Aransas 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 21,872 97.22% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 625 2.78% 100.00%
Total Asian 614 2.73% 98.24%
Southern Asian 32 0.14% 5.12%
Asian Indian 32 0.14% 5.12%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 545 2.42% 87.20%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 30 0.13% 4.80%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 70 0.31% 11.20%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 9 0.04% 1.44%
Vietnamese 436 1.94% 69.76%
Eastern Asian 20 0.09% 3.20%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 4 0.02% 0.64%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 13 0.06% 2.08%
Korean 3 0.01% 0.48%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 17 0.08% 2.72%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 11 0.05% 1.76%
Polynesian 5 0.02% 0.80%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.02% 0.80%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.02% 0.64%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.02% 0.64%
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 0.01% 0.32%

* 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) 17,926 79.68% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,571 20.32% 100.00%
Mexican 3,281 14.58% 71.78%
Puerto Rican 35 0.16% 0.77%
Cuban 14 0.06% 0.31%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 11 0.05% 0.24%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Honduran 7 0.03% 0.15%
Nicaraguan 2 0.01% 0.04%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 2 0.01% 0.04%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 8 0.04% 0.18%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 4 0.02% 0.09%
Ecuadorian 2 0.01% 0.04%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.01% 0.04%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,222 5.43% 26.73%
Spaniard 7 0.03% 0.15%
Spanish 73 0.32% 1.60%
Spanish American 3 0.01% 0.07%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,139 5.06% 24.92%


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 31 38.75% 0.14%
2. Choctaw 13 16.25% 0.06%
3. Apache 5 6.25% 0.02%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 5 6.25% 0.02%
5. Chippewa 3 3.75% 0.01%
6. Sioux 3 3.75% 0.01%
7. Chickasaw 2 2.50% 0.01%
8. Creek 2 2.50% 0.01%
9. Iroquois 2 2.50% 0.01%
10. Latin American Indians 2 2.50% 0.01%
11. Navajo 2 2.50% 0.01%
12. Potawatomi 2 2.50% 0.01%
13. All Other Alaskan Tribes 2 2.50% 0.01%
14. Comanche 1 1.25% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 1 1.25% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 1.25% 0.00%
17. Ute 1 1.25% 0.00%
18. Yaqui 1 1.25% 0.00%
19. Tlingit-Haida 1 1.25% 0.00%

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

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