Macon 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 114,038 99.42% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 668 0.58% 100.00%
Total Asian 645 0.56% 96.56%
Southern Asian 179 0.16% 26.80%
Asian Indian 167 0.15% 25.00%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 12 0.01% 1.80%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 188 0.16% 28.14%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 122 0.11% 18.26%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.30%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.15%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.30%
Thai 11 0.01% 1.65%
Vietnamese 50 0.04% 7.49%
Eastern Asian 258 0.22% 38.62%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 106 0.09% 15.87%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 66 0.06% 9.88%
Korean 84 0.07% 12.57%
Taiwanese 2 0.00% 0.30%
Other Asian or Not Specified 20 0.02% 2.99%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 23 0.02% 3.44%
Polynesian 15 0.01% 2.25%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.01% 1.05%
Samoan 8 0.01% 1.20%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.75%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.30%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.45%
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 3 0.00% 0.45%

* 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) 113,586 99.02% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,120 0.98% 100.00%
Mexican 605 0.53% 54.02%
Puerto Rican 95 0.08% 8.48%
Cuban 38 0.03% 3.39%
Dominican 6 0.01% 0.54%
Central American 47 0.04% 4.20%
Costa Rican 7 0.01% 0.63%
Guatemalan 8 0.01% 0.71%
Honduran 4 0.00% 0.36%
Nicaraguan 6 0.01% 0.54%
Panamanian 10 0.01% 0.89%
Salvadorian 5 0.00% 0.45%
Other Central American 7 0.01% 0.63%
South American 38 0.03% 3.39%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Chilean 5 0.00% 0.45%
Columbian 15 0.01% 1.34%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 10 0.01% 0.89%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.00% 0.36%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.09%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 291 0.25% 25.98%
Spaniard 3 0.00% 0.27%
Spanish 66 0.06% 5.89%
Spanish American 7 0.01% 0.63%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 215 0.19% 19.20%


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 50 48.08% 0.04%
2. Sioux 10 9.62% 0.01%
3. Choctaw 9 8.65% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 8 7.69% 0.01%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 6 5.77% 0.01%
6. Blackfeet 4 3.85% 0.00%
7. Navajo 4 3.85% 0.00%
8. Apache 2 1.92% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 2 1.92% 0.00%
10. Paiute 2 1.92% 0.00%
11. Eskimo 2 1.92% 0.00%
12. Comanche 1 0.96% 0.00%
13. Creek 1 0.96% 0.00%
14. Delaware 1 0.96% 0.00%
15. Shoshone 1 0.96% 0.00%
16. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.96% 0.00%

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

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