Jasper 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 37,037 99.53% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 176 0.47% 100.00%
Total Asian 157 0.42% 89.20%
Southern Asian 31 0.08% 17.61%
Asian Indian 24 0.06% 13.64%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 7 0.02% 3.98%
Southeastern Asian 49 0.13% 27.84%
Cambodian 3 0.01% 1.70%
Filipino 13 0.03% 7.39%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 15 0.04% 8.52%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 9 0.02% 5.11%
Vietnamese 9 0.02% 5.11%
Eastern Asian 71 0.19% 40.34%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 17 0.05% 9.66%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.57%
Japanese 9 0.02% 5.11%
Korean 44 0.12% 25.00%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 6 0.02% 3.41%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 19 0.05% 10.80%
Polynesian 3 0.01% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.01% 1.14%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.57%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 16 0.04% 9.09%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 2.84%
Other Micronesian 11 0.03% 6.25%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 36,838 98.99% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 375 1.01% 100.00%
Mexican 237 0.64% 63.20%
Puerto Rican 8 0.02% 2.13%
Cuban 9 0.02% 2.40%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 2 0.01% 0.53%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 1 0.00% 0.27%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.27%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 13 0.03% 3.47%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.27%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 5 0.01% 1.33%
Ecuadorian 2 0.01% 0.53%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.01% 1.07%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.27%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 106 0.28% 28.27%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 19 0.05% 5.07%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 87 0.23% 23.20%


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 29.27% 0.03%
2. Sioux 11 26.83% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 5 12.20% 0.01%
4. Cheyenne 3 7.32% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 3 7.32% 0.01%
6. Chippewa 2 4.88% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 2 4.88% 0.01%
8. Aleut 2 4.88% 0.01%
9. Seminole 1 2.44% 0.00%

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

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