Carver 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 69,120 98.45% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,085 1.55% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,075 1.53% 99.08%
Southern Asian 102 0.15% 9.40%
Asian Indian 96 0.14% 8.85%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 4 0.01% 0.37%
Sri Lankan 2 0.00% 0.18%
Southeastern Asian 520 0.74% 47.93%
Cambodian 93 0.13% 8.57%
Filipino 98 0.14% 9.03%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 132 0.19% 12.17%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 6 0.01% 0.55%
Vietnamese 191 0.27% 17.60%
Eastern Asian 413 0.59% 38.06%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 132 0.19% 12.17%
Hmong 36 0.05% 3.32%
Japanese 37 0.05% 3.41%
Korean 204 0.29% 18.80%
Taiwanese 4 0.01% 0.37%
Other Asian or Not Specified 40 0.06% 3.69%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 10 0.01% 0.92%
Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.09%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.18%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.18%
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 7 0.01% 0.65%

* 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) 68,414 97.45% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,791 2.55% 100.00%
Mexican 1,190 1.70% 66.44%
Puerto Rican 61 0.09% 3.41%
Cuban 23 0.03% 1.28%
Dominican 8 0.01% 0.45%
Central American 110 0.16% 6.14%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.06%
Guatemalan 46 0.07% 2.57%
Honduran 36 0.05% 2.01%
Nicaraguan 8 0.01% 0.45%
Panamanian 2 0.00% 0.11%
Salvadorian 15 0.02% 0.84%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.11%
South American 71 0.10% 3.96%
Argentinian 4 0.01% 0.22%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.28%
Columbian 30 0.04% 1.68%
Ecuadorian 7 0.01% 0.39%
Paraguayan 5 0.01% 0.28%
Peruvian 19 0.03% 1.06%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 328 0.47% 18.31%
Spaniard 4 0.01% 0.22%
Spanish 74 0.11% 4.13%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.28%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 245 0.35% 13.68%


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 20 27.03% 0.03%
2. Sioux 12 16.22% 0.02%
3. Cherokee 11 14.86% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 11 14.86% 0.02%
5. Latin American Indians 6 8.11% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 3 4.05% 0.00%
7. Choctaw 2 2.70% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 2 2.70% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 1 1.35% 0.00%
10. Crow 1 1.35% 0.00%
11. Kiowa 1 1.35% 0.00%
12. Osage 1 1.35% 0.00%
13. Shoshone 1 1.35% 0.00%
14. Ute 1 1.35% 0.00%
15. Eskimo 1 1.35% 0.00%

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

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