Cheshire 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 73,454 99.50% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 371 0.50% 100.00%
Total Asian 345 0.47% 92.99%
Southern Asian 47 0.06% 12.67%
Asian Indian 42 0.06% 11.32%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 5 0.01% 1.35%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 118 0.16% 31.81%
Cambodian 30 0.04% 8.09%
Filipino 43 0.06% 11.59%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.81%
Laotian 12 0.02% 3.23%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 19 0.03% 5.12%
Vietnamese 11 0.01% 2.96%
Eastern Asian 173 0.23% 46.63%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 82 0.11% 22.10%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 45 0.06% 12.13%
Korean 46 0.06% 12.40%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 7 0.01% 1.89%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 26 0.04% 7.01%
Polynesian 9 0.01% 2.43%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.01% 2.43%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 13 0.02% 3.50%
Guamanian or Chamorro 13 0.02% 3.50%
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 4 0.01% 1.08%

* 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) 73,296 99.28% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 529 0.72% 100.00%
Mexican 105 0.14% 19.85%
Puerto Rican 148 0.20% 27.98%
Cuban 45 0.06% 8.51%
Dominican 7 0.01% 1.32%
Central American 19 0.03% 3.59%
Costa Rican 4 0.01% 0.76%
Guatemalan 1 0.00% 0.19%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 3 0.00% 0.57%
Panamanian 4 0.01% 0.76%
Salvadorian 7 0.01% 1.32%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 41 0.06% 7.75%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.38%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.19%
Chilean 4 0.01% 0.76%
Columbian 19 0.03% 3.59%
Ecuadorian 7 0.01% 1.32%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 5 0.01% 0.95%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.38%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.19%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 164 0.22% 31.00%
Spaniard 8 0.01% 1.51%
Spanish 31 0.04% 5.86%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.95%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 120 0.16% 22.68%


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 53 38.41% 0.07%
2. Cherokee 25 18.12% 0.03%
3. Iroquois 16 11.59% 0.02%
4. Navajo 8 5.80% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 7 5.07% 0.01%
6. Lumbee 6 4.35% 0.01%
7. Sioux 6 4.35% 0.01%
8. Chippewa 4 2.90% 0.01%
9. Latin American Indians 4 2.90% 0.01%
10. Eskimo 2 1.45% 0.00%
11. Apache 1 0.72% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 1 0.72% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 0.72% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 0.72% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 1 0.72% 0.00%
16. Ute 1 0.72% 0.00%
17. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.72% 0.00%

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

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