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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 317,359 99.41% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,891 0.59% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,844 0.58% 97.51%
Southern Asian 637 0.20% 33.69%
Asian Indian 596 0.19% 31.52%
Bangladeshi 13 0.00% 0.69%
Pakistani 21 0.01% 1.11%
Sri Lankan 7 0.00% 0.37%
Southeastern Asian 505 0.16% 26.71%
Cambodian 10 0.00% 0.53%
Filipino 202 0.06% 10.68%
Indonesian 4 0.00% 0.21%
Laotian 9 0.00% 0.48%
Malaysian 7 0.00% 0.37%
Thai 14 0.00% 0.74%
Vietnamese 259 0.08% 13.70%
Eastern Asian 645 0.20% 34.11%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 306 0.10% 16.18%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 107 0.03% 5.66%
Korean 213 0.07% 11.26%
Taiwanese 19 0.01% 1.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 57 0.02% 3.01%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 47 0.01% 2.49%
Polynesian 22 0.01% 1.16%
Native Hawaiian 11 0.00% 0.58%
Samoan 11 0.00% 0.58%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 19 0.01% 1.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 17 0.01% 0.90%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.11%
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 6 0.00% 0.32%

* 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) 315,537 98.84% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,713 1.16% 100.00%
Mexican 676 0.21% 18.21%
Puerto Rican 1,244 0.39% 33.50%
Cuban 128 0.04% 3.45%
Dominican 384 0.12% 10.34%
Central American 120 0.04% 3.23%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.05%
Guatemalan 23 0.01% 0.62%
Honduran 28 0.01% 0.75%
Nicaraguan 13 0.00% 0.35%
Panamanian 23 0.01% 0.62%
Salvadorian 25 0.01% 0.67%
Other Central American 6 0.00% 0.16%
South American 177 0.06% 4.77%
Argentinian 9 0.00% 0.24%
Bolivian 5 0.00% 0.13%
Chilean 11 0.00% 0.30%
Columbian 32 0.01% 0.86%
Ecuadorian 24 0.01% 0.65%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 68 0.02% 1.83%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 5 0.00% 0.13%
Other South American 22 0.01% 0.59%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 984 0.31% 26.50%
Spaniard 34 0.01% 0.92%
Spanish 169 0.05% 4.55%
Spanish American 16 0.01% 0.43%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 765 0.24% 20.60%


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 40 24.39% 0.01%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 21 12.80% 0.01%
3. Delaware 18 10.98% 0.01%
4. Sioux 15 9.15% 0.00%
5. Iroquois 9 5.49% 0.00%
6. Puget Sound Salish 9 5.49% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 8 4.88% 0.00%
8. Apache 7 4.27% 0.00%
9. Cheyenne 7 4.27% 0.00%
10. Latin American Indians 7 4.27% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 6 3.66% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 5 3.05% 0.00%
13. Navajo 2 1.22% 0.00%
14. Pueblo 2 1.22% 0.00%
15. Alaskan Athabascan 2 1.22% 0.00%
16. Cree 1 0.61% 0.00%
17. Creek 1 0.61% 0.00%
18. Kiowa 1 0.61% 0.00%
19. Menominee 1 0.61% 0.00%
20. Yuman 1 0.61% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 1 0.61% 0.00%

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

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