Blount 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 105,046 99.27% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 777 0.73% 100.00%
Total Asian 750 0.71% 96.53%
Southern Asian 60 0.06% 7.72%
Asian Indian 52 0.05% 6.69%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 8 0.01% 1.03%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 143 0.14% 18.40%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 81 0.08% 10.42%
Indonesian 5 0.00% 0.64%
Laotian 2 0.00% 0.26%
Malaysian 5 0.00% 0.64%
Thai 16 0.02% 2.06%
Vietnamese 34 0.03% 4.38%
Eastern Asian 527 0.50% 67.82%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 64 0.06% 8.24%
Hmong 6 0.01% 0.77%
Japanese 381 0.36% 49.03%
Korean 69 0.07% 8.88%
Taiwanese 7 0.01% 0.90%
Other Asian or Not Specified 20 0.02% 2.57%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 27 0.03% 3.47%
Polynesian 21 0.02% 2.70%
Native Hawaiian 12 0.01% 1.54%
Samoan 9 0.01% 1.16%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.00% 0.51%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.00% 0.51%
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% 0.26%

* 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) 104,703 98.94% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,120 1.06% 100.00%
Mexican 640 0.60% 57.14%
Puerto Rican 89 0.08% 7.95%
Cuban 45 0.04% 4.02%
Dominican 9 0.01% 0.80%
Central American 46 0.04% 4.11%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.09%
Guatemalan 10 0.01% 0.89%
Honduran 11 0.01% 0.98%
Nicaraguan 4 0.00% 0.36%
Panamanian 9 0.01% 0.80%
Salvadorian 8 0.01% 0.71%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.27%
South American 29 0.03% 2.59%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.18%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.27%
Columbian 12 0.01% 1.07%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.36%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.18%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.27%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.18%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 262 0.25% 23.39%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.09%
Spanish 40 0.04% 3.57%
Spanish American 11 0.01% 0.98%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 210 0.20% 18.75%


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 138 61.06% 0.13%
2. Chippewa 17 7.52% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 16 7.08% 0.02%
4. Iroquois 10 4.42% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 5 2.21% 0.00%
6. Creek 5 2.21% 0.00%
7. Tlingit-Haida 5 2.21% 0.00%
8. Apache 4 1.77% 0.00%
9. Latin American Indians 4 1.77% 0.00%
10. Sioux 4 1.77% 0.00%
11. Yuman 4 1.77% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 2 0.88% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 2 0.88% 0.00%
14. Lumbee 2 0.88% 0.00%
15. Aleut 2 0.88% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 1 0.44% 0.00%
17. Menominee 1 0.44% 0.00%
18. Navajo 1 0.44% 0.00%
19. Pueblo 1 0.44% 0.00%
20. Seminole 1 0.44% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 1 0.44% 0.00%

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

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