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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 198,348 99.14% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,725 0.86% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,683 0.84% 97.57%
Southern Asian 713 0.36% 41.33%
Asian Indian 592 0.30% 34.32%
Bangladeshi 10 0.00% 0.58%
Pakistani 103 0.05% 5.97%
Sri Lankan 8 0.00% 0.46%
Southeastern Asian 454 0.23% 26.32%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 287 0.14% 16.64%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.17%
Laotian 13 0.01% 0.75%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Thai 49 0.02% 2.84%
Vietnamese 100 0.05% 5.80%
Eastern Asian 496 0.25% 28.75%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 280 0.14% 16.23%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 77 0.04% 4.46%
Korean 128 0.06% 7.42%
Taiwanese 11 0.01% 0.64%
Other Asian or Not Specified 20 0.01% 1.16%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 42 0.02% 2.43%
Polynesian 25 0.01% 1.45%
Native Hawaiian 13 0.01% 0.75%
Samoan 10 0.00% 0.58%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.12%
Micronesian 4 0.00% 0.23%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.00% 0.23%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 12 0.01% 0.70%

* 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) 198,901 99.41% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,172 0.59% 100.00%
Mexican 436 0.22% 37.20%
Puerto Rican 183 0.09% 15.61%
Cuban 71 0.04% 6.06%
Dominican 15 0.01% 1.28%
Central American 38 0.02% 3.24%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.17%
Guatemalan 6 0.00% 0.51%
Honduran 5 0.00% 0.43%
Nicaraguan 5 0.00% 0.43%
Panamanian 5 0.00% 0.43%
Salvadorian 11 0.01% 0.94%
Other Central American 4 0.00% 0.34%
South American 61 0.03% 5.20%
Argentinian 11 0.01% 0.94%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 17 0.01% 1.45%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.34%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 16 0.01% 1.37%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 10 0.00% 0.85%
Other South American 3 0.00% 0.26%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 368 0.18% 31.40%
Spaniard 5 0.00% 0.43%
Spanish 53 0.03% 4.52%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 310 0.15% 26.45%


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 148 60.16% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 36 14.63% 0.02%
3. Blackfeet 13 5.28% 0.01%
4. Apache 7 2.85% 0.00%
5. Iroquois 5 2.03% 0.00%
6. Creek 4 1.63% 0.00%
7. Latin American Indians 4 1.63% 0.00%
8. Eskimo 4 1.63% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 3 1.22% 0.00%
10. Cheyenne 2 0.81% 0.00%
11. Comanche 2 0.81% 0.00%
12. Crow 2 0.81% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 2 0.81% 0.00%
14. Ottawa 2 0.81% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 2 0.81% 0.00%
16. Seminole 2 0.81% 0.00%
17. Sioux 2 0.81% 0.00%
18. Choctaw 1 0.41% 0.00%
19. Menominee 1 0.41% 0.00%
20. Pima 1 0.41% 0.00%
21. Pueblo 1 0.41% 0.00%
22. Yaqui 1 0.41% 0.00%
23. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.41% 0.00%

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

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