Chaves 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 61,030 99.43% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 352 0.57% 100.00%
Total Asian 318 0.52% 90.34%
Southern Asian 59 0.10% 16.76%
Asian Indian 47 0.08% 13.35%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 10 0.02% 2.84%
Sri Lankan 2 0.00% 0.57%
Southeastern Asian 146 0.24% 41.48%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 74 0.12% 21.02%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.85%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.57%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 16 0.03% 4.55%
Vietnamese 51 0.08% 14.49%
Eastern Asian 104 0.17% 29.55%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 47 0.08% 13.35%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 40 0.07% 11.36%
Korean 13 0.02% 3.69%
Taiwanese 4 0.01% 1.14%
Other Asian or Not Specified 9 0.01% 2.56%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 34 0.06% 9.66%
Polynesian 18 0.03% 5.11%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.01% 2.56%
Samoan 9 0.01% 2.56%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 9 0.01% 2.56%
Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.01% 2.56%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
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% 1.99%

* 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) 34,478 56.17% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 26,904 43.83% 100.00%
Mexican 17,040 27.76% 63.34%
Puerto Rican 105 0.17% 0.39%
Cuban 16 0.03% 0.06%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 46 0.07% 0.17%
Costa Rican 4 0.01% 0.01%
Guatemalan 9 0.01% 0.03%
Honduran 4 0.01% 0.01%
Nicaraguan 7 0.01% 0.03%
Panamanian 16 0.03% 0.06%
Salvadorian 5 0.01% 0.02%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.00%
South American 14 0.02% 0.05%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 2 0.00% 0.01%
Columbian 4 0.01% 0.01%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.01%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.01%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 9,682 15.77% 35.99%
Spaniard 40 0.07% 0.15%
Spanish 1,117 1.82% 4.15%
Spanish American 162 0.26% 0.60%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 8,363 13.62% 31.08%


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 65 19.12% 0.11%
2. Apache 48 14.12% 0.08%
3. Latin American Indians 44 12.94% 0.07%
4. Pueblo 38 11.18% 0.06%
5. Navajo 36 10.59% 0.06%
6. All Other Native American Tribes 30 8.82% 0.05%
7. Choctaw 20 5.88% 0.03%
8. Sioux 16 4.71% 0.03%
9. Blackfeet 6 1.76% 0.01%
10. Chickasaw 5 1.47% 0.01%
11. Iroquois 5 1.47% 0.01%
12. Comanche 4 1.18% 0.01%
13. Seminole 4 1.18% 0.01%
14. Yaqui 4 1.18% 0.01%
15. Ute 3 0.88% 0.00%
16. Kiowa 2 0.59% 0.00%
17. Aleut 2 0.59% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 2 0.59% 0.00%
19. Cheyenne 1 0.29% 0.00%
20. Chippewa 1 0.29% 0.00%
21. Creek 1 0.29% 0.00%
22. Osage 1 0.29% 0.00%
23. Potawatomi 1 0.29% 0.00%
24. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.29% 0.00%

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

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