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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 18,900 87.92% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,598 12.08% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,582 12.01% 99.38%
Southern Asian 649 3.02% 24.98%
Asian Indian 555 2.58% 21.36%
Bangladeshi 4 0.02% 0.15%
Pakistani 85 0.40% 3.27%
Sri Lankan 5 0.02% 0.19%
Southeastern Asian 787 3.66% 30.29%
Cambodian 63 0.29% 2.42%
Filipino 228 1.06% 8.78%
Indonesian 11 0.05% 0.42%
Laotian 22 0.10% 0.85%
Malaysian 5 0.02% 0.19%
Thai 43 0.20% 1.66%
Vietnamese 415 1.93% 15.97%
Eastern Asian 1,087 5.06% 41.84%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 423 1.97% 16.28%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 43 0.20% 1.66%
Korean 615 2.86% 23.67%
Taiwanese 6 0.03% 0.23%
Other Asian or Not Specified 59 0.27% 2.27%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.07% 0.62%
Polynesian 9 0.04% 0.35%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.04% 0.31%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.04%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 6 0.03% 0.23%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.03% 0.23%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.04%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.04%
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) 18,566 86.36% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,932 13.64% 100.00%
Mexican 301 1.40% 10.27%
Puerto Rican 112 0.52% 3.82%
Cuban 69 0.32% 2.35%
Dominican 36 0.17% 1.23%
Central American 927 4.31% 31.62%
Costa Rican 16 0.07% 0.55%
Guatemalan 145 0.67% 4.95%
Honduran 54 0.25% 1.84%
Nicaraguan 51 0.24% 1.74%
Panamanian 15 0.07% 0.51%
Salvadorian 594 2.76% 20.26%
Other Central American 52 0.24% 1.77%
South American 514 2.39% 17.53%
Argentinian 30 0.14% 1.02%
Bolivian 170 0.79% 5.80%
Chilean 38 0.18% 1.30%
Columbian 35 0.16% 1.19%
Ecuadorian 26 0.12% 0.89%
Paraguayan 3 0.01% 0.10%
Peruvian 160 0.74% 5.46%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 28 0.13% 0.95%
Other South American 23 0.11% 0.78%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 973 4.53% 33.19%
Spaniard 17 0.08% 0.58%
Spanish 142 0.66% 4.84%
Spanish American 9 0.04% 0.31%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 805 3.74% 27.46%


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 34.04% 0.07%
2. Latin American Indians 11 23.40% 0.05%
3. Iroquois 6 12.77% 0.03%
4. Chippewa 4 8.51% 0.02%
5. Choctaw 3 6.38% 0.01%
6. Potawatomi 2 4.26% 0.01%
7. Tlingit-Haida 2 4.26% 0.01%
8. Chickasaw 1 2.13% 0.00%
9. Osage 1 2.13% 0.00%
10. Tohono O'Odham 1 2.13% 0.00%

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

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