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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 19,635 96.95% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 618 3.05% 100.00%
Total Asian 606 2.99% 98.06%
Southern Asian 53 0.26% 8.58%
Asian Indian 47 0.23% 7.61%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 5 0.02% 0.81%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.16%
Southeastern Asian 500 2.47% 80.91%
Cambodian 6 0.03% 0.97%
Filipino 3 0.01% 0.49%
Indonesian 6 0.03% 0.97%
Laotian 270 1.33% 43.69%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 14 0.07% 2.27%
Vietnamese 201 0.99% 32.52%
Eastern Asian 31 0.15% 5.02%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 16 0.08% 2.59%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 3 0.01% 0.49%
Korean 12 0.06% 1.94%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 22 0.11% 3.56%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 12 0.06% 1.94%
Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.02% 0.65%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.02% 0.65%
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 8 0.04% 1.29%

* 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) 15,672 77.38% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,581 22.62% 100.00%
Mexican 3,908 19.30% 85.31%
Puerto Rican 32 0.16% 0.70%
Cuban 5 0.02% 0.11%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 162 0.80% 3.54%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 88 0.43% 1.92%
Honduran 4 0.02% 0.09%
Nicaraguan 11 0.05% 0.24%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 48 0.24% 1.05%
Other Central American 11 0.05% 0.24%
South American 19 0.09% 0.41%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.02%
Columbian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.02%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 14 0.07% 0.31%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 3 0.01% 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 455 2.25% 9.93%
Spaniard 11 0.05% 0.24%
Spanish 17 0.08% 0.37%
Spanish American 3 0.01% 0.07%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 424 2.09% 9.26%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 170 60.71% 0.84%
2. Sioux 98 35.00% 0.48%
3. Lumbee 4 1.43% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 2 0.71% 0.01%
5. Cherokee 1 0.36% 0.00%
6. Choctaw 1 0.36% 0.00%
7. Colville 1 0.36% 0.00%
8. Houma 1 0.36% 0.00%
9. Aleut 1 0.36% 0.00%
10. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.36% 0.00%

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

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