Saratoga 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 198,530 98.95% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,105 1.05% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,061 1.03% 97.91%
Southern Asian 694 0.35% 32.97%
Asian Indian 611 0.30% 29.03%
Bangladeshi 6 0.00% 0.29%
Pakistani 65 0.03% 3.09%
Sri Lankan 12 0.01% 0.57%
Southeastern Asian 325 0.16% 15.44%
Cambodian 12 0.01% 0.57%
Filipino 209 0.10% 9.93%
Indonesian 12 0.01% 0.57%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.14%
Malaysian 4 0.00% 0.19%
Thai 23 0.01% 1.09%
Vietnamese 62 0.03% 2.95%
Eastern Asian 983 0.49% 46.70%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 555 0.28% 26.37%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 103 0.05% 4.89%
Korean 310 0.15% 14.73%
Taiwanese 15 0.01% 0.71%
Other Asian or Not Specified 59 0.03% 2.80%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 44 0.02% 2.09%
Polynesian 22 0.01% 1.05%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.00% 0.43%
Samoan 13 0.01% 0.62%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 16 0.01% 0.76%
Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.01% 0.67%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.10%
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 6 0.00% 0.29%

* 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) 197,801 98.59% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,834 1.41% 100.00%
Mexican 551 0.27% 19.44%
Puerto Rican 1,107 0.55% 39.06%
Cuban 163 0.08% 5.75%
Dominican 98 0.05% 3.46%
Central American 101 0.05% 3.56%
Costa Rican 10 0.00% 0.35%
Guatemalan 11 0.01% 0.39%
Honduran 12 0.01% 0.42%
Nicaraguan 12 0.01% 0.42%
Panamanian 16 0.01% 0.56%
Salvadorian 31 0.02% 1.09%
Other Central American 9 0.00% 0.32%
South American 197 0.10% 6.95%
Argentinian 24 0.01% 0.85%
Bolivian 5 0.00% 0.18%
Chilean 22 0.01% 0.78%
Columbian 64 0.03% 2.26%
Ecuadorian 27 0.01% 0.95%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Peruvian 25 0.01% 0.88%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Venezuelan 15 0.01% 0.53%
Other South American 11 0.01% 0.39%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 617 0.31% 21.77%
Spaniard 23 0.01% 0.81%
Spanish 198 0.10% 6.99%
Spanish American 7 0.00% 0.25%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 389 0.19% 13.73%


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 82 34.45% 0.04%
2. Cherokee 46 19.33% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 37 15.55% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 23 9.66% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 8 3.36% 0.00%
6. Navajo 7 2.94% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 5 2.10% 0.00%
8. Cree 5 2.10% 0.00%
9. Pueblo 5 2.10% 0.00%
10. Apache 4 1.68% 0.00%
11. Sioux 4 1.68% 0.00%
12. Alaskan Athabascan 2 0.84% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 1 0.42% 0.00%
14. Choctaw 1 0.42% 0.00%
15. Comanche 1 0.42% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.42% 0.00%
17. Kiowa 1 0.42% 0.00%
18. Lumbee 1 0.42% 0.00%
19. Menominee 1 0.42% 0.00%
20. Seminole 1 0.42% 0.00%
21. Ute 1 0.42% 0.00%
22. Eskimo 1 0.42% 0.00%

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

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