Hancock 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 42,577 99.09% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 390 0.91% 100.00%
Total Asian 374 0.87% 95.90%
Southern Asian 40 0.09% 10.26%
Asian Indian 40 0.09% 10.26%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 228 0.53% 58.46%
Cambodian 3 0.01% 0.77%
Filipino 61 0.14% 15.64%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.26%
Laotian 5 0.01% 1.28%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 158 0.37% 40.51%
Eastern Asian 98 0.23% 25.13%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 57 0.13% 14.62%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 28 0.07% 7.18%
Korean 13 0.03% 3.33%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 8 0.02% 2.05%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.04% 4.10%
Polynesian 9 0.02% 2.31%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% 0.77%
Samoan 6 0.01% 1.54%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.01% 1.28%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.51%
Other Micronesian 3 0.01% 0.77%
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% 0.51%

* 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) 42,192 98.20% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 775 1.80% 100.00%
Mexican 267 0.62% 34.45%
Puerto Rican 72 0.17% 9.29%
Cuban 59 0.14% 7.61%
Dominican 3 0.01% 0.39%
Central American 86 0.20% 11.10%
Costa Rican 5 0.01% 0.65%
Guatemalan 14 0.03% 1.81%
Honduran 43 0.10% 5.55%
Nicaraguan 3 0.01% 0.39%
Panamanian 12 0.03% 1.55%
Salvadorian 4 0.01% 0.52%
Other Central American 5 0.01% 0.65%
South American 26 0.06% 3.35%
Argentinian 5 0.01% 0.65%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.13%
Columbian 8 0.02% 1.03%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.26%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 3 0.01% 0.39%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 5 0.01% 0.65%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.26%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 262 0.61% 33.81%
Spaniard 25 0.06% 3.23%
Spanish 80 0.19% 10.32%
Spanish American 4 0.01% 0.52%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 153 0.36% 19.74%


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 56 30.43% 0.13%
2. Choctaw 52 28.26% 0.12%
3. Houma 28 15.22% 0.07%
4. Creek 11 5.98% 0.03%
5. Apache 6 3.26% 0.01%
6. All Other Native American Tribes 6 3.26% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 4 2.17% 0.01%
8. Latin American Indians 4 2.17% 0.01%
9. Potawatomi 3 1.63% 0.01%
10. Sioux 3 1.63% 0.01%
11. Alaskan Athabascan 3 1.63% 0.01%
12. Navajo 2 1.09% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 1 0.54% 0.00%
14. Delaware 1 0.54% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 1 0.54% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 0.54% 0.00%
17. Aleut 1 0.54% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 1 0.54% 0.00%

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

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