Harrison 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 68,231 99.39% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 421 0.61% 100.00%
Total Asian 402 0.59% 95.49%
Southern Asian 69 0.10% 16.39%
Asian Indian 57 0.08% 13.54%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 12 0.02% 2.85%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 75 0.11% 17.81%
Cambodian 1 0.00% 0.24%
Filipino 51 0.07% 12.11%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 8 0.01% 1.90%
Vietnamese 15 0.02% 3.56%
Eastern Asian 255 0.37% 60.57%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 38 0.06% 9.03%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 173 0.25% 41.09%
Korean 36 0.05% 8.55%
Taiwanese 8 0.01% 1.90%
Other Asian or Not Specified 3 0.00% 0.71%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 19 0.03% 4.51%
Polynesian 14 0.02% 3.33%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% 1.19%
Samoan 9 0.01% 2.14%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 4 0.01% 0.95%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.00% 0.71%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.24%
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 1 0.00% 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) 67,992 99.04% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 660 0.96% 100.00%
Mexican 118 0.17% 17.88%
Puerto Rican 69 0.10% 10.45%
Cuban 18 0.03% 2.73%
Dominican 2 0.00% 0.30%
Central American 10 0.01% 1.52%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 4 0.01% 0.61%
Honduran 1 0.00% 0.15%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 5 0.01% 0.76%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 14 0.02% 2.12%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.45%
Columbian 2 0.00% 0.30%
Ecuadorian 5 0.01% 0.76%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.15%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.30%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.15%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 429 0.62% 65.00%
Spaniard 21 0.03% 3.18%
Spanish 158 0.23% 23.94%
Spanish American 26 0.04% 3.94%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 224 0.33% 33.94%


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 24 51.06% 0.03%
2. Sioux 4 8.51% 0.01%
3. Blackfeet 3 6.38% 0.00%
4. Chickasaw 3 6.38% 0.00%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 3 6.38% 0.00%
6. Chippewa 2 4.26% 0.00%
7. Iroquois 2 4.26% 0.00%
8. Apache 1 2.13% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 1 2.13% 0.00%
10. Latin American Indians 1 2.13% 0.00%
11. Lumbee 1 2.13% 0.00%
12. Yuman 1 2.13% 0.00%
13. Alaskan Athabascan 1 2.13% 0.00%

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

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