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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 143,865 99.27% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,054 0.73% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,007 0.69% 95.54%
Southern Asian 154 0.11% 14.61%
Asian Indian 142 0.10% 13.47%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.19%
Pakistani 6 0.00% 0.57%
Sri Lankan 4 0.00% 0.38%
Southeastern Asian 191 0.13% 18.12%
Cambodian 4 0.00% 0.38%
Filipino 91 0.06% 8.63%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.19%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Thai 19 0.01% 1.80%
Vietnamese 73 0.05% 6.93%
Eastern Asian 613 0.42% 58.16%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 363 0.25% 34.44%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 98 0.07% 9.30%
Korean 145 0.10% 13.76%
Taiwanese 7 0.00% 0.66%
Other Asian or Not Specified 49 0.03% 4.65%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 47 0.03% 4.46%
Polynesian 36 0.02% 3.42%
Native Hawaiian 18 0.01% 1.71%
Samoan 18 0.01% 1.71%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 8 0.01% 0.76%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 0.76%
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 3 0.00% 0.28%

* 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) 144,037 99.39% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 882 0.61% 100.00%
Mexican 245 0.17% 27.78%
Puerto Rican 248 0.17% 28.12%
Cuban 35 0.02% 3.97%
Dominican 19 0.01% 2.15%
Central American 45 0.03% 5.10%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.91%
Guatemalan 3 0.00% 0.34%
Honduran 9 0.01% 1.02%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Panamanian 15 0.01% 1.70%
Salvadorian 7 0.00% 0.79%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.23%
South American 70 0.05% 7.94%
Argentinian 12 0.01% 1.36%
Bolivian 7 0.00% 0.79%
Chilean 9 0.01% 1.02%
Columbian 9 0.01% 1.02%
Ecuadorian 6 0.00% 0.68%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 12 0.01% 1.36%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 10 0.01% 1.13%
Other South American 5 0.00% 0.57%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 220 0.15% 24.94%
Spaniard 7 0.00% 0.79%
Spanish 56 0.04% 6.35%
Spanish American 3 0.00% 0.34%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 154 0.11% 17.46%


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 1,088 91.97% 0.75%
2. Cherokee 26 2.20% 0.02%
3. Iroquois 12 1.01% 0.01%
4. Apache 9 0.76% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 7 0.59% 0.00%
6. Sioux 7 0.59% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 6 0.51% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 6 0.51% 0.00%
9. Latin American Indians 6 0.51% 0.00%
10. Cree 3 0.25% 0.00%
11. Navajo 3 0.25% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 2 0.17% 0.00%
13. Shoshone 2 0.17% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 0.08% 0.00%
15. Crow 1 0.08% 0.00%
16. Lumbee 1 0.08% 0.00%
17. Seminole 1 0.08% 0.00%
18. Yaqui 1 0.08% 0.00%
19. Eskimo 1 0.08% 0.00%

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

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