 7.66% 100.00%
Mexican 1,989 5.22% 68.09%
Puerto Rican 22 0.06% 0.75%
Cuban 25 0.07% 0.86%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 590 1.55% 20.20%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 567 1.49% 19.41%
Honduran 4 0.01% 0.14%
Nicaraguan 3 0.01% 0.10%
Panamanian 13 0.03% 0.45%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Other Central American 2 0.01% 0.07%
South American 20 0.05% 0.68%
Argentinian 2 0.01% 0.07%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 5 0.01% 0.17%
Ecuadorian 4 0.01% 0.14%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.02% 0.24%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 2 0.01% 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 275 0.72% 9.41%
Spaniard 2 0.01% 0.07%
Spanish 22 0.06% 0.75%
Spanish American 7 0.02% 0.24%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 244 0.64% 8.35%


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 22 40.74% 0.06%
2. Apache 9 16.67% 0.02%
3. Latin American Indians 9 16.67% 0.02%
4. Alaskan Athabascan 4 7.41% 0.01%
5. Creek 2 3.70% 0.01%
6. Sioux 2 3.70% 0.01%
7. All Other Native American Tribes 2 3.70% 0.01%
8. Chippewa 1 1.85% 0.00%
9. Comanche 1 1.85% 0.00%
10. Menominee 1 1.85% 0.00%
11. Aleut 1 1.85% 0.00%

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

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