St. Joseph 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 62,059 99.42% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 363 0.58% 100.00%
Total Asian 355 0.57% 97.80%
Southern Asian 82 0.13% 22.59%
Asian Indian 81 0.13% 22.31%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 1 0.00% 0.28%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 147 0.24% 40.50%
Cambodian 39 0.06% 10.74%
Filipino 56 0.09% 15.43%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.28%
Laotian 20 0.03% 5.51%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 8 0.01% 2.20%
Vietnamese 23 0.04% 6.34%
Eastern Asian 119 0.19% 32.78%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 31 0.05% 8.54%
Hmong 14 0.02% 3.86%
Japanese 20 0.03% 5.51%
Korean 53 0.08% 14.60%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.28%
Other Asian or Not Specified 7 0.01% 1.93%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 8 0.01% 2.20%
Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.28%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.28%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.01% 1.38%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 1.38%
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 2 0.00% 0.55%

* 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) 59,934 96.01% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,488 3.99% 100.00%
Mexican 2,007 3.22% 80.67%
Puerto Rican 144 0.23% 5.79%
Cuban 10 0.02% 0.40%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 28 0.04% 1.13%
Costa Rican 6 0.01% 0.24%
Guatemalan 4 0.01% 0.16%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.08%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.08%
Panamanian 5 0.01% 0.20%
Salvadorian 9 0.01% 0.36%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 21 0.03% 0.84%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.08%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 10 0.02% 0.40%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 3 0.00% 0.12%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 5 0.01% 0.20%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 278 0.45% 11.17%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.08%
Spanish 41 0.07% 1.65%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.08%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 233 0.37% 9.36%


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 40 25.81% 0.06%
2. Chippewa 28 18.06% 0.04%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 20 12.90% 0.03%
4. Potawatomi 14 9.03% 0.02%
5. Latin American Indians 11 7.10% 0.02%
6. Lumbee 9 5.81% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 8 5.16% 0.01%
8. Ottawa 7 4.52% 0.01%
9. Iroquois 4 2.58% 0.01%
10. Sioux 3 1.94% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 2 1.29% 0.00%
12. Creek 2 1.29% 0.00%
13. Navajo 2 1.29% 0.00%
14. Comanche 1 0.65% 0.00%
15. Cree 1 0.65% 0.00%
16. Menominee 1 0.65% 0.00%
17. Seminole 1 0.65% 0.00%
18. Shoshone 1 0.65% 0.00%

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

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