Albemarle 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 76,990 97.17% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,246 2.83% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,237 2.82% 99.60%
Southern Asian 561 0.71% 24.98%
Asian Indian 503 0.63% 22.40%
Bangladeshi 14 0.02% 0.62%
Pakistani 24 0.03% 1.07%
Sri Lankan 20 0.03% 0.89%
Southeastern Asian 334 0.42% 14.87%
Cambodian 8 0.01% 0.36%
Filipino 152 0.19% 6.77%
Indonesian 16 0.02% 0.71%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 7 0.01% 0.31%
Thai 21 0.03% 0.93%
Vietnamese 130 0.16% 5.79%
Eastern Asian 1,310 1.65% 58.33%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 794 1.00% 35.35%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 147 0.19% 6.54%
Korean 313 0.40% 13.94%
Taiwanese 56 0.07% 2.49%
Other Asian or Not Specified 32 0.04% 1.42%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 9 0.01% 0.40%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 0.18%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.00% 0.09%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.09%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.01% 0.18%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.00% 0.13%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.04%
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 1 0.00% 0.04%

* 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) 77,207 97.44% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,029 2.56% 100.00%
Mexican 993 1.25% 48.94%
Puerto Rican 190 0.24% 9.36%
Cuban 88 0.11% 4.34%
Dominican 11 0.01% 0.54%
Central American 200 0.25% 9.86%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.39%
Guatemalan 42 0.05% 2.07%
Honduran 27 0.03% 1.33%
Nicaraguan 14 0.02% 0.69%
Panamanian 7 0.01% 0.34%
Salvadorian 88 0.11% 4.34%
Other Central American 14 0.02% 0.69%
South American 193 0.24% 9.51%
Argentinian 57 0.07% 2.81%
Bolivian 3 0.00% 0.15%
Chilean 23 0.03% 1.13%
Columbian 46 0.06% 2.27%
Ecuadorian 6 0.01% 0.30%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 23 0.03% 1.13%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.05%
Venezuelan 21 0.03% 1.03%
Other South American 12 0.02% 0.59%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 354 0.45% 17.45%
Spaniard 20 0.03% 0.99%
Spanish 47 0.06% 2.32%
Spanish American 3 0.00% 0.15%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 284 0.36% 14.00%


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 24 28.57% 0.03%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 16 19.05% 0.02%
3. Latin American Indians 9 10.71% 0.01%
4. Sioux 6 7.14% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 4 4.76% 0.01%
6. Creek 4 4.76% 0.01%
7. Iroquois 3 3.57% 0.00%
8. Apache 2 2.38% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 2 2.38% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 2 2.38% 0.00%
11. Osage 2 2.38% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 2 2.38% 0.00%
13. Seminole 2 2.38% 0.00%
14. Blackfeet 1 1.19% 0.00%
15. Chickasaw 1 1.19% 0.00%
16. Navajo 1 1.19% 0.00%
17. Puget Sound Salish 1 1.19% 0.00%
18. Aleut 1 1.19% 0.00%
19. Eskimo 1 1.19% 0.00%

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

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