Strafford 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 110,639 98.58% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,594 1.42% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,541 1.37% 96.68%
Southern Asian 260 0.23% 16.31%
Asian Indian 252 0.22% 15.81%
Bangladeshi 5 0.00% 0.31%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.19%
Southeastern Asian 625 0.56% 39.21%
Cambodian 77 0.07% 4.83%
Filipino 98 0.09% 6.15%
Indonesian 173 0.15% 10.85%
Laotian 86 0.08% 5.40%
Malaysian 22 0.02% 1.38%
Thai 59 0.05% 3.70%
Vietnamese 110 0.10% 6.90%
Eastern Asian 591 0.53% 37.08%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 406 0.36% 25.47%
Hmong 5 0.00% 0.31%
Japanese 65 0.06% 4.08%
Korean 105 0.09% 6.59%
Taiwanese 10 0.01% 0.63%
Other Asian or Not Specified 65 0.06% 4.08%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 53 0.05% 3.32%
Polynesian 23 0.02% 1.44%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.01% 1.00%
Samoan 7 0.01% 0.44%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 23 0.02% 1.44%
Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.02% 1.44%
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 7 0.01% 0.44%

* 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) 111,078 98.97% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,155 1.03% 100.00%
Mexican 248 0.22% 21.47%
Puerto Rican 272 0.24% 23.55%
Cuban 68 0.06% 5.89%
Dominican 59 0.05% 5.11%
Central American 50 0.04% 4.33%
Costa Rican 16 0.01% 1.39%
Guatemalan 10 0.01% 0.87%
Honduran 4 0.00% 0.35%
Nicaraguan 4 0.00% 0.35%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.69%
Salvadorian 7 0.01% 0.61%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.09%
South American 107 0.10% 9.26%
Argentinian 11 0.01% 0.95%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 16 0.01% 1.39%
Columbian 35 0.03% 3.03%
Ecuadorian 15 0.01% 1.30%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.17%
Peruvian 12 0.01% 1.04%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.17%
Venezuelan 8 0.01% 0.69%
Other South American 6 0.01% 0.52%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 351 0.31% 30.39%
Spaniard 11 0.01% 0.95%
Spanish 88 0.08% 7.62%
Spanish American 4 0.00% 0.35%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 248 0.22% 21.47%


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 66 47.83% 0.06%
2. Cherokee 16 11.59% 0.01%
3. Iroquois 13 9.42% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 8 5.80% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 6 4.35% 0.01%
6. Alaskan Athabascan 6 4.35% 0.01%
7. Aleut 5 3.62% 0.00%
8. Apache 4 2.90% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 4 2.90% 0.00%
10. Ute 2 1.45% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 1 0.72% 0.00%
12. Choctaw 1 0.72% 0.00%
13. Creek 1 0.72% 0.00%
14. Navajo 1 0.72% 0.00%
15. Seminole 1 0.72% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 1 0.72% 0.00%
17. Sioux 1 0.72% 0.00%
18. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.72% 0.00%

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

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