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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 377,066 98.70% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,966 1.30% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,856 1.27% 97.78%
Southern Asian 1,312 0.34% 26.42%
Asian Indian 1,178 0.31% 23.72%
Bangladeshi 16 0.00% 0.32%
Pakistani 89 0.02% 1.79%
Sri Lankan 29 0.01% 0.58%
Southeastern Asian 1,052 0.28% 21.18%
Cambodian 20 0.01% 0.40%
Filipino 377 0.10% 7.59%
Indonesian 34 0.01% 0.68%
Laotian 46 0.01% 0.93%
Malaysian 39 0.01% 0.79%
Thai 55 0.01% 1.11%
Vietnamese 481 0.13% 9.69%
Eastern Asian 2,377 0.62% 47.87%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,160 0.30% 23.36%
Hmong 14 0.00% 0.28%
Japanese 436 0.11% 8.78%
Korean 661 0.17% 13.31%
Taiwanese 106 0.03% 2.13%
Other Asian or Not Specified 115 0.03% 2.32%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 110 0.03% 2.22%
Polynesian 48 0.01% 0.97%
Native Hawaiian 27 0.01% 0.54%
Samoan 21 0.01% 0.42%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 39 0.01% 0.79%
Guamanian or Chamorro 28 0.01% 0.56%
Other Micronesian 11 0.00% 0.22%
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 23 0.01% 0.46%

* 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) 377,229 98.74% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,803 1.26% 100.00%
Mexican 2,420 0.63% 50.39%
Puerto Rican 547 0.14% 11.39%
Cuban 236 0.06% 4.91%
Dominican 14 0.00% 0.29%
Central American 259 0.07% 5.39%
Costa Rican 23 0.01% 0.48%
Guatemalan 73 0.02% 1.52%
Honduran 46 0.01% 0.96%
Nicaraguan 15 0.00% 0.31%
Panamanian 56 0.01% 1.17%
Salvadorian 34 0.01% 0.71%
Other Central American 12 0.00% 0.25%
South American 311 0.08% 6.48%
Argentinian 41 0.01% 0.85%
Bolivian 16 0.00% 0.33%
Chilean 17 0.00% 0.35%
Columbian 82 0.02% 1.71%
Ecuadorian 21 0.01% 0.44%
Paraguayan 6 0.00% 0.12%
Peruvian 41 0.01% 0.85%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 73 0.02% 1.52%
Other South American 14 0.00% 0.29%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,016 0.27% 21.15%
Spaniard 37 0.01% 0.77%
Spanish 161 0.04% 3.35%
Spanish American 21 0.01% 0.44%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 797 0.21% 16.59%


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 408 57.22% 0.11%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 61 8.56% 0.02%
3. Choctaw 34 4.77% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 33 4.63% 0.01%
5. Lumbee 32 4.49% 0.01%
6. Sioux 23 3.23% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 18 2.52% 0.00%
8. Creek 14 1.96% 0.00%
9. Apache 13 1.82% 0.00%
10. Iroquois 12 1.68% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 10 1.40% 0.00%
12. Osage 8 1.12% 0.00%
13. Delaware 6 0.84% 0.00%
14. Eskimo 6 0.84% 0.00%
15. Comanche 5 0.70% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 4 0.56% 0.00%
17. Navajo 4 0.56% 0.00%
18. Potawatomi 3 0.42% 0.00%
19. Chickasaw 2 0.28% 0.00%
20. Crow 2 0.28% 0.00%
21. Pueblo 2 0.28% 0.00%
22. Aleut 2 0.28% 0.00%
23. Tlingit-Haida 2 0.28% 0.00%
24. Cree 1 0.14% 0.00%
25. Menominee 1 0.14% 0.00%
26. Ottawa 1 0.14% 0.00%
27. Paiute 1 0.14% 0.00%
28. Seminole 1 0.14% 0.00%
29. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.14% 0.00%
30. Ute 1 0.14% 0.00%
31. Yuman 1 0.14% 0.00%
32. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.14% 0.00%

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

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