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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 60,106 99.56% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 265 0.44% 100.00%
Total Asian 256 0.42% 96.60%
Southern Asian 45 0.07% 16.98%
Asian Indian 39 0.06% 14.72%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 6 0.01% 2.26%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 84 0.14% 31.70%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 38 0.06% 14.34%
Indonesian 1 0.00% 0.38%
Laotian 18 0.03% 6.79%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.38%
Thai 5 0.01% 1.89%
Vietnamese 21 0.03% 7.92%
Eastern Asian 116 0.19% 43.77%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 44 0.07% 16.60%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 12 0.02% 4.53%
Korean 52 0.09% 19.62%
Taiwanese 8 0.01% 3.02%
Other Asian or Not Specified 11 0.02% 4.15%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 9 0.01% 3.40%
Polynesian 3 0.00% 1.13%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.00% 0.38%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.75%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 6 0.01% 2.26%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.01% 2.26%
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) 59,922 99.26% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 449 0.74% 100.00%
Mexican 166 0.27% 36.97%
Puerto Rican 90 0.15% 20.04%
Cuban 33 0.05% 7.35%
Dominican 4 0.01% 0.89%
Central American 25 0.04% 5.57%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Honduran 9 0.01% 2.00%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.22%
Salvadorian 12 0.02% 2.67%
Other Central American 3 0.00% 0.67%
South American 38 0.06% 8.46%
Argentinian 5 0.01% 1.11%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 5 0.01% 1.11%
Columbian 23 0.04% 5.12%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.22%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.22%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.45%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.22%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 93 0.15% 20.71%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 9 0.01% 2.00%
Spanish American 5 0.01% 1.11%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 79 0.13% 17.59%


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 35 41.67% 0.06%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 31 36.90% 0.05%
3. Choctaw 4 4.76% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 3 3.57% 0.00%
5. Lumbee 3 3.57% 0.00%
6. Apache 2 2.38% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 1 1.19% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 1 1.19% 0.00%
9. Delaware 1 1.19% 0.00%
10. Iroquois 1 1.19% 0.00%
11. Pueblo 1 1.19% 0.00%
12. Sioux 1 1.19% 0.00%

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

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