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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 278,891 99.30% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,952 0.70% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,891 0.67% 96.88%
Southern Asian 563 0.20% 28.84%
Asian Indian 519 0.18% 26.59%
Bangladeshi 6 0.00% 0.31%
Pakistani 28 0.01% 1.43%
Sri Lankan 10 0.00% 0.51%
Southeastern Asian 641 0.23% 32.84%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 217 0.08% 11.12%
Indonesian 11 0.00% 0.56%
Laotian 24 0.01% 1.23%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 34 0.01% 1.74%
Vietnamese 353 0.13% 18.08%
Eastern Asian 629 0.22% 32.22%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 313 0.11% 16.03%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.05%
Japanese 82 0.03% 4.20%
Korean 219 0.08% 11.22%
Taiwanese 14 0.00% 0.72%
Other Asian or Not Specified 58 0.02% 2.97%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 61 0.02% 3.13%
Polynesian 36 0.01% 1.84%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.01% 0.82%
Samoan 13 0.00% 0.67%
Tongan 7 0.00% 0.36%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 15 0.01% 0.77%
Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.00% 0.46%
Other Micronesian 6 0.00% 0.31%
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 10 0.00% 0.51%

* 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) 274,717 97.82% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 6,126 2.18% 100.00%
Mexican 1,211 0.43% 19.77%
Puerto Rican 3,538 1.26% 57.75%
Cuban 85 0.03% 1.39%
Dominican 60 0.02% 0.98%
Central American 172 0.06% 2.81%
Costa Rican 21 0.01% 0.34%
Guatemalan 22 0.01% 0.36%
Honduran 26 0.01% 0.42%
Nicaraguan 13 0.00% 0.21%
Panamanian 18 0.01% 0.29%
Salvadorian 70 0.02% 1.14%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.03%
South American 163 0.06% 2.66%
Argentinian 13 0.00% 0.21%
Bolivian 3 0.00% 0.05%
Chilean 9 0.00% 0.15%
Columbian 76 0.03% 1.24%
Ecuadorian 19 0.01% 0.31%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Peruvian 23 0.01% 0.38%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 11 0.00% 0.18%
Other South American 8 0.00% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 897 0.32% 14.64%
Spaniard 12 0.00% 0.20%
Spanish 121 0.04% 1.98%
Spanish American 20 0.01% 0.33%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 744 0.26% 12.14%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Iroquois 80 29.20% 0.03%
2. Cherokee 59 21.53% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 31 11.31% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 22 8.03% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 19 6.93% 0.01%
6. Sioux 14 5.11% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 11 4.01% 0.00%
8. Apache 8 2.92% 0.00%
9. Potawatomi 5 1.82% 0.00%
10. Chickasaw 4 1.46% 0.00%
11. Delaware 4 1.46% 0.00%
12. Navajo 4 1.46% 0.00%
13. Seminole 3 1.09% 0.00%
14. Ute 3 1.09% 0.00%
15. Tlingit-Haida 2 0.73% 0.00%
16. Choctaw 1 0.36% 0.00%
17. Lumbee 1 0.36% 0.00%
18. Pima 1 0.36% 0.00%
19. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.36% 0.00%
20. Yakama 1 0.36% 0.00%

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

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