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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 1,291,908 96.94% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 40,742 3.06% 100.00%
Total Asian 39,359 2.95% 96.61%
Southern Asian 18,113 1.36% 44.46%
Asian Indian 15,258 1.14% 37.45%
Bangladeshi 1,691 0.13% 4.15%
Pakistani 1,042 0.08% 2.56%
Sri Lankan 122 0.01% 0.30%
Southeastern Asian 9,291 0.70% 22.80%
Cambodian 1,082 0.08% 2.66%
Filipino 4,695 0.35% 11.52%
Indonesian 40 0.00% 0.10%
Laotian 67 0.01% 0.16%
Malaysian 10 0.00% 0.02%
Thai 353 0.03% 0.87%
Vietnamese 3,044 0.23% 7.47%
Eastern Asian 11,014 0.83% 27.03%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 6,521 0.49% 16.01%
Hmong 4 0.00% 0.01%
Japanese 580 0.04% 1.42%
Korean 3,845 0.29% 9.44%
Taiwanese 64 0.00% 0.16%
Other Asian or Not Specified 941 0.07% 2.31%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1,383 0.10% 3.39%
Polynesian 397 0.03% 0.97%
Native Hawaiian 201 0.02% 0.49%
Samoan 195 0.01% 0.48%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 253 0.02% 0.62%
Guamanian or Chamorro 250 0.02% 0.61%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.01%
Melanesian 13 0.00% 0.03%
Fijian 13 0.00% 0.03%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 720 0.05% 1.77%

* 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) 687,945 51.62% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 644,705 48.38% 100.00%
Mexican 34,377 2.58% 5.33%
Puerto Rican 319,240 23.96% 49.52%
Cuban 8,233 0.62% 1.28%
Dominican 133,087 9.99% 20.64%
Central American 21,408 1.61% 3.32%
Costa Rican 846 0.06% 0.13%
Guatemalan 2,403 0.18% 0.37%
Honduran 10,206 0.77% 1.58%
Nicaraguan 1,656 0.12% 0.26%
Panamanian 1,585 0.12% 0.25%
Salvadorian 3,274 0.25% 0.51%
Other Central American 1,438 0.11% 0.22%
South American 20,782 1.56% 3.22%
Argentinian 641 0.05% 0.10%
Bolivian 83 0.01% 0.01%
Chilean 494 0.04% 0.08%
Columbian 3,050 0.23% 0.47%
Ecuadorian 12,888 0.97% 2.00%
Paraguayan 111 0.01% 0.02%
Peruvian 1,831 0.14% 0.28%
Uruguayan 98 0.01% 0.02%
Venezuelan 865 0.06% 0.13%
Other South American 721 0.05% 0.11%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 107,578 8.07% 16.69%
Spaniard 1,070 0.08% 0.17%
Spanish 6,112 0.46% 0.95%
Spanish American 947 0.07% 0.15%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 99,449 7.46% 15.43%


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 2,417 74.46% 0.18%
2. Cherokee 315 9.70% 0.02%
3. Pueblo 157 4.84% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 151 4.65% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 41 1.26% 0.00%
6. Blackfeet 39 1.20% 0.00%
7. Apache 27 0.83% 0.00%
8. Seminole 13 0.40% 0.00%
9. Lumbee 10 0.31% 0.00%
10. Navajo 9 0.28% 0.00%
11. Sioux 9 0.28% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 8 0.25% 0.00%
13. Comanche 7 0.22% 0.00%
14. Alaskan Athabascan 7 0.22% 0.00%
15. Chickasaw 6 0.18% 0.00%
16. Creek 6 0.18% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 6 0.18% 0.00%
18. Choctaw 3 0.09% 0.00%
19. Tohono O'Odham 3 0.09% 0.00%
20. Yuman 3 0.09% 0.00%
21. Chippewa 2 0.06% 0.00%
22. Cree 1 0.03% 0.00%
23. Crow 1 0.03% 0.00%
24. Delaware 1 0.03% 0.00%
25. Osage 1 0.03% 0.00%
26. Shoshone 1 0.03% 0.00%
27. Ute 1 0.03% 0.00%
28. Yaqui 1 0.03% 0.00%

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

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