Latah 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 34,180 97.84% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 755 2.16% 100.00%
Total Asian 722 2.07% 95.63%
Southern Asian 97 0.28% 12.85%
Asian Indian 85 0.24% 11.26%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 10 0.03% 1.32%
Sri Lankan 2 0.01% 0.26%
Southeastern Asian 89 0.25% 11.79%
Cambodian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Filipino 51 0.15% 6.75%
Indonesian 2 0.01% 0.26%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 16 0.05% 2.12%
Vietnamese 18 0.05% 2.38%
Eastern Asian 518 1.48% 68.61%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 247 0.71% 32.72%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 117 0.33% 15.50%
Korean 148 0.42% 19.60%
Taiwanese 6 0.02% 0.79%
Other Asian or Not Specified 18 0.05% 2.38%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 33 0.09% 4.37%
Polynesian 25 0.07% 3.31%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.03% 1.59%
Samoan 12 0.03% 1.59%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.13%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.01% 0.26%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.13%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.13%
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 6 0.02% 0.79%

* 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) 34,195 97.88% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 740 2.12% 100.00%
Mexican 410 1.17% 55.41%
Puerto Rican 45 0.13% 6.08%
Cuban 19 0.05% 2.57%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 25 0.07% 3.38%
Costa Rican 4 0.01% 0.54%
Guatemalan 2 0.01% 0.27%
Honduran 8 0.02% 1.08%
Nicaraguan 7 0.02% 0.95%
Panamanian 3 0.01% 0.41%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 50 0.14% 6.76%
Argentinian 2 0.01% 0.27%
Bolivian 3 0.01% 0.41%
Chilean 9 0.03% 1.22%
Columbian 7 0.02% 0.95%
Ecuadorian 10 0.03% 1.35%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.02% 0.95%
Uruguayan 2 0.01% 0.27%
Venezuelan 9 0.03% 1.22%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 191 0.55% 25.81%
Spaniard 2 0.01% 0.27%
Spanish 63 0.18% 8.51%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 126 0.36% 17.03%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 81 42.63% 0.23%
2. Cherokee 19 10.00% 0.05%
3. Sioux 18 9.47% 0.05%
4. Chippewa 12 6.32% 0.03%
5. Colville 6 3.16% 0.02%
6. Cree 6 3.16% 0.02%
7. Latin American Indians 5 2.63% 0.01%
8. Aleut 5 2.63% 0.01%
9. Puget Sound Salish 4 2.11% 0.01%
10. Cheyenne 3 1.58% 0.01%
11. Choctaw 3 1.58% 0.01%
12. Seminole 3 1.58% 0.01%
13. Alaskan Athabascan 3 1.58% 0.01%
14. Tlingit-Haida 3 1.58% 0.01%
15. Crow 2 1.05% 0.01%
16. Iroquois 2 1.05% 0.01%
17. Navajo 2 1.05% 0.01%
18. Paiute 2 1.05% 0.01%
19. Yaqui 2 1.05% 0.01%
20. Apache 1 0.53% 0.00%
21. Comanche 1 0.53% 0.00%
22. Creek 1 0.53% 0.00%
23. Delaware 1 0.53% 0.00%
24. Osage 1 0.53% 0.00%
25. Potawatomi 1 0.53% 0.00%
26. Shoshone 1 0.53% 0.00%
27. Eskimo 1 0.53% 0.00%
28. All Other Alaskan Tribes 1 0.53% 0.00%

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

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