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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 41,922 99.36% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 268 0.64% 100.00%
Total Asian 251 0.59% 93.66%
Southern Asian 68 0.16% 25.37%
Asian Indian 62 0.15% 23.13%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 6 0.01% 2.24%
Southeastern Asian 49 0.12% 18.28%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 24 0.06% 8.96%
Indonesian 5 0.01% 1.87%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.37%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 7 0.02% 2.61%
Vietnamese 12 0.03% 4.48%
Eastern Asian 123 0.29% 45.90%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 58 0.14% 21.64%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 18 0.04% 6.72%
Korean 44 0.10% 16.42%
Taiwanese 3 0.01% 1.12%
Other Asian or Not Specified 11 0.03% 4.10%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 17 0.04% 6.34%
Polynesian 5 0.01% 1.87%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% 1.49%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.37%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.02% 3.73%
Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.02% 3.36%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.37%
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 0.00% 0.75%

* 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) 41,456 98.26% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 734 1.74% 100.00%
Mexican 330 0.78% 44.96%
Puerto Rican 131 0.31% 17.85%
Cuban 37 0.09% 5.04%
Dominican 5 0.01% 0.68%
Central American 68 0.16% 9.26%
Costa Rican 6 0.01% 0.82%
Guatemalan 28 0.07% 3.81%
Honduran 4 0.01% 0.54%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Panamanian 9 0.02% 1.23%
Salvadorian 19 0.05% 2.59%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.14%
South American 45 0.11% 6.13%
Argentinian 6 0.01% 0.82%
Bolivian 3 0.01% 0.41%
Chilean 1 0.00% 0.14%
Columbian 10 0.02% 1.36%
Ecuadorian 5 0.01% 0.68%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 13 0.03% 1.77%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Venezuelan 3 0.01% 0.41%
Other South American 3 0.01% 0.41%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 118 0.28% 16.08%
Spaniard 4 0.01% 0.54%
Spanish 22 0.05% 3.00%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.14%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 91 0.22% 12.40%


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 34 39.53% 0.08%
2. Latin American Indians 8 9.30% 0.02%
3. Sioux 8 9.30% 0.02%
4. Navajo 7 8.14% 0.02%
5. Iroquois 5 5.81% 0.01%
6. All Other Native American Tribes 5 5.81% 0.01%
7. Cheyenne 4 4.65% 0.01%
8. Apache 3 3.49% 0.01%
9. Chippewa 3 3.49% 0.01%
10. Delaware 2 2.33% 0.00%
11. Lumbee 2 2.33% 0.00%
12. Choctaw 1 1.16% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 1.16% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 1.16% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 1 1.16% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 1 1.16% 0.00%

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

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