Christian 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 71,389 98.79% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 876 1.21% 100.00%
Total Asian 650 0.90% 74.20%
Southern Asian 109 0.15% 12.44%
Asian Indian 99 0.14% 11.30%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 4 0.01% 0.46%
Sri Lankan 6 0.01% 0.68%
Southeastern Asian 232 0.32% 26.48%
Cambodian 3 0.00% 0.34%
Filipino 184 0.25% 21.00%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.23%
Laotian 6 0.01% 0.68%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 11 0.02% 1.26%
Vietnamese 26 0.04% 2.97%
Eastern Asian 289 0.40% 32.99%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 33 0.05% 3.77%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 89 0.12% 10.16%
Korean 167 0.23% 19.06%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 20 0.03% 2.28%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 226 0.31% 25.80%
Polynesian 134 0.19% 15.30%
Native Hawaiian 36 0.05% 4.11%
Samoan 92 0.13% 10.50%
Tongan 4 0.01% 0.46%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.23%
Micronesian 76 0.11% 8.68%
Guamanian or Chamorro 61 0.08% 6.96%
Other Micronesian 15 0.02% 1.71%
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 16 0.02% 1.83%

* 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) 68,771 95.17% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,494 4.83% 100.00%
Mexican 1,410 1.95% 40.35%
Puerto Rican 1,103 1.53% 31.57%
Cuban 44 0.06% 1.26%
Dominican 45 0.06% 1.29%
Central American 207 0.29% 5.92%
Costa Rican 9 0.01% 0.26%
Guatemalan 10 0.01% 0.29%
Honduran 16 0.02% 0.46%
Nicaraguan 12 0.02% 0.34%
Panamanian 140 0.19% 4.01%
Salvadorian 18 0.02% 0.52%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.06%
South American 100 0.14% 2.86%
Argentinian 3 0.00% 0.09%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.14%
Columbian 30 0.04% 0.86%
Ecuadorian 22 0.03% 0.63%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 25 0.03% 0.72%
Uruguayan 3 0.00% 0.09%
Venezuelan 7 0.01% 0.20%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.09%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 585 0.81% 16.74%
Spaniard 8 0.01% 0.23%
Spanish 63 0.09% 1.80%
Spanish American 11 0.02% 0.31%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 503 0.70% 14.40%


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 90 37.97% 0.12%
2. Sioux 18 7.59% 0.02%
3. Navajo 17 7.17% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 17 7.17% 0.02%
5. Choctaw 15 6.33% 0.02%
6. Chippewa 13 5.49% 0.02%
7. Creek 9 3.80% 0.01%
8. Blackfeet 7 2.95% 0.01%
9. Pueblo 7 2.95% 0.01%
10. Comanche 6 2.53% 0.01%
11. Lumbee 6 2.53% 0.01%
12. Latin American Indians 5 2.11% 0.01%
13. Apache 4 1.69% 0.01%
14. Aleut 4 1.69% 0.01%
15. Chickasaw 3 1.27% 0.00%
16. Iroquois 3 1.27% 0.00%
17. Kiowa 3 1.27% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 2 0.84% 0.00%
19. Cheyenne 1 0.42% 0.00%
20. Cree 1 0.42% 0.00%
21. Ottawa 1 0.42% 0.00%
22. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.42% 0.00%
23. Seminole 1 0.42% 0.00%
24. Shoshone 1 0.42% 0.00%
25. Yuman 1 0.42% 0.00%
26. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.42% 0.00%

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

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