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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 639,367 96.02% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 26,498 3.98% 100.00%
Total Asian 26,172 3.93% 98.77%
Southern Asian 8,550 1.28% 32.27%
Asian Indian 7,593 1.14% 28.65%
Bangladeshi 483 0.07% 1.82%
Pakistani 433 0.07% 1.63%
Sri Lankan 41 0.01% 0.15%
Southeastern Asian 8,292 1.25% 31.29%
Cambodian 480 0.07% 1.81%
Filipino 752 0.11% 2.84%
Indonesian 135 0.02% 0.51%
Laotian 379 0.06% 1.43%
Malaysian 33 0.00% 0.12%
Thai 262 0.04% 0.99%
Vietnamese 6,251 0.94% 23.59%
Eastern Asian 8,847 1.33% 33.39%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 4,389 0.66% 16.56%
Hmong 195 0.03% 0.74%
Japanese 779 0.12% 2.94%
Korean 3,185 0.48% 12.02%
Taiwanese 299 0.04% 1.13%
Other Asian or Not Specified 483 0.07% 1.82%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 326 0.05% 1.23%
Polynesian 152 0.02% 0.57%
Native Hawaiian 69 0.01% 0.26%
Samoan 82 0.01% 0.31%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 73 0.01% 0.28%
Guamanian or Chamorro 68 0.01% 0.26%
Other Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.02%
Melanesian 8 0.00% 0.03%
Fijian 8 0.00% 0.03%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 93 0.01% 0.35%

* 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) 613,323 92.11% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 52,542 7.89% 100.00%
Mexican 30,741 4.62% 58.51%
Puerto Rican 2,886 0.43% 5.49%
Cuban 1,778 0.27% 3.38%
Dominican 575 0.09% 1.09%
Central American 6,678 1.00% 12.71%
Costa Rican 159 0.02% 0.30%
Guatemalan 1,969 0.30% 3.75%
Honduran 1,614 0.24% 3.07%
Nicaraguan 328 0.05% 0.62%
Panamanian 411 0.06% 0.78%
Salvadorian 1,968 0.30% 3.75%
Other Central American 229 0.03% 0.44%
South American 2,895 0.43% 5.51%
Argentinian 172 0.03% 0.33%
Bolivian 46 0.01% 0.09%
Chilean 203 0.03% 0.39%
Columbian 1,227 0.18% 2.34%
Ecuadorian 247 0.04% 0.47%
Paraguayan 26 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 468 0.07% 0.89%
Uruguayan 90 0.01% 0.17%
Venezuelan 307 0.05% 0.58%
Other South American 109 0.02% 0.21%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 6,989 1.05% 13.30%
Spaniard 178 0.03% 0.34%
Spanish 665 0.10% 1.27%
Spanish American 56 0.01% 0.11%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 6,090 0.91% 11.59%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 247 33.79% 0.04%
2. Cherokee 216 29.55% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 55 7.52% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 28 3.83% 0.00%
5. Choctaw 28 3.83% 0.00%
6. Creek 27 3.69% 0.00%
7. Lumbee 18 2.46% 0.00%
8. Sioux 18 2.46% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 15 2.05% 0.00%
10. Navajo 12 1.64% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 11 1.50% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 10 1.37% 0.00%
13. Seminole 9 1.23% 0.00%
14. Apache 5 0.68% 0.00%
15. Delaware 5 0.68% 0.00%
16. Eskimo 4 0.55% 0.00%
17. Chickasaw 3 0.41% 0.00%
18. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.41% 0.00%
19. Cree 2 0.27% 0.00%
20. Houma 2 0.27% 0.00%
21. Pueblo 2 0.27% 0.00%
22. Puget Sound Salish 2 0.27% 0.00%
23. Yaqui 2 0.27% 0.00%
24. Aleut 2 0.27% 0.00%
25. Comanche 1 0.14% 0.00%
26. Menominee 1 0.14% 0.00%
27. Ottawa 1 0.14% 0.00%
28. Potawatomi 1 0.14% 0.00%
29. Yakama 1 0.14% 0.00%

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

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