Cass 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 40,692 99.42% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 238 0.58% 100.00%
Total Asian 221 0.54% 92.86%
Southern Asian 30 0.07% 12.61%
Asian Indian 30 0.07% 12.61%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 113 0.28% 47.48%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 38 0.09% 15.97%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 22 0.05% 9.24%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 1.26%
Vietnamese 50 0.12% 21.01%
Eastern Asian 59 0.14% 24.79%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 39 0.10% 16.39%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 15 0.04% 6.30%
Korean 5 0.01% 2.10%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 19 0.05% 7.98%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.04% 7.14%
Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 12 0.03% 5.04%
Guamanian or Chamorro 12 0.03% 5.04%
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 5 0.01% 2.10%

* 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) 38,025 92.90% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,905 7.10% 100.00%
Mexican 2,344 5.73% 80.69%
Puerto Rican 60 0.15% 2.07%
Cuban 52 0.13% 1.79%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.03%
Central American 184 0.45% 6.33%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 88 0.22% 3.03%
Honduran 12 0.03% 0.41%
Nicaraguan 6 0.01% 0.21%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Salvadorian 73 0.18% 2.51%
Other Central American 4 0.01% 0.14%
South American 16 0.04% 0.55%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.03%
Columbian 2 0.00% 0.07%
Ecuadorian 6 0.01% 0.21%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.02% 0.24%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 248 0.61% 8.54%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.03%
Spanish 23 0.06% 0.79%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.03%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 223 0.54% 7.68%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 29 34.12% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 23 27.06% 0.06%
3. Cherokee 11 12.94% 0.03%
4. Chippewa 4 4.71% 0.01%
5. Sioux 4 4.71% 0.01%
6. Blackfeet 2 2.35% 0.00%
7. Choctaw 2 2.35% 0.00%
8. Iroquois 2 2.35% 0.00%
9. Osage 2 2.35% 0.00%
10. Apache 1 1.18% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 1 1.18% 0.00%
12. Creek 1 1.18% 0.00%
13. Navajo 1 1.18% 0.00%
14. Seminole 1 1.18% 0.00%
15. Tlingit-Haida 1 1.18% 0.00%

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

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