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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 94,544 98.75% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,201 1.25% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,177 1.23% 98.00%
Southern Asian 335 0.35% 27.89%
Asian Indian 298 0.31% 24.81%
Bangladeshi 4 0.00% 0.33%
Pakistani 27 0.03% 2.25%
Sri Lankan 6 0.01% 0.50%
Southeastern Asian 275 0.29% 22.90%
Cambodian 11 0.01% 0.92%
Filipino 200 0.21% 16.65%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.25%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 5 0.01% 0.42%
Thai 20 0.02% 1.67%
Vietnamese 36 0.04% 3.00%
Eastern Asian 552 0.58% 45.96%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 349 0.36% 29.06%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 67 0.07% 5.58%
Korean 133 0.14% 11.07%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.25%
Other Asian or Not Specified 15 0.02% 1.25%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 24 0.03% 2.00%
Polynesian 18 0.02% 1.50%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 1.00%
Samoan 6 0.01% 0.50%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.17%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.17%
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 4 0.00% 0.33%

* 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) 89,769 93.76% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 5,976 6.24% 100.00%
Mexican 577 0.60% 9.66%
Puerto Rican 2,322 2.43% 38.86%
Cuban 241 0.25% 4.03%
Dominican 223 0.23% 3.73%
Central American 695 0.73% 11.63%
Costa Rican 39 0.04% 0.65%
Guatemalan 447 0.47% 7.48%
Honduran 37 0.04% 0.62%
Nicaraguan 25 0.03% 0.42%
Panamanian 17 0.02% 0.28%
Salvadorian 111 0.12% 1.86%
Other Central American 19 0.02% 0.32%
South American 772 0.81% 12.92%
Argentinian 55 0.06% 0.92%
Bolivian 26 0.03% 0.44%
Chilean 19 0.02% 0.32%
Columbian 230 0.24% 3.85%
Ecuadorian 241 0.25% 4.03%
Paraguayan 16 0.02% 0.27%
Peruvian 93 0.10% 1.56%
Uruguayan 29 0.03% 0.49%
Venezuelan 21 0.02% 0.35%
Other South American 42 0.04% 0.70%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,146 1.20% 19.18%
Spaniard 64 0.07% 1.07%
Spanish 180 0.19% 3.01%
Spanish American 15 0.02% 0.25%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 887 0.93% 14.84%


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 20 29.85% 0.02%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 11 16.42% 0.01%
3. Cherokee 8 11.94% 0.01%
4. Sioux 7 10.45% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 4 5.97% 0.00%
6. Iroquois 4 5.97% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 3 4.48% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 2 2.99% 0.00%
9. Lumbee 2 2.99% 0.00%
10. Osage 2 2.99% 0.00%
11. Apache 1 1.49% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 1 1.49% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 1 1.49% 0.00%
14. Menominee 1 1.49% 0.00%

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

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