Anderson 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 70,736 99.17% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 594 0.83% 100.00%
Total Asian 585 0.82% 98.48%
Southern Asian 151 0.21% 25.42%
Asian Indian 139 0.19% 23.40%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.34%
Pakistani 6 0.01% 1.01%
Sri Lankan 4 0.01% 0.67%
Southeastern Asian 142 0.20% 23.91%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 64 0.09% 10.77%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.17%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.17%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 11 0.02% 1.85%
Vietnamese 65 0.09% 10.94%
Eastern Asian 276 0.39% 46.46%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 137 0.19% 23.06%
Hmong 8 0.01% 1.35%
Japanese 37 0.05% 6.23%
Korean 69 0.10% 11.62%
Taiwanese 25 0.04% 4.21%
Other Asian or Not Specified 16 0.02% 2.69%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 9 0.01% 1.52%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 0.67%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.00% 0.34%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.34%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.01% 0.67%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.01% 0.67%
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 1 0.00% 0.17%

* 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) 70,543 98.90% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 787 1.10% 100.00%
Mexican 384 0.54% 48.79%
Puerto Rican 123 0.17% 15.63%
Cuban 20 0.03% 2.54%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.13%
Central American 16 0.02% 2.03%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.13%
Guatemalan 3 0.00% 0.38%
Honduran 5 0.01% 0.64%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 4 0.01% 0.51%
Salvadorian 2 0.00% 0.25%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.13%
South American 28 0.04% 3.56%
Argentinian 7 0.01% 0.89%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.64%
Columbian 3 0.00% 0.38%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.13%
Peruvian 4 0.01% 0.51%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 5 0.01% 0.64%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 215 0.30% 27.32%
Spaniard 9 0.01% 1.14%
Spanish 25 0.04% 3.18%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.64%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 176 0.25% 22.36%


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 105 68.63% 0.15%
2. Sioux 12 7.84% 0.02%
3. Choctaw 11 7.19% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 7 4.58% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 3 1.96% 0.00%
6. Apache 2 1.31% 0.00%
7. Iroquois 2 1.31% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 2 1.31% 0.00%
9. Navajo 2 1.31% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 1 0.65% 0.00%
11. Chippewa 1 0.65% 0.00%
12. Comanche 1 0.65% 0.00%
13. Crow 1 0.65% 0.00%
14. Delaware 1 0.65% 0.00%
15. Pima 1 0.65% 0.00%
16. Pueblo 1 0.65% 0.00%

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

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