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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 67,523 99.70% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 202 0.30% 100.00%
Total Asian 195 0.29% 96.53%
Southern Asian 13 0.02% 6.44%
Asian Indian 11 0.02% 5.45%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 2 0.00% 0.99%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 81 0.12% 40.10%
Cambodian 6 0.01% 2.97%
Filipino 37 0.05% 18.32%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.50%
Laotian 19 0.03% 9.41%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 1 0.00% 0.50%
Vietnamese 17 0.03% 8.42%
Eastern Asian 93 0.14% 46.04%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 43 0.06% 21.29%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 16 0.02% 7.92%
Korean 31 0.05% 15.35%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 1.49%
Other Asian or Not Specified 8 0.01% 3.96%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 7 0.01% 3.47%
Polynesian 6 0.01% 2.97%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% 1.98%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.99%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.50%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.50%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 65,504 96.72% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,221 3.28% 100.00%
Mexican 1,635 2.41% 73.62%
Puerto Rican 131 0.19% 5.90%
Cuban 48 0.07% 2.16%
Dominican 12 0.02% 0.54%
Central American 110 0.16% 4.95%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.05%
Guatemalan 13 0.02% 0.59%
Honduran 28 0.04% 1.26%
Nicaraguan 12 0.02% 0.54%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.05%
Salvadorian 51 0.08% 2.30%
Other Central American 4 0.01% 0.18%
South American 44 0.06% 1.98%
Argentinian 10 0.01% 0.45%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 6 0.01% 0.27%
Columbian 7 0.01% 0.32%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.09%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 3 0.00% 0.14%
Uruguayan 12 0.02% 0.54%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 241 0.36% 10.85%
Spaniard 6 0.01% 0.27%
Spanish 19 0.03% 0.86%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.05%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 215 0.32% 9.68%


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 20 35.71% 0.03%
2. Latin American Indians 12 21.43% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 5 8.93% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 4 7.14% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 3 5.36% 0.00%
6. Iroquois 3 5.36% 0.00%
7. Navajo 3 5.36% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 1 1.79% 0.00%
9. Menominee 1 1.79% 0.00%
10. Potawatomi 1 1.79% 0.00%
11. Seminole 1 1.79% 0.00%
12. Sioux 1 1.79% 0.00%
13. Tlingit-Haida 1 1.79% 0.00%

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

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