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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 129,232 99.15% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,108 0.85% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,073 0.82% 96.84%
Southern Asian 250 0.19% 22.56%
Asian Indian 238 0.18% 21.48%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 6 0.00% 0.54%
Sri Lankan 6 0.00% 0.54%
Southeastern Asian 562 0.43% 50.72%
Cambodian 7 0.01% 0.63%
Filipino 83 0.06% 7.49%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.27%
Laotian 231 0.18% 20.85%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 38 0.03% 3.43%
Vietnamese 200 0.15% 18.05%
Eastern Asian 225 0.17% 20.31%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 68 0.05% 6.14%
Hmong 85 0.07% 7.67%
Japanese 13 0.01% 1.17%
Korean 47 0.04% 4.24%
Taiwanese 12 0.01% 1.08%
Other Asian or Not Specified 36 0.03% 3.25%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 35 0.03% 3.16%
Polynesian 14 0.01% 1.26%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% 0.72%
Samoan 6 0.00% 0.54%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 8 0.01% 0.72%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 0.72%
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 13 0.01% 1.17%

* 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) 124,971 95.88% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 5,369 4.12% 100.00%
Mexican 3,803 2.92% 70.83%
Puerto Rican 221 0.17% 4.12%
Cuban 134 0.10% 2.50%
Dominican 3 0.00% 0.06%
Central American 536 0.41% 9.98%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.02%
Guatemalan 34 0.03% 0.63%
Honduran 269 0.21% 5.01%
Nicaraguan 11 0.01% 0.20%
Panamanian 21 0.02% 0.39%
Salvadorian 188 0.14% 3.50%
Other Central American 12 0.01% 0.22%
South American 82 0.06% 1.53%
Argentinian 5 0.00% 0.09%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.06%
Columbian 26 0.02% 0.48%
Ecuadorian 7 0.01% 0.13%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 27 0.02% 0.50%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 7 0.01% 0.13%
Other South American 7 0.01% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 590 0.45% 10.99%
Spaniard 3 0.00% 0.06%
Spanish 49 0.04% 0.91%
Spanish American 7 0.01% 0.13%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 531 0.41% 9.89%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 110 40.74% 0.08%
2. Lumbee 86 31.85% 0.07%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 19 7.04% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 17 6.30% 0.01%
5. Navajo 7 2.59% 0.01%
6. Sioux 7 2.59% 0.01%
7. Iroquois 5 1.85% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 4 1.48% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 3 1.11% 0.00%
10. Apache 2 0.74% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 2 0.74% 0.00%
12. Ottawa 2 0.74% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 1 0.37% 0.00%
14. Comanche 1 0.37% 0.00%
15. Creek 1 0.37% 0.00%
16. Kiowa 1 0.37% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 1 0.37% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 1 0.37% 0.00%

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

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