St. Clair 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 163,559 99.59% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 676 0.41% 100.00%
Total Asian 645 0.39% 95.41%
Southern Asian 185 0.11% 27.37%
Asian Indian 157 0.10% 23.22%
Bangladeshi 4 0.00% 0.59%
Pakistani 24 0.01% 3.55%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 206 0.13% 30.47%
Cambodian 4 0.00% 0.59%
Filipino 131 0.08% 19.38%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 22 0.01% 3.25%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 16 0.01% 2.37%
Vietnamese 33 0.02% 4.88%
Eastern Asian 243 0.15% 35.95%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 83 0.05% 12.28%
Hmong 11 0.01% 1.63%
Japanese 42 0.03% 6.21%
Korean 107 0.07% 15.83%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 11 0.01% 1.63%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 31 0.02% 4.59%
Polynesian 14 0.01% 2.07%
Native Hawaiian 11 0.01% 1.63%
Samoan 3 0.00% 0.44%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.00% 1.04%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.00% 1.04%
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 10 0.01% 1.48%

* 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) 160,642 97.81% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,593 2.19% 100.00%
Mexican 2,609 1.59% 72.61%
Puerto Rican 199 0.12% 5.54%
Cuban 53 0.03% 1.48%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 35 0.02% 0.97%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 10 0.01% 0.28%
Honduran 11 0.01% 0.31%
Nicaraguan 5 0.00% 0.14%
Panamanian 4 0.00% 0.11%
Salvadorian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.06%
South American 42 0.03% 1.17%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Bolivian 4 0.00% 0.11%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.03%
Columbian 23 0.01% 0.64%
Ecuadorian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.06%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.08%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 655 0.40% 18.23%
Spaniard 15 0.01% 0.42%
Spanish 101 0.06% 2.81%
Spanish American 15 0.01% 0.42%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 524 0.32% 14.58%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Chippewa 247 41.58% 0.15%
2. Cherokee 89 14.98% 0.05%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 57 9.60% 0.03%
4. Iroquois 39 6.57% 0.02%
5. Latin American Indians 28 4.71% 0.02%
6. Apache 21 3.54% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 19 3.20% 0.01%
8. Ottawa 19 3.20% 0.01%
9. Delaware 15 2.53% 0.01%
10. Sioux 13 2.19% 0.01%
11. Pima 9 1.52% 0.01%
12. Potawatomi 7 1.18% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 6 1.01% 0.00%
14. Choctaw 5 0.84% 0.00%
15. Seminole 4 0.67% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 3 0.51% 0.00%
17. Navajo 3 0.51% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 3 0.51% 0.00%
19. Comanche 2 0.34% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 1 0.17% 0.00%
21. Cree 1 0.17% 0.00%
22. Creek 1 0.17% 0.00%
23. Menominee 1 0.17% 0.00%
24. Osage 1 0.17% 0.00%

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

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