Jefferson 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 73,677 99.54% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 344 0.46% 100.00%
Total Asian 330 0.45% 95.93%
Southern Asian 94 0.13% 27.33%
Asian Indian 82 0.11% 23.84%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 12 0.02% 3.49%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 85 0.11% 24.71%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 61 0.08% 17.73%
Indonesian 3 0.00% 0.87%
Laotian 10 0.01% 2.91%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.58%
Thai 3 0.00% 0.87%
Vietnamese 6 0.01% 1.74%
Eastern Asian 141 0.19% 40.99%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 52 0.07% 15.12%
Hmong 30 0.04% 8.72%
Japanese 20 0.03% 5.81%
Korean 36 0.05% 10.47%
Taiwanese 3 0.00% 0.87%
Other Asian or Not Specified 10 0.01% 2.91%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 14 0.02% 4.07%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 1.16%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 4 0.01% 1.16%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 8 0.01% 2.33%
Guamanian or Chamorro 8 0.01% 2.33%
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 0.00% 0.58%

* 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) 70,990 95.91% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,031 4.09% 100.00%
Mexican 2,412 3.26% 79.58%
Puerto Rican 117 0.16% 3.86%
Cuban 18 0.02% 0.59%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 36 0.05% 1.19%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.07%
Guatemalan 14 0.02% 0.46%
Honduran 1 0.00% 0.03%
Nicaraguan 6 0.01% 0.20%
Panamanian 6 0.01% 0.20%
Salvadorian 3 0.00% 0.10%
Other Central American 4 0.01% 0.13%
South American 24 0.03% 0.79%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Bolivian 3 0.00% 0.10%
Chilean 2 0.00% 0.07%
Columbian 6 0.01% 0.20%
Ecuadorian 5 0.01% 0.16%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.10%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.01% 0.13%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 424 0.57% 13.99%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 46 0.06% 1.52%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.07%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 376 0.51% 12.41%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Chippewa 56 29.17% 0.08%
2. Iroquois 33 17.19% 0.04%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 23 11.98% 0.03%
4. Cherokee 12 6.25% 0.02%
5. Ottawa 11 5.73% 0.01%
6. Potawatomi 11 5.73% 0.01%
7. Latin American Indians 10 5.21% 0.01%
8. Apache 8 4.17% 0.01%
9. Menominee 7 3.65% 0.01%
10. Choctaw 6 3.13% 0.01%
11. Blackfeet 4 2.08% 0.01%
12. Creek 3 1.56% 0.00%
13. Cree 2 1.04% 0.00%
14. Kiowa 2 1.04% 0.00%
15. Sioux 2 1.04% 0.00%
16. Ute 1 0.52% 0.00%
17. Aleut 1 0.52% 0.00%

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

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