Coweta 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 88,607 99.32% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 608 0.68% 100.00%
Total Asian 595 0.67% 97.86%
Southern Asian 192 0.22% 31.58%
Asian Indian 162 0.18% 26.64%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 29 0.03% 4.77%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.16%
Southeastern Asian 152 0.17% 25.00%
Cambodian 7 0.01% 1.15%
Filipino 64 0.07% 10.53%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.49%
Laotian 13 0.01% 2.14%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.16%
Thai 18 0.02% 2.96%
Vietnamese 46 0.05% 7.57%
Eastern Asian 224 0.25% 36.84%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 91 0.10% 14.97%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 49 0.05% 8.06%
Korean 82 0.09% 13.49%
Taiwanese 2 0.00% 0.33%
Other Asian or Not Specified 27 0.03% 4.44%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 13 0.01% 2.14%
Polynesian 4 0.00% 0.66%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.00% 0.66%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 9 0.01% 1.48%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 1.32%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.16%
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) 86,418 96.86% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,797 3.14% 100.00%
Mexican 1,834 2.06% 65.57%
Puerto Rican 236 0.26% 8.44%
Cuban 97 0.11% 3.47%
Dominican 14 0.02% 0.50%
Central American 87 0.10% 3.11%
Costa Rican 25 0.03% 0.89%
Guatemalan 10 0.01% 0.36%
Honduran 25 0.03% 0.89%
Nicaraguan 3 0.00% 0.11%
Panamanian 14 0.02% 0.50%
Salvadorian 8 0.01% 0.29%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.07%
South American 155 0.17% 5.54%
Argentinian 3 0.00% 0.11%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.18%
Columbian 82 0.09% 2.93%
Ecuadorian 9 0.01% 0.32%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Peruvian 33 0.04% 1.18%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.04%
Venezuelan 10 0.01% 0.36%
Other South American 9 0.01% 0.32%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 374 0.42% 13.37%
Spaniard 7 0.01% 0.25%
Spanish 46 0.05% 1.64%
Spanish American 9 0.01% 0.32%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 312 0.35% 11.15%


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 57 43.85% 0.06%
2. Creek 11 8.46% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 11 8.46% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 9 6.92% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 8 6.15% 0.01%
6. Apache 7 5.38% 0.01%
7. Lumbee 7 5.38% 0.01%
8. Latin American Indians 5 3.85% 0.01%
9. Potawatomi 4 3.08% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 3 2.31% 0.00%
11. Sioux 3 2.31% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 2 1.54% 0.00%
13. Blackfeet 1 0.77% 0.00%
14. Delaware 1 0.77% 0.00%
15. Kiowa 1 0.77% 0.00%

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

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