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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 333,529 99.49% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,698 0.51% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,584 0.47% 93.29%
Southern Asian 338 0.10% 19.91%
Asian Indian 293 0.09% 17.26%
Bangladeshi 10 0.00% 0.59%
Pakistani 21 0.01% 1.24%
Sri Lankan 14 0.00% 0.82%
Southeastern Asian 800 0.24% 47.11%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 713 0.21% 41.99%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.18%
Thai 9 0.00% 0.53%
Vietnamese 75 0.02% 4.42%
Eastern Asian 402 0.12% 23.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 190 0.06% 11.19%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 96 0.03% 5.65%
Korean 102 0.03% 6.01%
Taiwanese 14 0.00% 0.82%
Other Asian or Not Specified 44 0.01% 2.59%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 114 0.03% 6.71%
Polynesian 63 0.02% 3.71%
Native Hawaiian 36 0.01% 2.12%
Samoan 25 0.01% 1.47%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Micronesian 24 0.01% 1.41%
Guamanian or Chamorro 24 0.01% 1.41%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 4 0.00% 0.24%
Fijian 4 0.00% 0.24%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 23 0.01% 1.35%

* 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) 52,491 15.66% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 282,736 84.34% 100.00%
Mexican 226,680 67.62% 80.17%
Puerto Rican 663 0.20% 0.23%
Cuban 328 0.10% 0.12%
Dominican 37 0.01% 0.01%
Central American 1,080 0.32% 0.38%
Costa Rican 24 0.01% 0.01%
Guatemalan 170 0.05% 0.06%
Honduran 326 0.10% 0.12%
Nicaraguan 124 0.04% 0.04%
Panamanian 29 0.01% 0.01%
Salvadorian 274 0.08% 0.10%
Other Central American 133 0.04% 0.05%
South American 316 0.09% 0.11%
Argentinian 48 0.01% 0.02%
Bolivian 12 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 28 0.01% 0.01%
Columbian 108 0.03% 0.04%
Ecuadorian 19 0.01% 0.01%
Paraguayan 9 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 45 0.01% 0.02%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 16 0.00% 0.01%
Other South American 29 0.01% 0.01%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 53,632 16.00% 18.97%
Spaniard 158 0.05% 0.06%
Spanish 1,057 0.32% 0.37%
Spanish American 96 0.03% 0.03%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 52,321 15.61% 18.51%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 323 63.21% 0.10%
2. Cherokee 56 10.96% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 27 5.28% 0.01%
4. Choctaw 13 2.54% 0.00%
5. Potawatomi 13 2.54% 0.00%
6. Comanche 10 1.96% 0.00%
7. Chickasaw 8 1.57% 0.00%
8. Apache 7 1.37% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 7 1.37% 0.00%
10. Osage 7 1.37% 0.00%
11. Sioux 7 1.37% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 6 1.17% 0.00%
13. Chippewa 5 0.98% 0.00%
14. Creek 5 0.98% 0.00%
15. Navajo 4 0.78% 0.00%
16. Cheyenne 2 0.39% 0.00%
17. Delaware 2 0.39% 0.00%
18. Blackfeet 1 0.20% 0.00%
19. Kiowa 1 0.20% 0.00%
20. Ottawa 1 0.20% 0.00%
21. Seminole 1 0.20% 0.00%
22. Ute 1 0.20% 0.00%
23. Yaqui 1 0.20% 0.00%
24. Yuman 1 0.20% 0.00%
25. Eskimo 1 0.20% 0.00%
26. All Other Alaskan Tribes 1 0.20% 0.00%

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

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