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 | 646,511 | 86.18% | n/a |
| Total Asian and NHPI | 103,651 | 13.82% | 100.00% |
| Total Asian | 103,353 | 13.78% | 99.71% |
| Southern Asian | 58,618 | 7.81% | 56.55% |
| Asian Indian | 54,880 | 7.32% | 52.95% |
| Bangladeshi | 279 | 0.04% | 0.27% |
| Pakistani | 3,131 | 0.42% | 3.02% |
| Sri Lankan | 328 | 0.04% | 0.32% |
| Southeastern Asian | 15,241 | 2.03% | 14.70% |
| Cambodian | 19 | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| Filipino | 12,397 | 1.65% | 11.96% |
| Indonesian | 406 | 0.05% | 0.39% |
| Laotian | 18 | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| Malaysian | 42 | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Thai | 210 | 0.03% | 0.20% |
| Vietnamese | 2,149 | 0.29% | 2.07% |
| Eastern Asian | 28,765 | 3.83% | 27.75% |
| Chinese, except Taiwanese | 20,836 | 2.78% | 20.10% |
| Hmong | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Japanese | 778 | 0.10% | 0.75% |
| Korean | 5,988 | 0.80% | 5.78% |
| Taiwanese | 1,163 | 0.16% | 1.12% |
| Other Asian or Not Specified | 729 | 0.10% | 0.70% |
| Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 298 | 0.04% | 0.29% |
| Polynesian | 95 | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| Native Hawaiian | 48 | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Samoan | 46 | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Tongan | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Polynesian | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Micronesian | 69 | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro | 62 | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| Other Micronesian | 7 | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Melanesian | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Fijian | 3 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Melanesian | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified | 131 | 0.02% | 0.13% |
* 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) | 648,222 | 86.41% | n/a |
| Total Hispanic (All Races) | 101,940 | 13.59% | 100.00% |
| Mexican | 14,262 | 1.90% | 13.99% |
| Puerto Rican | 34,676 | 4.62% | 34.02% |
| Cuban | 4,524 | 0.60% | 4.44% |
| Dominican | 14,484 | 1.93% | 14.21% |
| Central American | 5,893 | 0.79% | 5.78% |
| Costa Rican | 522 | 0.07% | 0.51% |
| Guatemalan | 890 | 0.12% | 0.87% |
| Honduran | 2,148 | 0.29% | 2.11% |
| Nicaraguan | 493 | 0.07% | 0.48% |
| Panamanian | 318 | 0.04% | 0.31% |
| Salvadorian | 1,158 | 0.15% | 1.14% |
| Other Central American | 364 | 0.05% | 0.36% |
| South American | 11,348 | 1.51% | 11.13% |
| Argentinian | 882 | 0.12% | 0.87% |
| Bolivian | 111 | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| Chilean | 339 | 0.05% | 0.33% |
| Columbian | 3,819 | 0.51% | 3.75% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,728 | 0.23% | 1.70% |
| Paraguayan | 38 | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 3,347 | 0.45% | 3.28% |
| Uruguayan | 293 | 0.04% | 0.29% |
| Venezuelan | 345 | 0.05% | 0.34% |
| Other South American | 446 | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry | 16,753 | 2.23% | 16.43% |
| Spaniard | 747 | 0.10% | 0.73% |
| Spanish | 1,953 | 0.26% | 1.92% |
| Spanish American | 219 | 0.03% | 0.21% |
| All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry | 13,834 | 1.84% | 13.57% |
| Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency | ||||
| Native American or Alaskan Tribe | Number Reported | Percent of Tribes Reported | Percent of Total Population | |
| 1. | Latin American Indians | 251 | 42.26% | 0.03% |
| 2. | Cherokee | 97 | 16.33% | 0.01% |
| 3. | All Other Native American Tribes | 80 | 13.47% | 0.01% |
| 4. | Iroquois | 38 | 6.40% | 0.01% |
| 5. | Delaware | 24 | 4.04% | 0.00% |
| 6. | Sioux | 21 | 3.54% | 0.00% |
| 7. | Pueblo | 18 | 3.03% | 0.00% |
| 8. | Apache | 8 | 1.35% | 0.00% |
| 9. | Eskimo | 7 | 1.18% | 0.00% |
| 10. | Blackfeet | 6 | 1.01% | 0.00% |
| 11. | Choctaw | 5 | 0.84% | 0.00% |
| 12. | Cree | 5 | 0.84% | 0.00% |
| 13. | Navajo | 5 | 0.84% | 0.00% |
| 14. | Creek | 4 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
| 15. | Shoshone | 4 | 0.67% | 0.00% |
| 16. | Chippewa | 3 | 0.51% | 0.00% |
| 17. | Lumbee | 3 | 0.51% | 0.00% |
| 18. | Alaskan Athabascan | 3 | 0.51% | 0.00% |
| 19. | Aleut | 3 | 0.51% | 0.00% |
| 20. | Comanche | 2 | 0.34% | 0.00% |
| 21. | Paiute | 2 | 0.34% | 0.00% |
| 22. | Seminole | 2 | 0.34% | 0.00% |
| 23. | Cheyenne | 1 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| 24. | Potawatomi | 1 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| 25. | Yaqui | 1 | 0.17% | 0.00% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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