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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 364,797 97.38% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 9,804 2.62% 100.00%
Total Asian 9,601 2.56% 97.93%
Southern Asian 1,488 0.40% 15.18%
Asian Indian 1,380 0.37% 14.08%
Bangladeshi 18 0.00% 0.18%
Pakistani 75 0.02% 0.76%
Sri Lankan 15 0.00% 0.15%
Southeastern Asian 5,690 1.52% 58.04%
Cambodian 358 0.10% 3.65%
Filipino 405 0.11% 4.13%
Indonesian 17 0.00% 0.17%
Laotian 1,810 0.48% 18.46%
Malaysian 10 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 583 0.16% 5.95%
Vietnamese 2,507 0.67% 25.57%
Eastern Asian 2,021 0.54% 20.61%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 906 0.24% 9.24%
Hmong 185 0.05% 1.89%
Japanese 193 0.05% 1.97%
Korean 710 0.19% 7.24%
Taiwanese 27 0.01% 0.28%
Other Asian or Not Specified 402 0.11% 4.10%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 203 0.05% 2.07%
Polynesian 75 0.02% 0.76%
Native Hawaiian 41 0.01% 0.42%
Samoan 26 0.01% 0.27%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 8 0.00% 0.08%
Micronesian 95 0.03% 0.97%
Guamanian or Chamorro 39 0.01% 0.40%
Other Micronesian 56 0.01% 0.57%
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 33 0.01% 0.34%

* 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) 358,111 95.60% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 16,490 4.40% 100.00%
Mexican 12,062 3.22% 73.15%
Puerto Rican 466 0.12% 2.83%
Cuban 127 0.03% 0.77%
Dominican 27 0.01% 0.16%
Central American 880 0.23% 5.34%
Costa Rican 41 0.01% 0.25%
Guatemalan 188 0.05% 1.14%
Honduran 119 0.03% 0.72%
Nicaraguan 51 0.01% 0.31%
Panamanian 37 0.01% 0.22%
Salvadorian 419 0.11% 2.54%
Other Central American 25 0.01% 0.15%
South American 467 0.12% 2.83%
Argentinian 31 0.01% 0.19%
Bolivian 13 0.00% 0.08%
Chilean 31 0.01% 0.19%
Columbian 80 0.02% 0.49%
Ecuadorian 202 0.05% 1.22%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 63 0.02% 0.38%
Uruguayan 3 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 23 0.01% 0.14%
Other South American 16 0.00% 0.10%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,461 0.66% 14.92%
Spaniard 52 0.01% 0.32%
Spanish 339 0.09% 2.06%
Spanish American 30 0.01% 0.18%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,040 0.54% 12.37%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 138 22.81% 0.04%
2. Cherokee 122 20.17% 0.03%
3. Sioux 112 18.51% 0.03%
4. Chippewa 49 8.10% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 36 5.95% 0.01%
6. Apache 21 3.47% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 21 3.47% 0.01%
8. Choctaw 13 2.15% 0.00%
9. Navajo 13 2.15% 0.00%
10. Comanche 9 1.49% 0.00%
11. Creek 9 1.49% 0.00%
12. Eskimo 7 1.16% 0.00%
13. Iroquois 6 0.99% 0.00%
14. Chickasaw 5 0.83% 0.00%
15. Delaware 5 0.83% 0.00%
16. Paiute 5 0.83% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 5 0.83% 0.00%
18. Kiowa 4 0.66% 0.00%
19. Cheyenne 3 0.50% 0.00%
20. Seminole 3 0.50% 0.00%
21. Ute 3 0.50% 0.00%
22. Alaskan Athabascan 3 0.50% 0.00%
23. Menominee 2 0.33% 0.00%
24. Osage 2 0.33% 0.00%
25. Shoshone 2 0.33% 0.00%
26. Colville 1 0.17% 0.00%
27. Cree 1 0.17% 0.00%
28. Ottawa 1 0.17% 0.00%
29. Pima 1 0.17% 0.00%
30. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.17% 0.00%
31. Aleut 1 0.17% 0.00%
32. All Other Alaskan Tribes 1 0.17% 0.00%

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

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