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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 228,934 92.37% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 18,908 7.63% 100.00%
Total Asian 18,822 7.59% 99.55%
Southern Asian 5,444 2.20% 28.79%
Asian Indian 4,768 1.92% 25.22%
Bangladeshi 48 0.02% 0.25%
Pakistani 574 0.23% 3.04%
Sri Lankan 54 0.02% 0.29%
Southeastern Asian 2,215 0.89% 11.71%
Cambodian 83 0.03% 0.44%
Filipino 1,023 0.41% 5.41%
Indonesian 22 0.01% 0.12%
Laotian 6 0.00% 0.03%
Malaysian 6 0.00% 0.03%
Thai 178 0.07% 0.94%
Vietnamese 897 0.36% 4.74%
Eastern Asian 10,855 4.38% 57.41%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 4,043 1.63% 21.38%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 396 0.16% 2.09%
Korean 6,188 2.50% 32.73%
Taiwanese 228 0.09% 1.21%
Other Asian or Not Specified 308 0.12% 1.63%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 86 0.03% 0.45%
Polynesian 49 0.02% 0.26%
Native Hawaiian 33 0.01% 0.17%
Samoan 14 0.01% 0.07%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 27 0.01% 0.14%
Guamanian or Chamorro 24 0.01% 0.13%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.02%
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 10 0.00% 0.05%

* 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) 240,352 96.98% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 7,490 3.02% 100.00%
Mexican 1,981 0.80% 26.45%
Puerto Rican 1,388 0.56% 18.53%
Cuban 399 0.16% 5.33%
Dominican 104 0.04% 1.39%
Central American 1,055 0.43% 14.09%
Costa Rican 42 0.02% 0.56%
Guatemalan 100 0.04% 1.34%
Honduran 196 0.08% 2.62%
Nicaraguan 54 0.02% 0.72%
Panamanian 123 0.05% 1.64%
Salvadorian 492 0.20% 6.57%
Other Central American 48 0.02% 0.64%
South American 868 0.35% 11.59%
Argentinian 97 0.04% 1.30%
Bolivian 55 0.02% 0.73%
Chilean 119 0.05% 1.59%
Columbian 205 0.08% 2.74%
Ecuadorian 66 0.03% 0.88%
Paraguayan 15 0.01% 0.20%
Peruvian 180 0.07% 2.40%
Uruguayan 25 0.01% 0.33%
Venezuelan 57 0.02% 0.76%
Other South American 49 0.02% 0.65%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,695 0.68% 22.63%
Spaniard 58 0.02% 0.77%
Spanish 332 0.13% 4.43%
Spanish American 34 0.01% 0.45%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,271 0.51% 16.97%


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 126 32.81% 0.05%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 90 23.44% 0.04%
3. Latin American Indians 30 7.81% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 24 6.25% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 17 4.43% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 15 3.91% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 13 3.39% 0.01%
8. Sioux 11 2.86% 0.00%
9. Apache 10 2.60% 0.00%
10. Navajo 9 2.34% 0.00%
11. Delaware 7 1.82% 0.00%
12. Creek 6 1.56% 0.00%
13. Chippewa 4 1.04% 0.00%
14. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.78% 0.00%
15. Osage 2 0.52% 0.00%
16. Yaqui 2 0.52% 0.00%
17. Yuman 2 0.52% 0.00%
18. Aleut 2 0.52% 0.00%
19. Eskimo 2 0.52% 0.00%
20. Cheyenne 1 0.26% 0.00%
21. Colville 1 0.26% 0.00%
22. Comanche 1 0.26% 0.00%
23. Cree 1 0.26% 0.00%
24. Menominee 1 0.26% 0.00%
25. Potawatomi 1 0.26% 0.00%
26. Pueblo 1 0.26% 0.00%
27. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.26% 0.00%
28. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.26% 0.00%

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

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