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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 491,166 97.79% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 11,100 2.21% 100.00%
Total Asian 10,939 2.18% 98.55%
Southern Asian 4,026 0.80% 36.27%
Asian Indian 3,549 0.71% 31.97%
Bangladeshi 34 0.01% 0.31%
Pakistani 428 0.09% 3.86%
Sri Lankan 15 0.00% 0.14%
Southeastern Asian 3,896 0.78% 35.10%
Cambodian 163 0.03% 1.47%
Filipino 2,973 0.59% 26.78%
Indonesian 20 0.00% 0.18%
Laotian 294 0.06% 2.65%
Malaysian 16 0.00% 0.14%
Thai 116 0.02% 1.05%
Vietnamese 314 0.06% 2.83%
Eastern Asian 2,827 0.56% 25.47%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,547 0.31% 13.94%
Hmong 24 0.00% 0.22%
Japanese 291 0.06% 2.62%
Korean 919 0.18% 8.28%
Taiwanese 46 0.01% 0.41%
Other Asian or Not Specified 190 0.04% 1.71%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 161 0.03% 1.45%
Polynesian 78 0.02% 0.70%
Native Hawaiian 31 0.01% 0.28%
Samoan 42 0.01% 0.38%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 5 0.00% 0.05%
Micronesian 28 0.01% 0.25%
Guamanian or Chamorro 27 0.01% 0.24%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Melanesian 3 0.00% 0.03%
Fijian 3 0.00% 0.03%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 52 0.01% 0.47%

* 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) 458,498 91.29% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 43,768 8.71% 100.00%
Mexican 35,416 7.05% 80.92%
Puerto Rican 2,480 0.49% 5.67%
Cuban 419 0.08% 0.96%
Dominican 62 0.01% 0.14%
Central American 379 0.08% 0.87%
Costa Rican 37 0.01% 0.08%
Guatemalan 165 0.03% 0.38%
Honduran 52 0.01% 0.12%
Nicaraguan 13 0.00% 0.03%
Panamanian 36 0.01% 0.08%
Salvadorian 58 0.01% 0.13%
Other Central American 18 0.00% 0.04%
South American 646 0.13% 1.48%
Argentinian 62 0.01% 0.14%
Bolivian 21 0.00% 0.05%
Chilean 34 0.01% 0.08%
Columbian 206 0.04% 0.47%
Ecuadorian 95 0.02% 0.22%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 126 0.03% 0.29%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 43 0.01% 0.10%
Other South American 52 0.01% 0.12%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,366 0.87% 9.98%
Spaniard 68 0.01% 0.16%
Spanish 498 0.10% 1.14%
Spanish American 51 0.01% 0.12%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 3,749 0.75% 8.57%


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 135 25.52% 0.03%
2. Latin American Indians 93 17.58% 0.02%
3. Chippewa 52 9.83% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 39 7.37% 0.01%
5. Apache 29 5.48% 0.01%
6. Sioux 27 5.10% 0.01%
7. Potawatomi 24 4.54% 0.00%
8. Creek 21 3.97% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 20 3.78% 0.00%
10. Choctaw 16 3.02% 0.00%
11. Iroquois 14 2.65% 0.00%
12. Navajo 14 2.65% 0.00%
13. Cheyenne 9 1.70% 0.00%
14. Delaware 7 1.32% 0.00%
15. Comanche 4 0.76% 0.00%
16. Menominee 4 0.76% 0.00%
17. Lumbee 3 0.57% 0.00%
18. Ottawa 3 0.57% 0.00%
19. Chickasaw 2 0.38% 0.00%
20. Cree 2 0.38% 0.00%
21. Seminole 2 0.38% 0.00%
22. Yaqui 2 0.38% 0.00%
23. Tlingit-Haida 2 0.38% 0.00%
24. Crow 1 0.19% 0.00%
25. Kiowa 1 0.19% 0.00%
26. Pueblo 1 0.19% 0.00%
27. Yakama 1 0.19% 0.00%
28. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.19% 0.00%

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

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