Kalamazoo 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 234,222 98.16% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,381 1.84% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,301 1.80% 98.17%
Southern Asian 1,474 0.62% 33.65%
Asian Indian 1,348 0.56% 30.77%
Bangladeshi 17 0.01% 0.39%
Pakistani 96 0.04% 2.19%
Sri Lankan 13 0.01% 0.30%
Southeastern Asian 818 0.34% 18.67%
Cambodian 15 0.01% 0.34%
Filipino 305 0.13% 6.96%
Indonesian 24 0.01% 0.55%
Laotian 18 0.01% 0.41%
Malaysian 105 0.04% 2.40%
Thai 85 0.04% 1.94%
Vietnamese 266 0.11% 6.07%
Eastern Asian 1,895 0.79% 43.25%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 998 0.42% 22.78%
Hmong 3 0.00% 0.07%
Japanese 250 0.10% 5.71%
Korean 611 0.26% 13.95%
Taiwanese 33 0.01% 0.75%
Other Asian or Not Specified 114 0.05% 2.60%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 80 0.03% 1.83%
Polynesian 52 0.02% 1.19%
Native Hawaiian 34 0.01% 0.78%
Samoan 17 0.01% 0.39%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 19 0.01% 0.43%
Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.01% 0.39%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.05%
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 9 0.00% 0.21%

* 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) 232,292 97.36% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 6,311 2.64% 100.00%
Mexican 4,105 1.72% 65.05%
Puerto Rican 417 0.17% 6.61%
Cuban 191 0.08% 3.03%
Dominican 45 0.02% 0.71%
Central American 159 0.07% 2.52%
Costa Rican 11 0.00% 0.17%
Guatemalan 61 0.03% 0.97%
Honduran 19 0.01% 0.30%
Nicaraguan 6 0.00% 0.10%
Panamanian 42 0.02% 0.67%
Salvadorian 17 0.01% 0.27%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.05%
South American 222 0.09% 3.52%
Argentinian 21 0.01% 0.33%
Bolivian 8 0.00% 0.13%
Chilean 17 0.01% 0.27%
Columbian 69 0.03% 1.09%
Ecuadorian 19 0.01% 0.30%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Peruvian 21 0.01% 0.33%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 53 0.02% 0.84%
Other South American 11 0.00% 0.17%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,172 0.49% 18.57%
Spaniard 19 0.01% 0.30%
Spanish 196 0.08% 3.11%
Spanish American 6 0.00% 0.10%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 951 0.40% 15.07%


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 169 26.83% 0.07%
2. Chippewa 151 23.97% 0.06%
3. Potawatomi 93 14.76% 0.04%
4. Ottawa 50 7.94% 0.02%
5. Latin American Indians 34 5.40% 0.01%
6. Sioux 34 5.40% 0.01%
7. Apache 18 2.86% 0.01%
8. All Other Native American Tribes 15 2.38% 0.01%
9. Iroquois 14 2.22% 0.01%
10. Blackfeet 13 2.06% 0.01%
11. Choctaw 6 0.95% 0.00%
12. Lumbee 5 0.79% 0.00%
13. Cree 4 0.63% 0.00%
14. Creek 4 0.63% 0.00%
15. Alaskan Athabascan 4 0.63% 0.00%
16. Chickasaw 2 0.32% 0.00%
17. Navajo 2 0.32% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 2 0.32% 0.00%
19. Seminole 2 0.32% 0.00%
20. Yaqui 2 0.32% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 2 0.32% 0.00%
22. Cheyenne 1 0.16% 0.00%
23. Delaware 1 0.16% 0.00%
24. Pima 1 0.16% 0.00%
25. Shoshone 1 0.16% 0.00%

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

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