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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 70,786 98.95% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 749 1.05% 100.00%
Total Asian 730 1.02% 97.46%
Southern Asian 123 0.17% 16.42%
Asian Indian 113 0.16% 15.09%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 8 0.01% 1.07%
Sri Lankan 2 0.00% 0.27%
Southeastern Asian 171 0.24% 22.83%
Cambodian 36 0.05% 4.81%
Filipino 60 0.08% 8.01%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.40%
Laotian 24 0.03% 3.20%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 23 0.03% 3.07%
Vietnamese 25 0.03% 3.34%
Eastern Asian 411 0.57% 54.87%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 205 0.29% 27.37%
Hmong 2 0.00% 0.27%
Japanese 54 0.08% 7.21%
Korean 143 0.20% 19.09%
Taiwanese 7 0.01% 0.93%
Other Asian or Not Specified 25 0.03% 3.34%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 19 0.03% 2.54%
Polynesian 16 0.02% 2.14%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.01% 0.93%
Samoan 8 0.01% 1.07%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.40%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.00% 0.40%
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 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) 70,110 98.01% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,425 1.99% 100.00%
Mexican 186 0.26% 13.05%
Puerto Rican 816 1.14% 57.26%
Cuban 48 0.07% 3.37%
Dominican 14 0.02% 0.98%
Central American 58 0.08% 4.07%
Costa Rican 5 0.01% 0.35%
Guatemalan 8 0.01% 0.56%
Honduran 8 0.01% 0.56%
Nicaraguan 5 0.01% 0.35%
Panamanian 2 0.00% 0.14%
Salvadorian 28 0.04% 1.96%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.14%
South American 79 0.11% 5.54%
Argentinian 13 0.02% 0.91%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.35%
Columbian 21 0.03% 1.47%
Ecuadorian 12 0.02% 0.84%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.14%
Peruvian 18 0.03% 1.26%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.01% 0.28%
Other South American 4 0.01% 0.28%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 224 0.31% 15.72%
Spaniard 15 0.02% 1.05%
Spanish 45 0.06% 3.16%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.35%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 159 0.22% 11.16%


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 35 31.53% 0.05%
2. Iroquois 18 16.22% 0.03%
3. Cherokee 15 13.51% 0.02%
4. Blackfeet 11 9.91% 0.02%
5. Latin American Indians 8 7.21% 0.01%
6. Sioux 6 5.41% 0.01%
7. Delaware 5 4.50% 0.01%
8. Apache 3 2.70% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 2 1.80% 0.00%
10. Cree 2 1.80% 0.00%
11. Creek 2 1.80% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 1 0.90% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 1 0.90% 0.00%
14. Navajo 1 0.90% 0.00%
15. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.90% 0.00%

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

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