Chatham 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 227,949 98.23% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,099 1.77% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,952 1.70% 96.41%
Southern Asian 833 0.36% 20.32%
Asian Indian 796 0.34% 19.42%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 28 0.01% 0.68%
Sri Lankan 9 0.00% 0.22%
Southeastern Asian 1,741 0.75% 42.47%
Cambodian 5 0.00% 0.12%
Filipino 418 0.18% 10.20%
Indonesian 12 0.01% 0.29%
Laotian 45 0.02% 1.10%
Malaysian 7 0.00% 0.17%
Thai 87 0.04% 2.12%
Vietnamese 1,167 0.50% 28.47%
Eastern Asian 1,291 0.56% 31.50%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 649 0.28% 15.83%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 148 0.06% 3.61%
Korean 472 0.20% 11.52%
Taiwanese 22 0.01% 0.54%
Other Asian or Not Specified 87 0.04% 2.12%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 147 0.06% 3.59%
Polynesian 69 0.03% 1.68%
Native Hawaiian 25 0.01% 0.61%
Samoan 41 0.02% 1.00%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.05%
Micronesian 43 0.02% 1.05%
Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.01% 0.81%
Other Micronesian 10 0.00% 0.24%
Melanesian 10 0.00% 0.24%
Fijian 10 0.00% 0.24%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 25 0.01% 0.61%

* 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) 226,645 97.67% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 5,403 2.33% 100.00%
Mexican 2,217 0.96% 41.03%
Puerto Rican 1,288 0.56% 23.84%
Cuban 283 0.12% 5.24%
Dominican 51 0.02% 0.94%
Central American 329 0.14% 6.09%
Costa Rican 26 0.01% 0.48%
Guatemalan 16 0.01% 0.30%
Honduran 83 0.04% 1.54%
Nicaraguan 9 0.00% 0.17%
Panamanian 174 0.07% 3.22%
Salvadorian 16 0.01% 0.30%
Other Central American 5 0.00% 0.09%
South American 263 0.11% 4.87%
Argentinian 15 0.01% 0.28%
Bolivian 10 0.00% 0.19%
Chilean 17 0.01% 0.31%
Columbian 92 0.04% 1.70%
Ecuadorian 14 0.01% 0.26%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.09%
Peruvian 46 0.02% 0.85%
Uruguayan 3 0.00% 0.06%
Venezuelan 54 0.02% 1.00%
Other South American 7 0.00% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 972 0.42% 17.99%
Spaniard 32 0.01% 0.59%
Spanish 159 0.07% 2.94%
Spanish American 28 0.01% 0.52%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 753 0.32% 13.94%


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 129 38.74% 0.06%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 37 11.11% 0.02%
3. Latin American Indians 36 10.81% 0.02%
4. Lumbee 16 4.80% 0.01%
5. Navajo 16 4.80% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 14 4.20% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 13 3.90% 0.01%
8. Apache 9 2.70% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 9 2.70% 0.00%
10. Iroquois 9 2.70% 0.00%
11. Sioux 9 2.70% 0.00%
12. Comanche 7 2.10% 0.00%
13. Delaware 5 1.50% 0.00%
14. Alaskan Athabascan 4 1.20% 0.00%
15. Eskimo 4 1.20% 0.00%
16. Creek 3 0.90% 0.00%
17. Menominee 3 0.90% 0.00%
18. Aleut 3 0.90% 0.00%
19. Chickasaw 2 0.60% 0.00%
20. Pueblo 2 0.60% 0.00%
21. Crow 1 0.30% 0.00%
22. Houma 1 0.30% 0.00%
23. Paiute 1 0.30% 0.00%

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

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