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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 40,975 99.62% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 158 0.38% 100.00%
Total Asian 155 0.38% 98.10%
Southern Asian 33 0.08% 20.89%
Asian Indian 24 0.06% 15.19%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 9 0.02% 5.70%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 93 0.23% 58.86%
Cambodian 3 0.01% 1.90%
Filipino 45 0.11% 28.48%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 1.90%
Vietnamese 42 0.10% 26.58%
Eastern Asian 23 0.06% 14.56%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 15 0.04% 9.49%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 5 0.01% 3.16%
Korean 3 0.01% 1.90%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 6 0.01% 3.80%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3 0.01% 1.90%
Polynesian 2 0.00% 1.27%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.00% 1.27%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
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% 0.63%

* 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) 37,272 90.61% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,861 9.39% 100.00%
Mexican 2,835 6.89% 73.43%
Puerto Rican 75 0.18% 1.94%
Cuban 49 0.12% 1.27%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.03%
Central American 27 0.07% 0.70%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.05%
Guatemalan 3 0.01% 0.08%
Honduran 9 0.02% 0.23%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.05%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Salvadorian 10 0.02% 0.26%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 18 0.04% 0.47%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.03%
Columbian 13 0.03% 0.34%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.05%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 856 2.08% 22.17%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.05%
Spanish 34 0.08% 0.88%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 0.13%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 815 1.98% 21.11%


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 533 85.42% 1.30%
2. Cherokee 34 5.45% 0.08%
3. Creek 16 2.56% 0.04%
4. Choctaw 15 2.40% 0.04%
5. Chippewa 5 0.80% 0.01%
6. Latin American Indians 4 0.64% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 3 0.48% 0.01%
8. Chickasaw 3 0.48% 0.01%
9. Ottawa 2 0.32% 0.00%
10. Sioux 2 0.32% 0.00%
11. Apache 1 0.16% 0.00%
12. Comanche 1 0.16% 0.00%
13. Kiowa 1 0.16% 0.00%
14. Navajo 1 0.16% 0.00%
15. Osage 1 0.16% 0.00%
16. Potawatomi 1 0.16% 0.00%
17. Seminole 1 0.16% 0.00%

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

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