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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 369,814 98.98% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,824 1.02% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,748 1.00% 98.01%
Southern Asian 923 0.25% 24.14%
Asian Indian 871 0.23% 22.78%
Bangladeshi 9 0.00% 0.24%
Pakistani 42 0.01% 1.10%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Southeastern Asian 1,568 0.42% 41.00%
Cambodian 31 0.01% 0.81%
Filipino 325 0.09% 8.50%
Indonesian 15 0.00% 0.39%
Laotian 93 0.02% 2.43%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Thai 37 0.01% 0.97%
Vietnamese 1,066 0.29% 27.88%
Eastern Asian 1,112 0.30% 29.08%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 569 0.15% 14.88%
Hmong 45 0.01% 1.18%
Japanese 155 0.04% 4.05%
Korean 330 0.09% 8.63%
Taiwanese 13 0.00% 0.34%
Other Asian or Not Specified 145 0.04% 3.79%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 76 0.02% 1.99%
Polynesian 25 0.01% 0.65%
Native Hawaiian 11 0.00% 0.29%
Samoan 14 0.00% 0.37%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 26 0.01% 0.68%
Guamanian or Chamorro 25 0.01% 0.65%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.03%
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 25 0.01% 0.65%

* 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) 337,281 90.27% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 36,357 9.73% 100.00%
Mexican 6,562 1.76% 18.05%
Puerto Rican 22,038 5.90% 60.62%
Cuban 385 0.10% 1.06%
Dominican 1,855 0.50% 5.10%
Central American 575 0.15% 1.58%
Costa Rican 11 0.00% 0.03%
Guatemalan 150 0.04% 0.41%
Honduran 88 0.02% 0.24%
Nicaraguan 52 0.01% 0.14%
Panamanian 58 0.02% 0.16%
Salvadorian 191 0.05% 0.53%
Other Central American 25 0.01% 0.07%
South American 748 0.20% 2.06%
Argentinian 24 0.01% 0.07%
Bolivian 11 0.00% 0.03%
Chilean 32 0.01% 0.09%
Columbian 487 0.13% 1.34%
Ecuadorian 89 0.02% 0.24%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 49 0.01% 0.13%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 32 0.01% 0.09%
Other South American 21 0.01% 0.06%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,194 1.12% 11.54%
Spaniard 48 0.01% 0.13%
Spanish 377 0.10% 1.04%
Spanish American 56 0.01% 0.15%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 3,713 0.99% 10.21%


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 67 23.34% 0.02%
2. Latin American Indians 50 17.42% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 29 10.10% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 19 6.62% 0.01%
5. Sioux 18 6.27% 0.00%
6. Delaware 14 4.88% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 13 4.53% 0.00%
8. Apache 11 3.83% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 10 3.48% 0.00%
10. Potawatomi 10 3.48% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 6 2.09% 0.00%
12. Navajo 6 2.09% 0.00%
13. Comanche 4 1.39% 0.00%
14. Creek 4 1.39% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 4 1.39% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 3 1.05% 0.00%
17. Lumbee 3 1.05% 0.00%
18. Paiute 3 1.05% 0.00%
19. Seminole 3 1.05% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 2 0.70% 0.00%
21. Kiowa 2 0.70% 0.00%
22. Shoshone 2 0.70% 0.00%
23. Menominee 1 0.35% 0.00%
24. Ottawa 1 0.35% 0.00%
25. Yuman 1 0.35% 0.00%
26. Eskimo 1 0.35% 0.00%

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

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