Mariposa 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 16,993 99.20% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 137 0.80% 100.00%
Total Asian 116 0.68% 84.67%
Southern Asian 5 0.03% 3.65%
Asian Indian 5 0.03% 3.65%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 45 0.26% 32.85%
Cambodian 1 0.01% 0.73%
Filipino 37 0.22% 27.01%
Indonesian 3 0.02% 2.19%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 2 0.01% 1.46%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 2 0.01% 1.46%
Eastern Asian 62 0.36% 45.26%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 22 0.13% 16.06%
Hmong 1 0.01% 0.73%
Japanese 35 0.20% 25.55%
Korean 4 0.02% 2.92%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 4 0.02% 2.92%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 21 0.12% 15.33%
Polynesian 15 0.09% 10.95%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.03% 3.65%
Samoan 9 0.05% 6.57%
Tongan 1 0.01% 0.73%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 3 0.02% 2.19%
Guamanian or Chamorro 3 0.02% 2.19%
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 3 0.02% 2.19%

* 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) 15,801 92.24% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,329 7.76% 100.00%
Mexican 978 5.71% 73.59%
Puerto Rican 47 0.27% 3.54%
Cuban 35 0.20% 2.63%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 12 0.07% 0.90%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 1 0.01% 0.08%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 3 0.02% 0.23%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 3 0.02% 0.23%
Other Central American 5 0.03% 0.38%
South American 23 0.13% 1.73%
Argentinian 6 0.04% 0.45%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 5 0.03% 0.38%
Ecuadorian 6 0.04% 0.45%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.01% 0.15%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 4 0.02% 0.30%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 234 1.37% 17.61%
Spaniard 22 0.13% 1.66%
Spanish 75 0.44% 5.64%
Spanish American 2 0.01% 0.15%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 135 0.79% 10.16%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 264 62.71% 1.54%
2. Cherokee 55 13.06% 0.32%
3. Apache 23 5.46% 0.13%
4. Choctaw 13 3.09% 0.08%
5. Navajo 13 3.09% 0.08%
6. Seminole 6 1.43% 0.04%
7. Latin American Indians 5 1.19% 0.03%
8. Paiute 5 1.19% 0.03%
9. Sioux 5 1.19% 0.03%
10. Yaqui 4 0.95% 0.02%
11. Alaskan Athabascan 4 0.95% 0.02%
12. Chickasaw 3 0.71% 0.02%
13. Chippewa 3 0.71% 0.02%
14. Comanche 2 0.48% 0.01%
15. Creek 2 0.48% 0.01%
16. Delaware 2 0.48% 0.01%
17. Kiowa 2 0.48% 0.01%
18. Shoshone 2 0.48% 0.01%
19. Eskimo 2 0.48% 0.01%
20. Blackfeet 1 0.24% 0.01%
21. Cree 1 0.24% 0.01%
22. Iroquois 1 0.24% 0.01%
23. Pueblo 1 0.24% 0.01%
24. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.24% 0.01%
25. Aleut 1 0.24% 0.01%

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

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