Lenoir 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 59,421 99.62% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 227 0.38% 100.00%
Total Asian 197 0.33% 86.78%
Southern Asian 45 0.08% 19.82%
Asian Indian 42 0.07% 18.50%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 3 0.01% 1.32%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 54 0.09% 23.79%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 26 0.04% 11.45%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 8 0.01% 3.52%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 8 0.01% 3.52%
Vietnamese 12 0.02% 5.29%
Eastern Asian 93 0.16% 40.97%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 46 0.08% 20.26%
Hmong 13 0.02% 5.73%
Japanese 6 0.01% 2.64%
Korean 27 0.05% 11.89%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.44%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5 0.01% 2.20%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.05% 13.22%
Polynesian 22 0.04% 9.69%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.00% 0.44%
Samoan 20 0.03% 8.81%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.44%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 8 0.01% 3.52%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 3.52%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 57,757 96.83% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,891 3.17% 100.00%
Mexican 1,379 2.31% 72.92%
Puerto Rican 96 0.16% 5.08%
Cuban 19 0.03% 1.00%
Dominican 11 0.02% 0.58%
Central American 73 0.12% 3.86%
Costa Rican 9 0.02% 0.48%
Guatemalan 5 0.01% 0.26%
Honduran 31 0.05% 1.64%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Salvadorian 24 0.04% 1.27%
Other Central American 3 0.01% 0.16%
South American 15 0.03% 0.79%
Argentinian 6 0.01% 0.32%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.26%
Columbian 3 0.01% 0.16%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 298 0.50% 15.76%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 29 0.05% 1.53%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.05%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 268 0.45% 14.17%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Lumbee 28 49.12% 0.05%
2. Cherokee 19 33.33% 0.03%
3. Blackfeet 2 3.51% 0.00%
4. Choctaw 2 3.51% 0.00%
5. Latin American Indians 2 3.51% 0.00%
6. Sioux 2 3.51% 0.00%
7. Crow 1 1.75% 0.00%
8. All Other Native American Tribes 1 1.75% 0.00%

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

Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy