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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 306,379 98.84% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,590 1.16% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,418 1.10% 95.21%
Southern Asian 687 0.22% 19.14%
Asian Indian 632 0.20% 17.60%
Bangladeshi 4 0.00% 0.11%
Pakistani 38 0.01% 1.06%
Sri Lankan 13 0.00% 0.36%
Southeastern Asian 1,367 0.44% 38.08%
Cambodian 6 0.00% 0.17%
Filipino 956 0.31% 26.63%
Indonesian 5 0.00% 0.14%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 63 0.02% 1.75%
Vietnamese 332 0.11% 9.25%
Eastern Asian 1,259 0.41% 35.07%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 709 0.23% 19.75%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.03%
Japanese 258 0.08% 7.19%
Korean 275 0.09% 7.66%
Taiwanese 16 0.01% 0.45%
Other Asian or Not Specified 105 0.03% 2.92%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 172 0.06% 4.79%
Polynesian 71 0.02% 1.98%
Native Hawaiian 31 0.01% 0.86%
Samoan 31 0.01% 0.86%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 9 0.00% 0.25%
Micronesian 70 0.02% 1.95%
Guamanian or Chamorro 53 0.02% 1.48%
Other Micronesian 17 0.01% 0.47%
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 31 0.01% 0.86%

* 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) 302,535 97.60% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 7,434 2.40% 100.00%
Mexican 4,182 1.35% 56.26%
Puerto Rican 957 0.31% 12.87%
Cuban 268 0.09% 3.61%
Dominican 79 0.03% 1.06%
Central American 290 0.09% 3.90%
Costa Rican 24 0.01% 0.32%
Guatemalan 81 0.03% 1.09%
Honduran 48 0.02% 0.65%
Nicaraguan 14 0.00% 0.19%
Panamanian 98 0.03% 1.32%
Salvadorian 17 0.01% 0.23%
Other Central American 8 0.00% 0.11%
South American 368 0.12% 4.95%
Argentinian 63 0.02% 0.85%
Bolivian 23 0.01% 0.31%
Chilean 33 0.01% 0.44%
Columbian 95 0.03% 1.28%
Ecuadorian 35 0.01% 0.47%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.07%
Peruvian 34 0.01% 0.46%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 36 0.01% 0.48%
Other South American 42 0.01% 0.56%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,290 0.42% 17.35%
Spaniard 21 0.01% 0.28%
Spanish 225 0.07% 3.03%
Spanish American 36 0.01% 0.48%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,008 0.33% 13.56%


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 203 43.84% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 60 12.96% 0.02%
3. Latin American Indians 52 11.23% 0.02%
4. Lumbee 28 6.05% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 13 2.81% 0.00%
6. Sioux 13 2.81% 0.00%
7. Apache 10 2.16% 0.00%
8. Creek 10 2.16% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 10 2.16% 0.00%
10. Choctaw 9 1.94% 0.00%
11. Comanche 7 1.51% 0.00%
12. Houma 7 1.51% 0.00%
13. Kiowa 7 1.51% 0.00%
14. Navajo 7 1.51% 0.00%
15. Seminole 5 1.08% 0.00%
16. Potawatomi 4 0.86% 0.00%
17. Crow 3 0.65% 0.00%
18. Delaware 3 0.65% 0.00%
19. Blackfeet 2 0.43% 0.00%
20. Osage 2 0.43% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 2 0.43% 0.00%
22. Chickasaw 1 0.22% 0.00%
23. Paiute 1 0.22% 0.00%
24. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.22% 0.00%
25. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.22% 0.00%
26. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.22% 0.00%
27. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.22% 0.00%

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

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