Stephens 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 43,045 99.68% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 137 0.32% 100.00%
Total Asian 122 0.28% 89.05%
Southern Asian 29 0.07% 21.17%
Asian Indian 29 0.07% 21.17%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 50 0.12% 36.50%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 20 0.05% 14.60%
Indonesian 3 0.01% 2.19%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 2.19%
Vietnamese 24 0.06% 17.52%
Eastern Asian 38 0.09% 27.74%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 14 0.03% 10.22%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 8 0.02% 5.84%
Korean 16 0.04% 11.68%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5 0.01% 3.65%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 15 0.03% 10.95%
Polynesian 6 0.01% 4.38%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% 4.38%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.01% 3.65%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 3.65%
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 4 0.01% 2.92%

* 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) 41,473 96.04% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,709 3.96% 100.00%
Mexican 1,318 3.05% 77.12%
Puerto Rican 56 0.13% 3.28%
Cuban 15 0.03% 0.88%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.06%
Central American 14 0.03% 0.82%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 7 0.02% 0.41%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.12%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 4 0.01% 0.23%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 20 0.05% 1.17%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 5 0.01% 0.29%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 10 0.02% 0.59%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 3 0.01% 0.18%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 285 0.66% 16.68%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.12%
Spanish 62 0.14% 3.63%
Spanish American 4 0.01% 0.23%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 217 0.50% 12.70%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Choctaw 852 46.63% 1.97%
2. Cherokee 343 18.77% 0.79%
3. Chickasaw 305 16.69% 0.71%
4. Comanche 75 4.11% 0.17%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 70 3.83% 0.16%
6. Creek 40 2.19% 0.09%
7. Potawatomi 33 1.81% 0.08%
8. Apache 21 1.15% 0.05%
9. Kiowa 21 1.15% 0.05%
10. Seminole 21 1.15% 0.05%
11. Delaware 8 0.44% 0.02%
12. Navajo 6 0.33% 0.01%
13. Cheyenne 5 0.27% 0.01%
14. Iroquois 5 0.27% 0.01%
15. Osage 5 0.27% 0.01%
16. Sioux 5 0.27% 0.01%
17. Latin American Indians 4 0.22% 0.01%
18. Tohono O'Odham 3 0.16% 0.01%
19. Chippewa 1 0.05% 0.00%
20. Crow 1 0.05% 0.00%
21. Ottawa 1 0.05% 0.00%
22. Ute 1 0.05% 0.00%
23. Yuman 1 0.05% 0.00%

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

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