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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 173,373 91.51% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 16,080 8.49% 100.00%
Total Asian 15,937 8.41% 99.11%
Southern Asian 4,539 2.40% 28.23%
Asian Indian 3,334 1.76% 20.73%
Bangladeshi 400 0.21% 2.49%
Pakistani 689 0.36% 4.28%
Sri Lankan 116 0.06% 0.72%
Southeastern Asian 5,310 2.80% 33.02%
Cambodian 373 0.20% 2.32%
Filipino 2,039 1.08% 12.68%
Indonesian 170 0.09% 1.06%
Laotian 171 0.09% 1.06%
Malaysian 45 0.02% 0.28%
Thai 446 0.24% 2.77%
Vietnamese 2,066 1.09% 12.85%
Eastern Asian 5,359 2.83% 33.33%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 2,635 1.39% 16.39%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 1,011 0.53% 6.29%
Korean 1,572 0.83% 9.78%
Taiwanese 141 0.07% 0.88%
Other Asian or Not Specified 729 0.38% 4.53%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 143 0.08% 0.89%
Polynesian 69 0.04% 0.43%
Native Hawaiian 39 0.02% 0.24%
Samoan 28 0.01% 0.17%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 44 0.02% 0.27%
Guamanian or Chamorro 33 0.02% 0.21%
Other Micronesian 11 0.01% 0.07%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 29 0.02% 0.18%

* 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) 154,185 81.38% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 35,268 18.62% 100.00%
Mexican 2,973 1.57% 8.43%
Puerto Rican 1,103 0.58% 3.13%
Cuban 506 0.27% 1.43%
Dominican 230 0.12% 0.65%
Central American 11,323 5.98% 32.11%
Costa Rican 119 0.06% 0.34%
Guatemalan 1,703 0.90% 4.83%
Honduran 686 0.36% 1.95%
Nicaraguan 481 0.25% 1.36%
Panamanian 159 0.08% 0.45%
Salvadorian 7,630 4.03% 21.63%
Other Central American 545 0.29% 1.55%
South American 7,083 3.74% 20.08%
Argentinian 382 0.20% 1.08%
Bolivian 3,532 1.86% 10.01%
Chilean 204 0.11% 0.58%
Columbian 630 0.33% 1.79%
Ecuadorian 305 0.16% 0.86%
Paraguayan 82 0.04% 0.23%
Peruvian 1,171 0.62% 3.32%
Uruguayan 68 0.04% 0.19%
Venezuelan 247 0.13% 0.70%
Other South American 462 0.24% 1.31%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 12,050 6.36% 34.17%
Spaniard 208 0.11% 0.59%
Spanish 1,356 0.72% 3.84%
Spanish American 78 0.04% 0.22%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 10,408 5.49% 29.51%


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 106 26.11% 0.06%
2. Cherokee 77 18.97% 0.04%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 53 13.05% 0.03%
4. Choctaw 20 4.93% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 18 4.43% 0.01%
6. Navajo 18 4.43% 0.01%
7. Sioux 18 4.43% 0.01%
8. Creek 15 3.69% 0.01%
9. Iroquois 15 3.69% 0.01%
10. Pueblo 15 3.69% 0.01%
11. Chickasaw 7 1.72% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 6 1.48% 0.00%
13. Tohono O'Odham 6 1.48% 0.00%
14. Lumbee 5 1.23% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 4 0.99% 0.00%
16. Apache 2 0.49% 0.00%
17. Comanche 2 0.49% 0.00%
18. Crow 2 0.49% 0.00%
19. Houma 2 0.49% 0.00%
20. Yaqui 2 0.49% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 2 0.49% 0.00%
22. Colville 1 0.25% 0.00%
23. Kiowa 1 0.25% 0.00%
24. Menominee 1 0.25% 0.00%
25. Osage 1 0.25% 0.00%
26. Paiute 1 0.25% 0.00%
27. Seminole 1 0.25% 0.00%
28. Ute 1 0.25% 0.00%
29. Yuman 1 0.25% 0.00%
30. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.25% 0.00%
31. Aleut 1 0.25% 0.00%
32. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.25% 0.00%

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

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