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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 106,503 99.35% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 696 0.65% 100.00%
Total Asian 655 0.61% 94.11%
Southern Asian 231 0.22% 33.19%
Asian Indian 212 0.20% 30.46%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 18 0.02% 2.59%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Southeastern Asian 219 0.20% 31.47%
Cambodian 32 0.03% 4.60%
Filipino 119 0.11% 17.10%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.29%
Laotian 24 0.02% 3.45%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 12 0.01% 1.72%
Vietnamese 30 0.03% 4.31%
Eastern Asian 179 0.17% 25.72%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 82 0.08% 11.78%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 26 0.02% 3.74%
Korean 71 0.07% 10.20%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 26 0.02% 3.74%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 41 0.04% 5.89%
Polynesian 24 0.02% 3.45%
Native Hawaiian 10 0.01% 1.44%
Samoan 14 0.01% 2.01%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 15 0.01% 2.16%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.00% 0.57%
Other Micronesian 11 0.01% 1.58%
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% 0.29%

* 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) 104,683 97.65% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,516 2.35% 100.00%
Mexican 1,894 1.77% 75.28%
Puerto Rican 91 0.08% 3.62%
Cuban 59 0.06% 2.34%
Dominican 4 0.00% 0.16%
Central American 73 0.07% 2.90%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.32%
Guatemalan 6 0.01% 0.24%
Honduran 13 0.01% 0.52%
Nicaraguan 4 0.00% 0.16%
Panamanian 19 0.02% 0.76%
Salvadorian 23 0.02% 0.91%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 49 0.05% 1.95%
Argentinian 5 0.00% 0.20%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.04%
Columbian 19 0.02% 0.76%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.08%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 8 0.01% 0.32%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 11 0.01% 0.44%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.04%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 346 0.32% 13.75%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 56 0.05% 2.23%
Spanish American 10 0.01% 0.40%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 280 0.26% 11.13%


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 97 43.69% 0.09%
2. Choctaw 42 18.92% 0.04%
3. Creek 13 5.86% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 12 5.41% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 11 4.95% 0.01%
6. Chippewa 9 4.05% 0.01%
7. Shoshone 7 3.15% 0.01%
8. Delaware 5 2.25% 0.00%
9. Navajo 5 2.25% 0.00%
10. Potawatomi 4 1.80% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 3 1.35% 0.00%
12. Comanche 3 1.35% 0.00%
13. Sioux 3 1.35% 0.00%
14. Houma 2 0.90% 0.00%
15. Iroquois 2 0.90% 0.00%
16. Apache 1 0.45% 0.00%
17. Kiowa 1 0.45% 0.00%
18. Osage 1 0.45% 0.00%
19. Pima 1 0.45% 0.00%

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

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