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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 143,658 98.02% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,897 1.98% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,858 1.95% 98.65%
Southern Asian 1,378 0.94% 47.57%
Asian Indian 1,306 0.89% 45.08%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.07%
Pakistani 56 0.04% 1.93%
Sri Lankan 14 0.01% 0.48%
Southeastern Asian 296 0.20% 10.22%
Cambodian 7 0.00% 0.24%
Filipino 152 0.10% 5.25%
Indonesian 13 0.01% 0.45%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 11 0.01% 0.38%
Vietnamese 109 0.07% 3.76%
Eastern Asian 1,080 0.74% 37.28%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 694 0.47% 23.96%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 96 0.07% 3.31%
Korean 274 0.19% 9.46%
Taiwanese 16 0.01% 0.55%
Other Asian or Not Specified 104 0.07% 3.59%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 39 0.03% 1.35%
Polynesian 20 0.01% 0.69%
Native Hawaiian 15 0.01% 0.52%
Samoan 3 0.00% 0.10%
Tongan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.00% 0.24%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.00% 0.24%
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 12 0.01% 0.41%

* 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) 141,916 96.83% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,639 3.17% 100.00%
Mexican 322 0.22% 6.94%
Puerto Rican 2,799 1.91% 60.34%
Cuban 140 0.10% 3.02%
Dominican 152 0.10% 3.28%
Central American 135 0.09% 2.91%
Costa Rican 29 0.02% 0.63%
Guatemalan 14 0.01% 0.30%
Honduran 21 0.01% 0.45%
Nicaraguan 3 0.00% 0.06%
Panamanian 24 0.02% 0.52%
Salvadorian 38 0.03% 0.82%
Other Central American 6 0.00% 0.13%
South American 254 0.17% 5.48%
Argentinian 20 0.01% 0.43%
Bolivian 11 0.01% 0.24%
Chilean 23 0.02% 0.50%
Columbian 71 0.05% 1.53%
Ecuadorian 44 0.03% 0.95%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 57 0.04% 1.23%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Venezuelan 12 0.01% 0.26%
Other South American 12 0.01% 0.26%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 837 0.57% 18.04%
Spaniard 27 0.02% 0.58%
Spanish 151 0.10% 3.26%
Spanish American 18 0.01% 0.39%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 641 0.44% 13.82%


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 38 24.84% 0.03%
2. Cherokee 33 21.57% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 28 18.30% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 10 6.54% 0.01%
5. Sioux 8 5.23% 0.01%
6. Apache 6 3.92% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 6 3.92% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 6 3.92% 0.00%
9. Creek 4 2.61% 0.00%
10. Choctaw 3 1.96% 0.00%
11. Delaware 3 1.96% 0.00%
12. Potawatomi 2 1.31% 0.00%
13. Alaskan Athabascan 2 1.31% 0.00%
14. Menominee 1 0.65% 0.00%
15. Ottawa 1 0.65% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 0.65% 0.00%
17. Aleut 1 0.65% 0.00%

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

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