Lee 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 37,884 99.56% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 168 0.44% 100.00%
Total Asian 146 0.38% 86.90%
Southern Asian 26 0.07% 15.48%
Asian Indian 24 0.06% 14.29%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 2 0.01% 1.19%
Southeastern Asian 50 0.13% 29.76%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 27 0.07% 16.07%
Indonesian 3 0.01% 1.79%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.60%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 2 0.01% 1.19%
Vietnamese 17 0.04% 10.12%
Eastern Asian 57 0.15% 33.93%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 21 0.06% 12.50%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 6 0.02% 3.57%
Korean 30 0.08% 17.86%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 13 0.03% 7.74%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 22 0.06% 13.10%
Polynesian 5 0.01% 2.98%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% 1.19%
Samoan 3 0.01% 1.79%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 16 0.04% 9.52%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 2.98%
Other Micronesian 11 0.03% 6.55%
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 1 0.00% 0.60%

* 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) 37,150 97.63% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 902 2.37% 100.00%
Mexican 745 1.96% 82.59%
Puerto Rican 30 0.08% 3.33%
Cuban 6 0.02% 0.67%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 14 0.04% 1.55%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Honduran 6 0.02% 0.67%
Nicaraguan 5 0.01% 0.55%
Panamanian 2 0.01% 0.22%
Salvadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 15 0.04% 1.66%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 3 0.01% 0.33%
Ecuadorian 3 0.01% 0.33%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Peruvian 5 0.01% 0.55%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 2 0.01% 0.22%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 92 0.24% 10.20%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.11%
Spanish 4 0.01% 0.44%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 87 0.23% 9.65%


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 12 26.67% 0.03%
2. Sioux 10 22.22% 0.03%
3. Apache 6 13.33% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 4 8.89% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 3 6.67% 0.01%
6. Latin American Indians 2 4.44% 0.01%
7. Pueblo 2 4.44% 0.01%
8. Chickasaw 1 2.22% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 1 2.22% 0.00%
10. Comanche 1 2.22% 0.00%
11. Iroquois 1 2.22% 0.00%
12. Kiowa 1 2.22% 0.00%
13. Tlingit-Haida 1 2.22% 0.00%

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

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