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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 175,809 97.59% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,341 2.41% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,131 2.29% 95.16%
Southern Asian 268 0.15% 6.17%
Asian Indian 223 0.12% 5.14%
Bangladeshi 13 0.01% 0.30%
Pakistani 17 0.01% 0.39%
Sri Lankan 15 0.01% 0.35%
Southeastern Asian 1,862 1.03% 42.89%
Cambodian 141 0.08% 3.25%
Filipino 1,083 0.60% 24.95%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Laotian 42 0.02% 0.97%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Thai 89 0.05% 2.05%
Vietnamese 501 0.28% 11.54%
Eastern Asian 1,894 1.05% 43.63%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 343 0.19% 7.90%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.02%
Japanese 319 0.18% 7.35%
Korean 1,210 0.67% 27.87%
Taiwanese 21 0.01% 0.48%
Other Asian or Not Specified 107 0.06% 2.46%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 210 0.12% 4.84%
Polynesian 98 0.05% 2.26%
Native Hawaiian 58 0.03% 1.34%
Samoan 36 0.02% 0.83%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Other Polynesian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Micronesian 85 0.05% 1.96%
Guamanian or Chamorro 60 0.03% 1.38%
Other Micronesian 25 0.01% 0.58%
Melanesian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Fijian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 24 0.01% 0.55%

* 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) 172,555 95.78% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 7,595 4.22% 100.00%
Mexican 1,956 1.09% 25.75%
Puerto Rican 3,144 1.75% 41.40%
Cuban 204 0.11% 2.69%
Dominican 180 0.10% 2.37%
Central American 546 0.30% 7.19%
Costa Rican 12 0.01% 0.16%
Guatemalan 37 0.02% 0.49%
Honduran 37 0.02% 0.49%
Nicaraguan 15 0.01% 0.20%
Panamanian 381 0.21% 5.02%
Salvadorian 56 0.03% 0.74%
Other Central American 8 0.00% 0.11%
South American 295 0.16% 3.88%
Argentinian 14 0.01% 0.18%
Bolivian 9 0.00% 0.12%
Chilean 11 0.01% 0.14%
Columbian 108 0.06% 1.42%
Ecuadorian 42 0.02% 0.55%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 63 0.03% 0.83%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.01%
Venezuelan 26 0.01% 0.34%
Other South American 18 0.01% 0.24%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,270 0.70% 16.72%
Spaniard 47 0.03% 0.62%
Spanish 221 0.12% 2.91%
Spanish American 24 0.01% 0.32%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 978 0.54% 12.88%


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 162 32.99% 0.09%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 97 19.76% 0.05%
3. Sioux 29 5.91% 0.02%
4. Lumbee 24 4.89% 0.01%
5. Blackfeet 21 4.28% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 17 3.46% 0.01%
7. Iroquois 17 3.46% 0.01%
8. Latin American Indians 15 3.05% 0.01%
9. Apache 14 2.85% 0.01%
10. Chippewa 12 2.44% 0.01%
11. Navajo 11 2.24% 0.01%
12. Creek 10 2.04% 0.01%
13. Ottawa 10 2.04% 0.01%
14. Delaware 5 1.02% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 5 1.02% 0.00%
16. Seminole 5 1.02% 0.00%
17. Aleut 5 1.02% 0.00%
18. Osage 4 0.81% 0.00%
19. Eskimo 4 0.81% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 3 0.61% 0.00%
21. Cree 3 0.61% 0.00%
22. Houma 3 0.61% 0.00%
23. Potawatomi 3 0.61% 0.00%
24. Alaskan Athabascan 3 0.61% 0.00%
25. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.61% 0.00%
26. Comanche 2 0.41% 0.00%
27. Colville 1 0.20% 0.00%
28. Crow 1 0.20% 0.00%
29. Shoshone 1 0.20% 0.00%
30. Yuman 1 0.20% 0.00%

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

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