Hunterdon 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 119,632 98.07% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,357 1.93% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,322 1.90% 98.52%
Southern Asian 828 0.68% 35.13%
Asian Indian 791 0.65% 33.56%
Bangladeshi 5 0.00% 0.21%
Pakistani 25 0.02% 1.06%
Sri Lankan 7 0.01% 0.30%
Southeastern Asian 385 0.32% 16.33%
Cambodian 5 0.00% 0.21%
Filipino 285 0.23% 12.09%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.13%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Thai 28 0.02% 1.19%
Vietnamese 63 0.05% 2.67%
Eastern Asian 1,082 0.89% 45.91%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 713 0.58% 30.25%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 73 0.06% 3.10%
Korean 255 0.21% 10.82%
Taiwanese 41 0.03% 1.74%
Other Asian or Not Specified 27 0.02% 1.15%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 35 0.03% 1.48%
Polynesian 18 0.01% 0.76%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% 0.34%
Samoan 10 0.01% 0.42%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.01% 0.42%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.00% 0.25%
Other Micronesian 4 0.00% 0.17%
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% 0.30%

* 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) 118,618 97.24% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,371 2.76% 100.00%
Mexican 549 0.45% 16.29%
Puerto Rican 1,062 0.87% 31.50%
Cuban 322 0.26% 9.55%
Dominican 54 0.04% 1.60%
Central American 387 0.32% 11.48%
Costa Rican 128 0.10% 3.80%
Guatemalan 88 0.07% 2.61%
Honduran 67 0.05% 1.99%
Nicaraguan 6 0.00% 0.18%
Panamanian 5 0.00% 0.15%
Salvadorian 82 0.07% 2.43%
Other Central American 11 0.01% 0.33%
South American 389 0.32% 11.54%
Argentinian 38 0.03% 1.13%
Bolivian 9 0.01% 0.27%
Chilean 36 0.03% 1.07%
Columbian 130 0.11% 3.86%
Ecuadorian 72 0.06% 2.14%
Paraguayan 13 0.01% 0.39%
Peruvian 38 0.03% 1.13%
Uruguayan 6 0.00% 0.18%
Venezuelan 25 0.02% 0.74%
Other South American 22 0.02% 0.65%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 608 0.50% 18.04%
Spaniard 60 0.05% 1.78%
Spanish 161 0.13% 4.78%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.06%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 385 0.32% 11.42%


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 24 26.97% 0.02%
2. Latin American Indians 20 22.47% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 15 16.85% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 5 5.62% 0.00%
5. Chippewa 5 5.62% 0.00%
6. Iroquois 5 5.62% 0.00%
7. Creek 3 3.37% 0.00%
8. Ute 3 3.37% 0.00%
9. Navajo 2 2.25% 0.00%
10. Apache 1 1.12% 0.00%
11. Chickasaw 1 1.12% 0.00%
12. Choctaw 1 1.12% 0.00%
13. Cree 1 1.12% 0.00%
14. Delaware 1 1.12% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 1 1.12% 0.00%
16. Sioux 1 1.12% 0.00%

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

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