Cambria 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 152,002 99.61% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 596 0.39% 100.00%
Total Asian 559 0.37% 93.79%
Southern Asian 247 0.16% 41.44%
Asian Indian 218 0.14% 36.58%
Bangladeshi 4 0.00% 0.67%
Pakistani 24 0.02% 4.03%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.17%
Southeastern Asian 101 0.07% 16.95%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 63 0.04% 10.57%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.17%
Thai 5 0.00% 0.84%
Vietnamese 32 0.02% 5.37%
Eastern Asian 197 0.13% 33.05%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 108 0.07% 18.12%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 21 0.01% 3.52%
Korean 65 0.04% 10.91%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.50%
Other Asian or Not Specified 14 0.01% 2.35%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 37 0.02% 6.21%
Polynesian 22 0.01% 3.69%
Native Hawaiian 15 0.01% 2.52%
Samoan 7 0.00% 1.17%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.34%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.34%
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% 2.18%

* 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) 151,246 99.11% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,352 0.89% 100.00%
Mexican 469 0.31% 34.69%
Puerto Rican 240 0.16% 17.75%
Cuban 64 0.04% 4.73%
Dominican 102 0.07% 7.54%
Central American 45 0.03% 3.33%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.07%
Guatemalan 7 0.00% 0.52%
Honduran 10 0.01% 0.74%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.15%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.59%
Salvadorian 16 0.01% 1.18%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.07%
South American 99 0.06% 7.32%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.15%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.07%
Columbian 78 0.05% 5.77%
Ecuadorian 7 0.00% 0.52%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 6 0.00% 0.44%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.22%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.15%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 333 0.22% 24.63%
Spaniard 5 0.00% 0.37%
Spanish 34 0.02% 2.51%
Spanish American 6 0.00% 0.44%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 288 0.19% 21.30%


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 27 36.99% 0.02%
2. Iroquois 8 10.96% 0.01%
3. Sioux 8 10.96% 0.01%
4. Apache 6 8.22% 0.00%
5. Navajo 5 6.85% 0.00%
6. Creek 4 5.48% 0.00%
7. All Other Native American Tribes 4 5.48% 0.00%
8. Blackfeet 3 4.11% 0.00%
9. Latin American Indians 3 4.11% 0.00%
10. Choctaw 2 2.74% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 1 1.37% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 1 1.37% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 1.37% 0.00%

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

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