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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 272,678 91.66% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 24,812 8.34% 100.00%
Total Asian 24,692 8.30% 99.52%
Southern Asian 10,952 3.68% 44.14%
Asian Indian 10,067 3.38% 40.57%
Bangladeshi 36 0.01% 0.15%
Pakistani 786 0.26% 3.17%
Sri Lankan 63 0.02% 0.25%
Southeastern Asian 3,548 1.19% 14.30%
Cambodian 16 0.01% 0.06%
Filipino 2,812 0.95% 11.33%
Indonesian 31 0.01% 0.12%
Laotian 29 0.01% 0.12%
Malaysian 10 0.00% 0.04%
Thai 74 0.02% 0.30%
Vietnamese 576 0.19% 2.32%
Eastern Asian 10,038 3.37% 40.46%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 7,513 2.53% 30.28%
Hmong 7 0.00% 0.03%
Japanese 457 0.15% 1.84%
Korean 1,436 0.48% 5.79%
Taiwanese 625 0.21% 2.52%
Other Asian or Not Specified 154 0.05% 0.62%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 120 0.04% 0.48%
Polynesian 43 0.01% 0.17%
Native Hawaiian 27 0.01% 0.11%
Samoan 15 0.01% 0.06%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 49 0.02% 0.20%
Guamanian or Chamorro 26 0.01% 0.10%
Other Micronesian 23 0.01% 0.09%
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 28 0.01% 0.11%

* 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) 271,679 91.32% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 25,811 8.68% 100.00%
Mexican 2,893 0.97% 11.21%
Puerto Rican 4,557 1.53% 17.66%
Cuban 1,056 0.35% 4.09%
Dominican 929 0.31% 3.60%
Central American 4,849 1.63% 18.79%
Costa Rican 2,489 0.84% 9.64%
Guatemalan 762 0.26% 2.95%
Honduran 434 0.15% 1.68%
Nicaraguan 116 0.04% 0.45%
Panamanian 78 0.03% 0.30%
Salvadorian 801 0.27% 3.10%
Other Central American 169 0.06% 0.65%
South American 5,365 1.80% 20.79%
Argentinian 247 0.08% 0.96%
Bolivian 30 0.01% 0.12%
Chilean 137 0.05% 0.53%
Columbian 1,840 0.62% 7.13%
Ecuadorian 1,608 0.54% 6.23%
Paraguayan 393 0.13% 1.52%
Peruvian 791 0.27% 3.06%
Uruguayan 47 0.02% 0.18%
Venezuelan 103 0.03% 0.40%
Other South American 169 0.06% 0.65%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 6,162 2.07% 23.87%
Spaniard 237 0.08% 0.92%
Spanish 787 0.26% 3.05%
Spanish American 76 0.03% 0.29%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 5,062 1.70% 19.61%


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 51 26.84% 0.02%
2. Cherokee 43 22.63% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 31 16.32% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 10 5.26% 0.00%
5. Delaware 7 3.68% 0.00%
6. Apache 6 3.16% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 6 3.16% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 6 3.16% 0.00%
9. Sioux 5 2.63% 0.00%
10. Chickasaw 4 2.11% 0.00%
11. Comanche 3 1.58% 0.00%
12. Creek 3 1.58% 0.00%
13. Iroquois 3 1.58% 0.00%
14. Chippewa 2 1.05% 0.00%
15. Seminole 2 1.05% 0.00%
16. Tohono O'Odham 2 1.05% 0.00%
17. Aleut 2 1.05% 0.00%
18. Cheyenne 1 0.53% 0.00%
19. Cree 1 0.53% 0.00%
20. Navajo 1 0.53% 0.00%
21. Osage 1 0.53% 0.00%

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

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