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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 35,865 99.45% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 197 0.55% 100.00%
Total Asian 189 0.52% 95.94%
Southern Asian 40 0.11% 20.30%
Asian Indian 34 0.09% 17.26%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 6 0.02% 3.05%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 64 0.18% 32.49%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 36 0.10% 18.27%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 13 0.04% 6.60%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.51%
Thai 3 0.01% 1.52%
Vietnamese 11 0.03% 5.58%
Eastern Asian 68 0.19% 34.52%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 36 0.10% 18.27%
Hmong 4 0.01% 2.03%
Japanese 9 0.02% 4.57%
Korean 19 0.05% 9.64%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 17 0.05% 8.63%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 8 0.02% 4.06%
Polynesian 8 0.02% 4.06%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.00% 0.51%
Samoan 7 0.02% 3.55%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
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) 34,915 96.82% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,147 3.18% 100.00%
Mexican 653 1.81% 56.93%
Puerto Rican 57 0.16% 4.97%
Cuban 16 0.04% 1.39%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.09%
Central American 11 0.03% 0.96%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 3 0.01% 0.26%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 4 0.01% 0.35%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 4 0.01% 0.35%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 10 0.03% 0.87%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 3 0.01% 0.26%
Ecuadorian 3 0.01% 0.26%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.01% 0.17%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.01% 0.17%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 399 1.11% 34.79%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 17 0.05% 1.48%
Spanish American 2 0.01% 0.17%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 380 1.05% 33.13%


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 5 21.74% 0.01%
2. Sioux 4 17.39% 0.01%
3. Apache 3 13.04% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 3 13.04% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 3 13.04% 0.01%
6. Crow 2 8.70% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 1 4.35% 0.00%
8. Iroquois 1 4.35% 0.00%
9. Seminole 1 4.35% 0.00%

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

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