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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 149,931 98.29% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,607 1.71% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,578 1.69% 98.89%
Southern Asian 710 0.47% 27.23%
Asian Indian 633 0.41% 24.28%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.04%
Pakistani 72 0.05% 2.76%
Sri Lankan 4 0.00% 0.15%
Southeastern Asian 299 0.20% 11.47%
Cambodian 6 0.00% 0.23%
Filipino 146 0.10% 5.60%
Indonesian 16 0.01% 0.61%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Malaysian 16 0.01% 0.61%
Thai 40 0.03% 1.53%
Vietnamese 74 0.05% 2.84%
Eastern Asian 1,469 0.96% 56.35%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 901 0.59% 34.56%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 115 0.08% 4.41%
Korean 413 0.27% 15.84%
Taiwanese 40 0.03% 1.53%
Other Asian or Not Specified 100 0.07% 3.84%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 29 0.02% 1.11%
Polynesian 11 0.01% 0.42%
Native Hawaiian 10 0.01% 0.38%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.04%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.00% 0.27%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.19%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.08%
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 11 0.01% 0.42%

* 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) 149,313 97.89% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,225 2.11% 100.00%
Mexican 335 0.22% 10.39%
Puerto Rican 1,915 1.26% 59.38%
Cuban 87 0.06% 2.70%
Dominican 90 0.06% 2.79%
Central American 76 0.05% 2.36%
Costa Rican 12 0.01% 0.37%
Guatemalan 11 0.01% 0.34%
Honduran 5 0.00% 0.16%
Nicaraguan 11 0.01% 0.34%
Panamanian 15 0.01% 0.47%
Salvadorian 21 0.01% 0.65%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.03%
South American 161 0.11% 4.99%
Argentinian 8 0.01% 0.25%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Chilean 17 0.01% 0.53%
Columbian 50 0.03% 1.55%
Ecuadorian 21 0.01% 0.65%
Paraguayan 6 0.00% 0.19%
Peruvian 31 0.02% 0.96%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 17 0.01% 0.53%
Other South American 8 0.01% 0.25%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 561 0.37% 17.40%
Spaniard 21 0.01% 0.65%
Spanish 153 0.10% 4.74%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 382 0.25% 11.84%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 72 33.96% 0.05%
2. Iroquois 56 26.42% 0.04%
3. Cherokee 28 13.21% 0.02%
4. Chippewa 14 6.60% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 8 3.77% 0.01%
6. Tohono O'Odham 8 3.77% 0.01%
7. Latin American Indians 5 2.36% 0.00%
8. Apache 4 1.89% 0.00%
9. Sioux 3 1.42% 0.00%
10. Tlingit-Haida 3 1.42% 0.00%
11. Navajo 2 0.94% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 1 0.47% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 1 0.47% 0.00%
14. Comanche 1 0.47% 0.00%
15. Cree 1 0.47% 0.00%
16. Ottawa 1 0.47% 0.00%
17. Shoshone 1 0.47% 0.00%
18. Yaqui 1 0.47% 0.00%
19. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.47% 0.00%
20. Eskimo 1 0.47% 0.00%

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

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