Dauphin 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 246,838 98.03% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,960 1.97% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,881 1.94% 98.41%
Southern Asian 1,244 0.49% 25.08%
Asian Indian 1,142 0.45% 23.02%
Bangladeshi 23 0.01% 0.46%
Pakistani 69 0.03% 1.39%
Sri Lankan 10 0.00% 0.20%
Southeastern Asian 2,210 0.88% 44.56%
Cambodian 200 0.08% 4.03%
Filipino 209 0.08% 4.21%
Indonesian 27 0.01% 0.54%
Laotian 27 0.01% 0.54%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Thai 20 0.01% 0.40%
Vietnamese 1,725 0.69% 34.78%
Eastern Asian 1,336 0.53% 26.94%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 795 0.32% 16.03%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 134 0.05% 2.70%
Korean 361 0.14% 7.28%
Taiwanese 46 0.02% 0.93%
Other Asian or Not Specified 91 0.04% 1.83%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 79 0.03% 1.59%
Polynesian 36 0.01% 0.73%
Native Hawaiian 26 0.01% 0.52%
Samoan 10 0.00% 0.20%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 16 0.01% 0.32%
Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.01% 0.28%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 25 0.01% 0.50%

* 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) 241,394 95.87% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 10,404 4.13% 100.00%
Mexican 1,487 0.59% 14.29%
Puerto Rican 6,364 2.53% 61.17%
Cuban 396 0.16% 3.81%
Dominican 234 0.09% 2.25%
Central American 177 0.07% 1.70%
Costa Rican 8 0.00% 0.08%
Guatemalan 24 0.01% 0.23%
Honduran 37 0.01% 0.36%
Nicaraguan 10 0.00% 0.10%
Panamanian 65 0.03% 0.62%
Salvadorian 20 0.01% 0.19%
Other Central American 13 0.01% 0.12%
South American 390 0.15% 3.75%
Argentinian 25 0.01% 0.24%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Chilean 18 0.01% 0.17%
Columbian 79 0.03% 0.76%
Ecuadorian 149 0.06% 1.43%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 69 0.03% 0.66%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.01%
Venezuelan 21 0.01% 0.20%
Other South American 22 0.01% 0.21%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,356 0.54% 13.03%
Spaniard 16 0.01% 0.15%
Spanish 240 0.10% 2.31%
Spanish American 20 0.01% 0.19%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,080 0.43% 10.38%


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 69 32.39% 0.03%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 35 16.43% 0.01%
3. Latin American Indians 18 8.45% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 15 7.04% 0.01%
5. Sioux 15 7.04% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 13 6.10% 0.01%
7. Apache 9 4.23% 0.00%
8. Navajo 9 4.23% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 4 1.88% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 4 1.88% 0.00%
11. Delaware 3 1.41% 0.00%
12. Seminole 3 1.41% 0.00%
13. Cheyenne 2 0.94% 0.00%
14. Creek 2 0.94% 0.00%
15. Kiowa 2 0.94% 0.00%
16. Osage 2 0.94% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 2 0.94% 0.00%
18. Chickasaw 1 0.47% 0.00%
19. Cree 1 0.47% 0.00%
20. Ottawa 1 0.47% 0.00%
21. Paiute 1 0.47% 0.00%
22. Yakama 1 0.47% 0.00%
23. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.47% 0.00%

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

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