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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 84,334 98.71% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,099 1.29% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,044 1.22% 95.00%
Southern Asian 118 0.14% 10.74%
Asian Indian 103 0.12% 9.37%
Bangladeshi 8 0.01% 0.73%
Pakistani 6 0.01% 0.55%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.09%
Southeastern Asian 521 0.61% 47.41%
Cambodian 4 0.00% 0.36%
Filipino 444 0.52% 40.40%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.27%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.27%
Thai 19 0.02% 1.73%
Vietnamese 47 0.06% 4.28%
Eastern Asian 392 0.46% 35.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 177 0.21% 16.11%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 115 0.13% 10.46%
Korean 99 0.12% 9.01%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.09%
Other Asian or Not Specified 13 0.02% 1.18%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 55 0.06% 5.00%
Polynesian 27 0.03% 2.46%
Native Hawaiian 21 0.02% 1.91%
Samoan 5 0.01% 0.45%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.09%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 14 0.02% 1.27%
Guamanian or Chamorro 14 0.02% 1.27%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 13 0.02% 1.18%

* 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) 83,024 97.18% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,409 2.82% 100.00%
Mexican 483 0.57% 20.05%
Puerto Rican 936 1.10% 38.85%
Cuban 105 0.12% 4.36%
Dominican 98 0.11% 4.07%
Central American 124 0.15% 5.15%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.08%
Guatemalan 58 0.07% 2.41%
Honduran 7 0.01% 0.29%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.08%
Panamanian 13 0.02% 0.54%
Salvadorian 34 0.04% 1.41%
Other Central American 8 0.01% 0.33%
South American 150 0.18% 6.23%
Argentinian 20 0.02% 0.83%
Bolivian 16 0.02% 0.66%
Chilean 17 0.02% 0.71%
Columbian 40 0.05% 1.66%
Ecuadorian 23 0.03% 0.95%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.08%
Peruvian 19 0.02% 0.79%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.08%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.12%
Other South American 8 0.01% 0.33%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 513 0.60% 21.30%
Spaniard 21 0.02% 0.87%
Spanish 112 0.13% 4.65%
Spanish American 18 0.02% 0.75%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 362 0.42% 15.03%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 149 58.20% 0.17%
2. Cherokee 45 17.58% 0.05%
3. Latin American Indians 18 7.03% 0.02%
4. Blackfeet 11 4.30% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 7 2.73% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 5 1.95% 0.01%
7. Chickasaw 2 0.78% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 2 0.78% 0.00%
9. Delaware 2 0.78% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 2 0.78% 0.00%
11. Navajo 2 0.78% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 2 0.78% 0.00%
13. Sioux 2 0.78% 0.00%
14. Apache 1 0.39% 0.00%
15. Cree 1 0.39% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.39% 0.00%
17. Kiowa 1 0.39% 0.00%
18. Osage 1 0.39% 0.00%
19. Yuman 1 0.39% 0.00%
20. Aleut 1 0.39% 0.00%

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

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