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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 22,921 99.64% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 82 0.36% 100.00%
Total Asian 78 0.34% 95.12%
Southern Asian 10 0.04% 12.20%
Asian Indian 8 0.03% 9.76%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 2 0.01% 2.44%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 42 0.18% 51.22%
Cambodian 15 0.07% 18.29%
Filipino 20 0.09% 24.39%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 3.66%
Vietnamese 4 0.02% 4.88%
Eastern Asian 25 0.11% 30.49%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1 0.00% 1.22%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 5 0.02% 6.10%
Korean 19 0.08% 23.17%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 1 0.00% 1.22%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 4 0.02% 4.88%
Polynesian 2 0.01% 2.44%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 2 0.01% 2.44%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.01% 2.44%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% 2.44%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 22,782 99.04% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 221 0.96% 100.00%
Mexican 111 0.48% 50.23%
Puerto Rican 24 0.10% 10.86%
Cuban 4 0.02% 1.81%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.45%
Central American 4 0.02% 1.81%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 4 0.02% 1.81%
Salvadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 3 0.01% 1.36%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 3 0.01% 1.36%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 74 0.32% 33.48%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 5 0.02% 2.26%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.45%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 68 0.30% 30.77%


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 119 70.83% 0.52%
2. Sioux 17 10.12% 0.07%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 11 6.55% 0.05%
4. Apache 5 2.98% 0.02%
5. Blackfeet 3 1.79% 0.01%
6. Navajo 3 1.79% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 1 0.60% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 1 0.60% 0.00%
9. Creek 1 0.60% 0.00%
10. Delaware 1 0.60% 0.00%
11. Latin American Indians 1 0.60% 0.00%
12. Osage 1 0.60% 0.00%
13. Ottawa 1 0.60% 0.00%
14. Potawatomi 1 0.60% 0.00%
15. Shoshone 1 0.60% 0.00%
16. Eskimo 1 0.60% 0.00%

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

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