Rutherford 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 62,674 99.64% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 225 0.36% 100.00%
Total Asian 205 0.33% 91.11%
Southern Asian 33 0.05% 14.67%
Asian Indian 33 0.05% 14.67%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 125 0.20% 55.56%
Cambodian 5 0.01% 2.22%
Filipino 56 0.09% 24.89%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.44%
Thai 3 0.00% 1.33%
Vietnamese 60 0.10% 26.67%
Eastern Asian 41 0.07% 18.22%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 17 0.03% 7.56%
Hmong 8 0.01% 3.56%
Japanese 7 0.01% 3.11%
Korean 8 0.01% 3.56%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.44%
Other Asian or Not Specified 6 0.01% 2.67%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 20 0.03% 8.89%
Polynesian 19 0.03% 8.44%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.01% 4.00%
Samoan 10 0.02% 4.44%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.44%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.44%
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) 61,763 98.19% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,136 1.81% 100.00%
Mexican 764 1.21% 67.25%
Puerto Rican 69 0.11% 6.07%
Cuban 34 0.05% 2.99%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.09%
Central American 54 0.09% 4.75%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 9 0.01% 0.79%
Honduran 10 0.02% 0.88%
Nicaraguan 13 0.02% 1.14%
Panamanian 3 0.00% 0.26%
Salvadorian 16 0.03% 1.41%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.26%
South American 24 0.04% 2.11%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 13 0.02% 1.14%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 6 0.01% 0.53%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.01% 0.35%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 190 0.30% 16.73%
Spaniard 4 0.01% 0.35%
Spanish 16 0.03% 1.41%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.18%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 168 0.27% 14.79%


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 50 63.29% 0.08%
2. Latin American Indians 9 11.39% 0.01%
3. Iroquois 8 10.13% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 4 5.06% 0.01%
5. Navajo 2 2.53% 0.00%
6. Sioux 2 2.53% 0.00%
7. All Other Native American Tribes 2 2.53% 0.00%
8. Blackfeet 1 1.27% 0.00%
9. Cree 1 1.27% 0.00%

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

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