Forsyth 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 302,835 98.94% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,232 1.06% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,136 1.02% 97.03%
Southern Asian 808 0.26% 25.00%
Asian Indian 737 0.24% 22.80%
Bangladeshi 4 0.00% 0.12%
Pakistani 56 0.02% 1.73%
Sri Lankan 11 0.00% 0.34%
Southeastern Asian 935 0.31% 28.93%
Cambodian 55 0.02% 1.70%
Filipino 307 0.10% 9.50%
Indonesian 9 0.00% 0.28%
Laotian 72 0.02% 2.23%
Malaysian 4 0.00% 0.12%
Thai 39 0.01% 1.21%
Vietnamese 449 0.15% 13.89%
Eastern Asian 1,314 0.43% 40.66%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 839 0.27% 25.96%
Hmong 4 0.00% 0.12%
Japanese 162 0.05% 5.01%
Korean 291 0.10% 9.00%
Taiwanese 18 0.01% 0.56%
Other Asian or Not Specified 79 0.03% 2.44%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 96 0.03% 2.97%
Polynesian 42 0.01% 1.30%
Native Hawaiian 31 0.01% 0.96%
Samoan 9 0.00% 0.28%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Micronesian 37 0.01% 1.14%
Guamanian or Chamorro 30 0.01% 0.93%
Other Micronesian 7 0.00% 0.22%
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 17 0.01% 0.53%

* 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) 286,490 93.60% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 19,577 6.40% 100.00%
Mexican 14,238 4.65% 72.73%
Puerto Rican 924 0.30% 4.72%
Cuban 343 0.11% 1.75%
Dominican 133 0.04% 0.68%
Central American 1,328 0.43% 6.78%
Costa Rican 36 0.01% 0.18%
Guatemalan 400 0.13% 2.04%
Honduran 117 0.04% 0.60%
Nicaraguan 58 0.02% 0.30%
Panamanian 51 0.02% 0.26%
Salvadorian 642 0.21% 3.28%
Other Central American 24 0.01% 0.12%
South American 533 0.17% 2.72%
Argentinian 57 0.02% 0.29%
Bolivian 6 0.00% 0.03%
Chilean 41 0.01% 0.21%
Columbian 184 0.06% 0.94%
Ecuadorian 73 0.02% 0.37%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.02%
Peruvian 78 0.03% 0.40%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 75 0.02% 0.38%
Other South American 12 0.00% 0.06%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,078 0.68% 10.61%
Spaniard 56 0.02% 0.29%
Spanish 270 0.09% 1.38%
Spanish American 31 0.01% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,721 0.56% 8.79%


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 194 31.39% 0.06%
2. Lumbee 190 30.74% 0.06%
3. Latin American Indians 75 12.14% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 51 8.25% 0.02%
5. Chippewa 18 2.91% 0.01%
6. Sioux 14 2.27% 0.00%
7. Navajo 12 1.94% 0.00%
8. Creek 9 1.46% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 9 1.46% 0.00%
10. Apache 8 1.29% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 8 1.29% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 6 0.97% 0.00%
13. Shoshone 6 0.97% 0.00%
14. Delaware 4 0.65% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 2 0.32% 0.00%
16. Pueblo 2 0.32% 0.00%
17. Seminole 2 0.32% 0.00%
18. Yaqui 2 0.32% 0.00%
19. Alaskan Athabascan 2 0.32% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 1 0.16% 0.00%
21. Houma 1 0.16% 0.00%
22. Osage 1 0.16% 0.00%
23. Eskimo 1 0.16% 0.00%

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

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