Tazewell 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 44,327 99.39% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 271 0.61% 100.00%
Total Asian 271 0.61% 100.00%
Southern Asian 142 0.32% 52.40%
Asian Indian 108 0.24% 39.85%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 34 0.08% 12.55%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 64 0.14% 23.62%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 53 0.12% 19.56%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.37%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 10 0.02% 3.69%
Eastern Asian 63 0.14% 23.25%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 23 0.05% 8.49%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 25 0.06% 9.23%
Korean 15 0.03% 5.54%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 2 0.00% 0.74%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
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) 44,370 99.49% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 228 0.51% 100.00%
Mexican 47 0.11% 20.61%
Puerto Rican 25 0.06% 10.96%
Cuban 15 0.03% 6.58%
Dominican 1 0.00% 0.44%
Central American 11 0.02% 4.82%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.88%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.44%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 8 0.02% 3.51%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 3 0.01% 1.32%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.44%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 1 0.00% 0.44%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.44%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 126 0.28% 55.26%
Spaniard 5 0.01% 2.19%
Spanish 17 0.04% 7.46%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.88%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 102 0.23% 44.74%


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 16 43.24% 0.04%
2. Sioux 6 16.22% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 5 13.51% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 4 10.81% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 2 5.41% 0.00%
6. Lumbee 2 5.41% 0.00%
7. Creek 1 2.70% 0.00%
8. Iroquois 1 2.70% 0.00%

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

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