Clay 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 50,770 99.10% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 459 0.90% 100.00%
Total Asian 445 0.87% 96.95%
Southern Asian 72 0.14% 15.69%
Asian Indian 57 0.11% 12.42%
Bangladeshi 7 0.01% 1.53%
Pakistani 4 0.01% 0.87%
Sri Lankan 4 0.01% 0.87%
Southeastern Asian 185 0.36% 40.31%
Cambodian 3 0.01% 0.65%
Filipino 24 0.05% 5.23%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.44%
Laotian 20 0.04% 4.36%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 6 0.01% 1.31%
Vietnamese 130 0.25% 28.32%
Eastern Asian 164 0.32% 35.73%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 44 0.09% 9.59%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 37 0.07% 8.06%
Korean 78 0.15% 16.99%
Taiwanese 5 0.01% 1.09%
Other Asian or Not Specified 24 0.05% 5.23%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 14 0.03% 3.05%
Polynesian 10 0.02% 2.18%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% 1.31%
Samoan 4 0.01% 0.87%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 3 0.01% 0.65%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.22%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.44%
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 1 0.00% 0.22%

* 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) 49,357 96.35% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,872 3.65% 100.00%
Mexican 1,154 2.25% 61.65%
Puerto Rican 36 0.07% 1.92%
Cuban 20 0.04% 1.07%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 32 0.06% 1.71%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.11%
Guatemalan 7 0.01% 0.37%
Honduran 6 0.01% 0.32%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.11%
Panamanian 12 0.02% 0.64%
Salvadorian 3 0.01% 0.16%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 22 0.04% 1.18%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 3 0.01% 0.16%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.05%
Columbian 14 0.03% 0.75%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.05%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 608 1.19% 32.48%
Spaniard 8 0.02% 0.43%
Spanish 22 0.04% 1.18%
Spanish American 3 0.01% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 575 1.12% 30.72%


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 305 55.86% 0.60%
2. Sioux 190 34.80% 0.37%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 27 4.95% 0.05%
4. Latin American Indians 10 1.83% 0.02%
5. Cheyenne 3 0.55% 0.01%
6. Creek 3 0.55% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 2 0.37% 0.00%
8. Iroquois 2 0.37% 0.00%
9. Apache 1 0.18% 0.00%
10. Cherokee 1 0.18% 0.00%
11. Pima 1 0.18% 0.00%
12. Yakama 1 0.18% 0.00%

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

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