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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 42,839 95.09% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,210 4.91% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,195 4.87% 99.32%
Southern Asian 611 1.36% 27.65%
Asian Indian 561 1.25% 25.38%
Bangladeshi 6 0.01% 0.27%
Pakistani 32 0.07% 1.45%
Sri Lankan 12 0.03% 0.54%
Southeastern Asian 464 1.03% 21.00%
Cambodian 19 0.04% 0.86%
Filipino 223 0.50% 10.09%
Indonesian 5 0.01% 0.23%
Laotian 4 0.01% 0.18%
Malaysian 4 0.01% 0.18%
Thai 31 0.07% 1.40%
Vietnamese 178 0.40% 8.05%
Eastern Asian 1,077 2.39% 48.73%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 631 1.40% 28.55%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 76 0.17% 3.44%
Korean 332 0.74% 15.02%
Taiwanese 38 0.08% 1.72%
Other Asian or Not Specified 43 0.10% 1.95%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 15 0.03% 0.68%
Polynesian 9 0.02% 0.41%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% 0.27%
Samoan 3 0.01% 0.14%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.01% 0.18%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01% 0.14%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.05%
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 2 0.00% 0.09%

* 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) 43,947 97.55% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,102 2.45% 100.00%
Mexican 383 0.85% 34.75%
Puerto Rican 144 0.32% 13.07%
Cuban 68 0.15% 6.17%
Dominican 17 0.04% 1.54%
Central American 126 0.28% 11.43%
Costa Rican 11 0.02% 1.00%
Guatemalan 6 0.01% 0.54%
Honduran 22 0.05% 2.00%
Nicaraguan 12 0.03% 1.09%
Panamanian 16 0.04% 1.45%
Salvadorian 58 0.13% 5.26%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.09%
South American 149 0.33% 13.52%
Argentinian 9 0.02% 0.82%
Bolivian 17 0.04% 1.54%
Chilean 9 0.02% 0.82%
Columbian 43 0.10% 3.90%
Ecuadorian 20 0.04% 1.81%
Paraguayan 3 0.01% 0.27%
Peruvian 28 0.06% 2.54%
Uruguayan 3 0.01% 0.27%
Venezuelan 12 0.03% 1.09%
Other South American 5 0.01% 0.45%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 215 0.48% 19.51%
Spaniard 11 0.02% 1.00%
Spanish 46 0.10% 4.17%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.18%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 156 0.35% 14.16%


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 7 20.59% 0.02%
2. Choctaw 7 20.59% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 7 20.59% 0.02%
4. Iroquois 4 11.76% 0.01%
5. Cheyenne 2 5.88% 0.00%
6. Chippewa 1 2.94% 0.00%
7. Latin American Indians 1 2.94% 0.00%
8. Potawatomi 1 2.94% 0.00%
9. Seminole 1 2.94% 0.00%
10. Shoshone 1 2.94% 0.00%
11. Sioux 1 2.94% 0.00%
12. Yaqui 1 2.94% 0.00%

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

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