Washington 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 60,861 99.70% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 181 0.30% 100.00%
Total Asian 172 0.28% 95.03%
Southern Asian 22 0.04% 12.15%
Asian Indian 19 0.03% 10.50%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 2 0.00% 1.10%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.55%
Southeastern Asian 41 0.07% 22.65%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 31 0.05% 17.13%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.55%
Laotian 3 0.00% 1.66%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.55%
Thai 3 0.00% 1.66%
Vietnamese 2 0.00% 1.10%
Eastern Asian 108 0.18% 59.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 54 0.09% 29.83%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 9 0.01% 4.97%
Korean 45 0.07% 24.86%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 1 0.00% 0.55%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 9 0.01% 4.97%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 2.21%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.00% 1.10%
Samoan 2 0.00% 1.10%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 1.10%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.55%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.55%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.55%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.55%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 2 0.00% 1.10%

* 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) 59,810 97.98% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,232 2.02% 100.00%
Mexican 135 0.22% 10.96%
Puerto Rican 629 1.03% 51.06%
Cuban 47 0.08% 3.81%
Dominican 104 0.17% 8.44%
Central American 33 0.05% 2.68%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.08%
Guatemalan 2 0.00% 0.16%
Honduran 7 0.01% 0.57%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.08%
Panamanian 10 0.02% 0.81%
Salvadorian 12 0.02% 0.97%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 38 0.06% 3.08%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 4 0.01% 0.32%
Columbian 16 0.03% 1.30%
Ecuadorian 9 0.01% 0.73%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.08%
Peruvian 5 0.01% 0.41%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.16%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.08%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 246 0.40% 19.97%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.08%
Spanish 22 0.04% 1.79%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 223 0.37% 18.10%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Iroquois 23 38.98% 0.04%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 16 27.12% 0.03%
3. Sioux 6 10.17% 0.01%
4. Cherokee 5 8.47% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 4 6.78% 0.01%
6. Apache 2 3.39% 0.00%
7. Delaware 1 1.69% 0.00%
8. Latin American Indians 1 1.69% 0.00%
9. Navajo 1 1.69% 0.00%

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

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