Fayette 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 148,308 99.77% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 336 0.23% 100.00%
Total Asian 318 0.21% 94.64%
Southern Asian 71 0.05% 21.13%
Asian Indian 70 0.05% 20.83%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 1 0.00% 0.30%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 106 0.07% 31.55%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 64 0.04% 19.05%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.30%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 8 0.01% 2.38%
Vietnamese 33 0.02% 9.82%
Eastern Asian 134 0.09% 39.88%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 50 0.03% 14.88%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 27 0.02% 8.04%
Korean 55 0.04% 16.37%
Taiwanese 2 0.00% 0.60%
Other Asian or Not Specified 7 0.00% 2.08%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 18 0.01% 5.36%
Polynesian 11 0.01% 3.27%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.00% 0.89%
Samoan 8 0.01% 2.38%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 1.49%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 1.49%
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 2 0.00% 0.60%

* 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) 148,080 99.62% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 564 0.38% 100.00%
Mexican 188 0.13% 33.33%
Puerto Rican 97 0.07% 17.20%
Cuban 18 0.01% 3.19%
Dominican 5 0.00% 0.89%
Central American 23 0.02% 4.08%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.18%
Guatemalan 3 0.00% 0.53%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.35%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 7 0.00% 1.24%
Salvadorian 5 0.00% 0.89%
Other Central American 5 0.00% 0.89%
South American 19 0.01% 3.37%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.35%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 8 0.01% 1.42%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.18%
Peruvian 5 0.00% 0.89%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.53%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 214 0.14% 37.94%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.35%
Spanish 49 0.03% 8.69%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 163 0.11% 28.90%


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 41 45.56% 0.03%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 11 12.22% 0.01%
3. Iroquois 8 8.89% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 7 7.78% 0.00%
5. Blackfeet 5 5.56% 0.00%
6. Chippewa 3 3.33% 0.00%
7. Navajo 3 3.33% 0.00%
8. Cheyenne 2 2.22% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 2 2.22% 0.00%
10. Sioux 2 2.22% 0.00%
11. Apache 1 1.11% 0.00%
12. Chickasaw 1 1.11% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 1.11% 0.00%
14. Crow 1 1.11% 0.00%
15. Seminole 1 1.11% 0.00%
16. Alaskan Athabascan 1 1.11% 0.00%

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

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