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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 68,163 99.23% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 530 0.77% 100.00%
Total Asian 513 0.75% 96.79%
Southern Asian 119 0.17% 22.45%
Asian Indian 92 0.13% 17.36%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.38%
Pakistani 21 0.03% 3.96%
Sri Lankan 4 0.01% 0.75%
Southeastern Asian 110 0.16% 20.75%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 59 0.09% 11.13%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.19%
Malaysian 10 0.01% 1.89%
Thai 16 0.02% 3.02%
Vietnamese 24 0.03% 4.53%
Eastern Asian 260 0.38% 49.06%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 89 0.13% 16.79%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 98 0.14% 18.49%
Korean 59 0.09% 11.13%
Taiwanese 14 0.02% 2.64%
Other Asian or Not Specified 24 0.03% 4.53%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.02% 3.21%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 0.75%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% 0.75%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 8 0.01% 1.51%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.01% 1.13%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.38%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.19%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.19%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 4 0.01% 0.75%

* 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) 68,069 99.09% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 624 0.91% 100.00%
Mexican 360 0.52% 57.69%
Puerto Rican 58 0.08% 9.29%
Cuban 14 0.02% 2.24%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 19 0.03% 3.04%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 2 0.00% 0.32%
Honduran 1 0.00% 0.16%
Nicaraguan 5 0.01% 0.80%
Panamanian 4 0.01% 0.64%
Salvadorian 4 0.01% 0.64%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.48%
South American 20 0.03% 3.21%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.16%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 10 0.01% 1.60%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 6 0.01% 0.96%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.48%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 153 0.22% 24.52%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 26 0.04% 4.17%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.80%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 122 0.18% 19.55%


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 127 74.27% 0.18%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 10 5.85% 0.01%
3. Chickasaw 7 4.09% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 6 3.51% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 4 2.34% 0.01%
6. Latin American Indians 3 1.75% 0.00%
7. Potawatomi 2 1.17% 0.00%
8. Sioux 2 1.17% 0.00%
9. Apache 1 0.58% 0.00%
10. Cheyenne 1 0.58% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 1 0.58% 0.00%
12. Colville 1 0.58% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 0.58% 0.00%
14. Cree 1 0.58% 0.00%
15. Creek 1 0.58% 0.00%
16. Navajo 1 0.58% 0.00%
17. Seminole 1 0.58% 0.00%
18. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.58% 0.00%

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

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