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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 39,240 96.97% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,228 3.03% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,218 3.01% 99.19%
Southern Asian 253 0.63% 20.60%
Asian Indian 176 0.43% 14.33%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.16%
Pakistani 70 0.17% 5.70%
Sri Lankan 5 0.01% 0.41%
Southeastern Asian 353 0.87% 28.75%
Cambodian 12 0.03% 0.98%
Filipino 103 0.25% 8.39%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 88 0.22% 7.17%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 33 0.08% 2.69%
Vietnamese 117 0.29% 9.53%
Eastern Asian 581 1.44% 47.31%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 201 0.50% 16.37%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 45 0.11% 3.66%
Korean 324 0.80% 26.38%
Taiwanese 11 0.03% 0.90%
Other Asian or Not Specified 31 0.08% 2.52%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 10 0.02% 0.81%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 0.33%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% 0.33%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 3 0.01% 0.24%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.01% 0.24%
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 3 0.01% 0.24%

* 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) 36,888 91.15% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,580 8.85% 100.00%
Mexican 1,623 4.01% 45.34%
Puerto Rican 433 1.07% 12.09%
Cuban 113 0.28% 3.16%
Dominican 151 0.37% 4.22%
Central American 695 1.72% 19.41%
Costa Rican 3 0.01% 0.08%
Guatemalan 89 0.22% 2.49%
Honduran 213 0.53% 5.95%
Nicaraguan 15 0.04% 0.42%
Panamanian 8 0.02% 0.22%
Salvadorian 343 0.85% 9.58%
Other Central American 24 0.06% 0.67%
South American 98 0.24% 2.74%
Argentinian 4 0.01% 0.11%
Bolivian 10 0.02% 0.28%
Chilean 5 0.01% 0.14%
Columbian 31 0.08% 0.87%
Ecuadorian 12 0.03% 0.34%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 16 0.04% 0.45%
Uruguayan 8 0.02% 0.22%
Venezuelan 5 0.01% 0.14%
Other South American 7 0.02% 0.20%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 467 1.15% 13.04%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.06%
Spanish 75 0.19% 2.09%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.03%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 389 0.96% 10.87%


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 14 35.00% 0.03%
2. Latin American Indians 7 17.50% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 7 17.50% 0.02%
4. Iroquois 3 7.50% 0.01%
5. Apache 2 5.00% 0.00%
6. Lumbee 2 5.00% 0.00%
7. Navajo 2 5.00% 0.00%
8. Chickasaw 1 2.50% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 1 2.50% 0.00%
10. Osage 1 2.50% 0.00%

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

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