Jackson 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 129,340 98.42% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,080 1.58% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,028 1.54% 97.50%
Southern Asian 197 0.15% 9.47%
Asian Indian 175 0.13% 8.41%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 19 0.01% 0.91%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.14%
Southeastern Asian 1,525 1.16% 73.32%
Cambodian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Filipino 239 0.18% 11.49%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.14%
Laotian 5 0.00% 0.24%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 40 0.03% 1.92%
Vietnamese 1,235 0.94% 59.38%
Eastern Asian 269 0.20% 12.93%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 126 0.10% 6.06%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 67 0.05% 3.22%
Korean 76 0.06% 3.65%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 37 0.03% 1.78%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 52 0.04% 2.50%
Polynesian 33 0.03% 1.59%
Native Hawaiian 26 0.02% 1.25%
Samoan 6 0.00% 0.29%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Micronesian 13 0.01% 0.63%
Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.01% 0.48%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.14%
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 6 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) 128,613 97.86% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,807 2.14% 100.00%
Mexican 1,498 1.14% 53.37%
Puerto Rican 365 0.28% 13.00%
Cuban 76 0.06% 2.71%
Dominican 11 0.01% 0.39%
Central American 95 0.07% 3.38%
Costa Rican 13 0.01% 0.46%
Guatemalan 12 0.01% 0.43%
Honduran 15 0.01% 0.53%
Nicaraguan 7 0.01% 0.25%
Panamanian 38 0.03% 1.35%
Salvadorian 9 0.01% 0.32%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.04%
South American 155 0.12% 5.52%
Argentinian 8 0.01% 0.29%
Bolivian 3 0.00% 0.11%
Chilean 12 0.01% 0.43%
Columbian 25 0.02% 0.89%
Ecuadorian 6 0.00% 0.21%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 19 0.01% 0.68%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 77 0.06% 2.74%
Other South American 5 0.00% 0.18%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 607 0.46% 21.62%
Spaniard 25 0.02% 0.89%
Spanish 102 0.08% 3.63%
Spanish American 19 0.01% 0.68%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 461 0.35% 16.42%


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 88 28.48% 0.07%
2. Choctaw 64 20.71% 0.05%
3. Creek 28 9.06% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 28 9.06% 0.02%
5. Houma 17 5.50% 0.01%
6. Navajo 13 4.21% 0.01%
7. Lumbee 9 2.91% 0.01%
8. Sioux 8 2.59% 0.01%
9. Apache 7 2.27% 0.01%
10. Chippewa 7 2.27% 0.01%
11. Iroquois 6 1.94% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 5 1.62% 0.00%
13. Ottawa 5 1.62% 0.00%
14. Seminole 4 1.29% 0.00%
15. Chickasaw 3 0.97% 0.00%
16. Delaware 3 0.97% 0.00%
17. Latin American Indians 3 0.97% 0.00%
18. Pima 2 0.65% 0.00%
19. Shoshone 2 0.65% 0.00%
20. Ute 2 0.65% 0.00%
21. Cheyenne 1 0.32% 0.00%
22. Paiute 1 0.32% 0.00%
23. Potawatomi 1 0.32% 0.00%
24. Pueblo 1 0.32% 0.00%
25. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.32% 0.00%

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

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