Oswego 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 121,854 99.57% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 523 0.43% 100.00%
Total Asian 506 0.41% 96.75%
Southern Asian 130 0.11% 24.86%
Asian Indian 129 0.11% 24.67%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 1 0.00% 0.19%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 128 0.10% 24.47%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 89 0.07% 17.02%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.38%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.38%
Thai 9 0.01% 1.72%
Vietnamese 26 0.02% 4.97%
Eastern Asian 235 0.19% 44.93%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 88 0.07% 16.83%
Hmong 4 0.00% 0.76%
Japanese 41 0.03% 7.84%
Korean 101 0.08% 19.31%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.19%
Other Asian or Not Specified 13 0.01% 2.49%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.01% 3.25%
Polynesian 7 0.01% 1.34%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.00% 0.76%
Samoan 3 0.00% 0.57%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.01% 1.34%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.01% 1.34%
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 3 0.00% 0.57%

* 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) 120,785 98.70% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,592 1.30% 100.00%
Mexican 369 0.30% 23.18%
Puerto Rican 697 0.57% 43.78%
Cuban 19 0.02% 1.19%
Dominican 47 0.04% 2.95%
Central American 72 0.06% 4.52%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.13%
Guatemalan 49 0.04% 3.08%
Honduran 1 0.00% 0.06%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.50%
Salvadorian 7 0.01% 0.44%
Other Central American 4 0.00% 0.25%
South American 51 0.04% 3.20%
Argentinian 5 0.00% 0.31%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Chilean 2 0.00% 0.13%
Columbian 16 0.01% 1.01%
Ecuadorian 12 0.01% 0.75%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Peruvian 7 0.01% 0.44%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Venezuelan 4 0.00% 0.25%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 337 0.28% 21.17%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.75%
Spanish 59 0.05% 3.71%
Spanish American 7 0.01% 0.44%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 259 0.21% 16.27%


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 261 73.11% 0.21%
2. Cherokee 25 7.00% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 22 6.16% 0.02%
4. Chippewa 13 3.64% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 6 1.68% 0.00%
6. Latin American Indians 6 1.68% 0.00%
7. Sioux 6 1.68% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 5 1.40% 0.00%
9. Comanche 2 0.56% 0.00%
10. Delaware 2 0.56% 0.00%
11. Lumbee 2 0.56% 0.00%
12. Ottawa 2 0.56% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 1 0.28% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 0.28% 0.00%
15. Navajo 1 0.28% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 0.28% 0.00%
17. Aleut 1 0.28% 0.00%

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

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