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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 790,459 89.41% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 93,659 10.59% 100.00%
Total Asian 93,466 10.57% 99.79%
Southern Asian 19,413 2.20% 20.73%
Asian Indian 17,862 2.02% 19.07%
Bangladeshi 175 0.02% 0.19%
Pakistani 1,191 0.13% 1.27%
Sri Lankan 185 0.02% 0.20%
Southeastern Asian 15,485 1.75% 16.53%
Cambodian 21 0.00% 0.02%
Filipino 14,224 1.61% 15.19%
Indonesian 91 0.01% 0.10%
Laotian 72 0.01% 0.08%
Malaysian 74 0.01% 0.08%
Thai 458 0.05% 0.49%
Vietnamese 545 0.06% 0.58%
Eastern Asian 57,903 6.55% 61.82%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 13,368 1.51% 14.27%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 7,662 0.87% 8.18%
Korean 36,075 4.08% 38.52%
Taiwanese 798 0.09% 0.85%
Other Asian or Not Specified 665 0.08% 0.71%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 193 0.02% 0.21%
Polynesian 76 0.01% 0.08%
Native Hawaiian 36 0.00% 0.04%
Samoan 37 0.00% 0.04%
Tongan 2 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 36 0.00% 0.04%
Guamanian or Chamorro 35 0.00% 0.04%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.00%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 79 0.01% 0.08%

* 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) 792,741 89.66% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 91,377 10.34% 100.00%
Mexican 4,399 0.50% 4.81%
Puerto Rican 17,290 1.96% 18.92%
Cuban 9,381 1.06% 10.27%
Dominican 9,406 1.06% 10.29%
Central American 6,814 0.77% 7.46%
Costa Rican 773 0.09% 0.85%
Guatemalan 2,008 0.23% 2.20%
Honduran 554 0.06% 0.61%
Nicaraguan 275 0.03% 0.30%
Panamanian 253 0.03% 0.28%
Salvadorian 2,676 0.30% 2.93%
Other Central American 275 0.03% 0.30%
South American 23,288 2.63% 25.49%
Argentinian 1,285 0.15% 1.41%
Bolivian 342 0.04% 0.37%
Chilean 625 0.07% 0.68%
Columbian 11,161 1.26% 12.21%
Ecuadorian 5,193 0.59% 5.68%
Paraguayan 42 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 3,345 0.38% 3.66%
Uruguayan 268 0.03% 0.29%
Venezuelan 415 0.05% 0.45%
Other South American 612 0.07% 0.67%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 20,799 2.35% 22.76%
Spaniard 1,228 0.14% 1.34%
Spanish 2,484 0.28% 2.72%
Spanish American 326 0.04% 0.36%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 16,761 1.90% 18.34%


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 175 29.86% 0.02%
2. Delaware 147 25.09% 0.02%
3. Cherokee 80 13.65% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 47 8.02% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 42 7.17% 0.00%
6. Sioux 19 3.24% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 11 1.88% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 8 1.37% 0.00%
9. Alaskan Athabascan 8 1.37% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 7 1.19% 0.00%
11. Navajo 7 1.19% 0.00%
12. Apache 6 1.02% 0.00%
13. Seminole 5 0.85% 0.00%
14. Pueblo 3 0.51% 0.00%
15. Eskimo 3 0.51% 0.00%
16. Creek 2 0.34% 0.00%
17. Crow 2 0.34% 0.00%
18. Lumbee 2 0.34% 0.00%
19. Paiute 2 0.34% 0.00%
20. Pima 2 0.34% 0.00%
21. Tohono O'Odham 2 0.34% 0.00%
22. Tlingit-Haida 2 0.34% 0.00%
23. Cheyenne 1 0.17% 0.00%
24. Colville 1 0.17% 0.00%
25. Cree 1 0.17% 0.00%
26. Aleut 1 0.17% 0.00%

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

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