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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 341,293 98.02% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 6,896 1.98% 100.00%
Total Asian 6,802 1.95% 98.64%
Southern Asian 903 0.26% 13.09%
Asian Indian 845 0.24% 12.25%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.01%
Pakistani 46 0.01% 0.67%
Sri Lankan 11 0.00% 0.16%
Southeastern Asian 4,200 1.21% 60.90%
Cambodian 34 0.01% 0.49%
Filipino 454 0.13% 6.58%
Indonesian 10 0.00% 0.15%
Laotian 290 0.08% 4.21%
Malaysian 18 0.01% 0.26%
Thai 75 0.02% 1.09%
Vietnamese 3,319 0.95% 48.13%
Eastern Asian 1,550 0.45% 22.48%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 980 0.28% 14.21%
Hmong 6 0.00% 0.09%
Japanese 217 0.06% 3.15%
Korean 289 0.08% 4.19%
Taiwanese 58 0.02% 0.84%
Other Asian or Not Specified 149 0.04% 2.16%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 94 0.03% 1.36%
Polynesian 48 0.01% 0.70%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.00% 0.23%
Samoan 31 0.01% 0.45%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 29 0.01% 0.42%
Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.01% 0.33%
Other Micronesian 6 0.00% 0.09%
Melanesian 3 0.00% 0.04%
Fijian 3 0.00% 0.04%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 14 0.00% 0.20%

* 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) 341,167 97.98% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 7,022 2.02% 100.00%
Mexican 4,111 1.18% 58.54%
Puerto Rican 500 0.14% 7.12%
Cuban 373 0.11% 5.31%
Dominican 41 0.01% 0.58%
Central American 299 0.09% 4.26%
Costa Rican 13 0.00% 0.19%
Guatemalan 39 0.01% 0.56%
Honduran 82 0.02% 1.17%
Nicaraguan 48 0.01% 0.68%
Panamanian 64 0.02% 0.91%
Salvadorian 42 0.01% 0.60%
Other Central American 11 0.00% 0.16%
South American 256 0.07% 3.65%
Argentinian 20 0.01% 0.28%
Bolivian 25 0.01% 0.36%
Chilean 39 0.01% 0.56%
Columbian 65 0.02% 0.93%
Ecuadorian 18 0.01% 0.26%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 40 0.01% 0.57%
Uruguayan 5 0.00% 0.07%
Venezuelan 26 0.01% 0.37%
Other South American 17 0.00% 0.24%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,442 0.41% 20.54%
Spaniard 67 0.02% 0.95%
Spanish 333 0.10% 4.74%
Spanish American 15 0.00% 0.21%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,027 0.29% 14.63%


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 228 45.42% 0.07%
2. Latin American Indians 52 10.36% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 37 7.37% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 27 5.38% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 25 4.98% 0.01%
6. Sioux 24 4.78% 0.01%
7. Iroquois 19 3.78% 0.01%
8. Navajo 15 2.99% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 12 2.39% 0.00%
10. Apache 9 1.79% 0.00%
11. Tlingit-Haida 9 1.79% 0.00%
12. Creek 5 1.00% 0.00%
13. Osage 5 1.00% 0.00%
14. Delaware 4 0.80% 0.00%
15. Lumbee 4 0.80% 0.00%
16. Seminole 4 0.80% 0.00%
17. Cree 3 0.60% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 3 0.60% 0.00%
19. Cheyenne 2 0.40% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 2 0.40% 0.00%
21. Kiowa 2 0.40% 0.00%
22. Potawatomi 2 0.40% 0.00%
23. Alaskan Athabascan 2 0.40% 0.00%
24. Eskimo 2 0.40% 0.00%
25. Crow 1 0.20% 0.00%
26. Pima 1 0.20% 0.00%
27. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.20% 0.00%
28. Ute 1 0.20% 0.00%
29. Yuman 1 0.20% 0.00%

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

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