Craighead 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 81,641 99.38% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 507 0.62% 100.00%
Total Asian 488 0.59% 96.25%
Southern Asian 109 0.13% 21.50%
Asian Indian 81 0.10% 15.98%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.20%
Pakistani 25 0.03% 4.93%
Sri Lankan 2 0.00% 0.39%
Southeastern Asian 138 0.17% 27.22%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 57 0.07% 11.24%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.39%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.59%
Malaysian 5 0.01% 0.99%
Thai 21 0.03% 4.14%
Vietnamese 50 0.06% 9.86%
Eastern Asian 228 0.28% 44.97%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 116 0.14% 22.88%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.20%
Japanese 39 0.05% 7.69%
Korean 68 0.08% 13.41%
Taiwanese 4 0.00% 0.79%
Other Asian or Not Specified 13 0.02% 2.56%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 19 0.02% 3.75%
Polynesian 6 0.01% 1.18%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% 0.99%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.20%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.01% 1.97%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 0.99%
Other Micronesian 5 0.01% 0.99%
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 3 0.00% 0.59%

* 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) 80,409 97.88% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,739 2.12% 100.00%
Mexican 1,292 1.57% 74.30%
Puerto Rican 40 0.05% 2.30%
Cuban 24 0.03% 1.38%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.06%
Central American 31 0.04% 1.78%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.12%
Guatemalan 6 0.01% 0.35%
Honduran 4 0.00% 0.23%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.06%
Panamanian 11 0.01% 0.63%
Salvadorian 7 0.01% 0.40%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 39 0.05% 2.24%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 24 0.03% 1.38%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.23%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 6 0.01% 0.35%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.17%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 312 0.38% 17.94%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.06%
Spanish 20 0.02% 1.15%
Spanish American 8 0.01% 0.46%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 283 0.34% 16.27%


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 123 62.76% 0.15%
2. Choctaw 18 9.18% 0.02%
3. Chippewa 8 4.08% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 6 3.06% 0.01%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 6 3.06% 0.01%
6. Apache 5 2.55% 0.01%
7. Delaware 4 2.04% 0.00%
8. Latin American Indians 4 2.04% 0.00%
9. Navajo 4 2.04% 0.00%
10. Osage 3 1.53% 0.00%
11. Potawatomi 3 1.53% 0.00%
12. Sioux 3 1.53% 0.00%
13. Kiowa 2 1.02% 0.00%
14. Chickasaw 1 0.51% 0.00%
15. Comanche 1 0.51% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.51% 0.00%
17. Houma 1 0.51% 0.00%
18. Pima 1 0.51% 0.00%
19. Seminole 1 0.51% 0.00%
20. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.51% 0.00%

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

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