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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 502,614 96.19% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 19,927 3.81% 100.00%
Total Asian 19,726 3.78% 98.99%
Southern Asian 7,494 1.43% 37.61%
Asian Indian 6,902 1.32% 34.64%
Bangladeshi 47 0.01% 0.24%
Pakistani 459 0.09% 2.30%
Sri Lankan 86 0.02% 0.43%
Southeastern Asian 6,232 1.19% 31.27%
Cambodian 21 0.00% 0.11%
Filipino 5,634 1.08% 28.27%
Indonesian 26 0.00% 0.13%
Laotian 12 0.00% 0.06%
Malaysian 17 0.00% 0.09%
Thai 46 0.01% 0.23%
Vietnamese 476 0.09% 2.39%
Eastern Asian 5,755 1.10% 28.88%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 3,967 0.76% 19.91%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.01%
Japanese 397 0.08% 1.99%
Korean 1,228 0.24% 6.16%
Taiwanese 162 0.03% 0.81%
Other Asian or Not Specified 245 0.05% 1.23%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 201 0.04% 1.01%
Polynesian 57 0.01% 0.29%
Native Hawaiian 30 0.01% 0.15%
Samoan 25 0.00% 0.13%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 60 0.01% 0.30%
Guamanian or Chamorro 59 0.01% 0.30%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 83 0.02% 0.42%

* 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) 419,530 80.29% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 103,011 19.71% 100.00%
Mexican 4,618 0.88% 4.48%
Puerto Rican 22,164 4.24% 21.52%
Cuban 10,601 2.03% 10.29%
Dominican 5,442 1.04% 5.28%
Central American 13,045 2.50% 12.66%
Costa Rican 1,745 0.33% 1.69%
Guatemalan 2,289 0.44% 2.22%
Honduran 2,182 0.42% 2.12%
Nicaraguan 420 0.08% 0.41%
Panamanian 234 0.04% 0.23%
Salvadorian 5,534 1.06% 5.37%
Other Central American 641 0.12% 0.62%
South American 23,518 4.50% 22.83%
Argentinian 791 0.15% 0.77%
Bolivian 182 0.03% 0.18%
Chilean 454 0.09% 0.44%
Columbian 11,423 2.19% 11.09%
Ecuadorian 4,006 0.77% 3.89%
Paraguayan 41 0.01% 0.04%
Peruvian 4,336 0.83% 4.21%
Uruguayan 1,110 0.21% 1.08%
Venezuelan 504 0.10% 0.49%
Other South American 671 0.13% 0.65%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 23,623 4.52% 22.93%
Spaniard 926 0.18% 0.90%
Spanish 2,438 0.47% 2.37%
Spanish American 240 0.05% 0.23%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 20,019 3.83% 19.43%


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 220 53.79% 0.04%
2. Cherokee 48 11.74% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 30 7.33% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 17 4.16% 0.00%
5. Delaware 14 3.42% 0.00%
6. Sioux 12 2.93% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 11 2.69% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 11 2.69% 0.00%
9. Creek 10 2.44% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 8 1.96% 0.00%
11. Pueblo 8 1.96% 0.00%
12. Chickasaw 6 1.47% 0.00%
13. Apache 5 1.22% 0.00%
14. Potawatomi 3 0.73% 0.00%
15. Seminole 3 0.73% 0.00%
16. Choctaw 1 0.24% 0.00%
17. Cree 1 0.24% 0.00%
18. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.24% 0.00%

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

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