Putnam 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 35,821 99.45% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 198 0.55% 100.00%
Total Asian 185 0.51% 93.43%
Southern Asian 30 0.08% 15.15%
Asian Indian 30 0.08% 15.15%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 35 0.10% 17.68%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 20 0.06% 10.10%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 2 0.01% 1.01%
Vietnamese 13 0.04% 6.57%
Eastern Asian 104 0.29% 52.53%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 31 0.09% 15.66%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 56 0.16% 28.28%
Korean 15 0.04% 7.58%
Taiwanese 2 0.01% 1.01%
Other Asian or Not Specified 16 0.04% 8.08%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 13 0.04% 6.57%
Polynesian 7 0.02% 3.54%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% 2.53%
Samoan 2 0.01% 1.01%
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 6 0.02% 3.03%

* 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) 35,607 98.86% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 412 1.14% 100.00%
Mexican 252 0.70% 61.17%
Puerto Rican 36 0.10% 8.74%
Cuban 18 0.05% 4.37%
Dominican 2 0.01% 0.49%
Central American 11 0.03% 2.67%
Costa Rican 2 0.01% 0.49%
Guatemalan 3 0.01% 0.73%
Honduran 1 0.00% 0.24%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.24%
Panamanian 4 0.01% 0.97%
Salvadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 6 0.02% 1.46%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 2 0.01% 0.49%
Columbian 1 0.00% 0.24%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.01% 0.49%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.24%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 87 0.24% 21.12%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.24%
Spanish 6 0.02% 1.46%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 80 0.22% 19.42%


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 26 35.14% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 16 21.62% 0.04%
3. Navajo 11 14.86% 0.03%
4. Apache 7 9.46% 0.02%
5. Blackfeet 5 6.76% 0.01%
6. Latin American Indians 3 4.05% 0.01%
7. Sioux 2 2.70% 0.01%
8. Choctaw 1 1.35% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 1 1.35% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 1 1.35% 0.00%
11. Eskimo 1 1.35% 0.00%

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

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