Douglas 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 32,396 99.37% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 207 0.63% 100.00%
Total Asian 177 0.54% 85.51%
Southern Asian 4 0.01% 1.93%
Asian Indian 4 0.01% 1.93%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 77 0.24% 37.20%
Cambodian 6 0.02% 2.90%
Filipino 56 0.17% 27.05%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 2 0.01% 0.97%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 1.45%
Vietnamese 10 0.03% 4.83%
Eastern Asian 86 0.26% 41.55%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 30 0.09% 14.49%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 29 0.09% 14.01%
Korean 26 0.08% 12.56%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.48%
Other Asian or Not Specified 10 0.03% 4.83%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.09% 14.49%
Polynesian 22 0.07% 10.63%
Native Hawaiian 13 0.04% 6.28%
Samoan 7 0.02% 3.38%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.48%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.48%
Micronesian 6 0.02% 2.90%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.02% 2.90%
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 2 0.01% 0.97%

* 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) 26,170 80.27% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 6,433 19.73% 100.00%
Mexican 5,649 17.33% 87.81%
Puerto Rican 50 0.15% 0.78%
Cuban 18 0.06% 0.28%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 85 0.26% 1.32%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.02%
Guatemalan 38 0.12% 0.59%
Honduran 8 0.02% 0.12%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Panamanian 12 0.04% 0.19%
Salvadorian 21 0.06% 0.33%
Other Central American 4 0.01% 0.06%
South American 30 0.09% 0.47%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 4 0.01% 0.06%
Chilean 2 0.01% 0.03%
Columbian 4 0.01% 0.06%
Ecuadorian 10 0.03% 0.16%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 7 0.02% 0.11%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.01% 0.05%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 601 1.84% 9.34%
Spaniard 7 0.02% 0.11%
Spanish 60 0.18% 0.93%
Spanish American 4 0.01% 0.06%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 530 1.63% 8.24%


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 54 20.85% 0.17%
2. Colville 41 15.83% 0.13%
3. Latin American Indians 40 15.44% 0.12%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 39 15.06% 0.12%
5. Chippewa 22 8.49% 0.07%
6. Sioux 19 7.34% 0.06%
7. Puget Sound Salish 12 4.63% 0.04%
8. Blackfeet 7 2.70% 0.02%
9. Tlingit-Haida 7 2.70% 0.02%
10. Choctaw 5 1.93% 0.02%
11. Navajo 5 1.93% 0.02%
12. Yakama 2 0.77% 0.01%
13. Aleut 2 0.77% 0.01%
14. Apache 1 0.39% 0.00%
15. Cree 1 0.39% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 1 0.39% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 1 0.39% 0.00%

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

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