Teller 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 20,421 99.35% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 134 0.65% 100.00%
Total Asian 118 0.57% 88.06%
Southern Asian 13 0.06% 9.70%
Asian Indian 11 0.05% 8.21%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 2 0.01% 1.49%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 20 0.10% 14.93%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 17 0.08% 12.69%
Indonesian 2 0.01% 1.49%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 1 0.00% 0.75%
Eastern Asian 85 0.41% 63.43%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 31 0.15% 23.13%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 26 0.13% 19.40%
Korean 28 0.14% 20.90%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.08% 11.94%
Polynesian 14 0.07% 10.45%
Native Hawaiian 13 0.06% 9.70%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.75%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.75%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.75%
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 1 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) 19,837 96.51% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 718 3.49% 100.00%
Mexican 358 1.74% 49.86%
Puerto Rican 30 0.15% 4.18%
Cuban 14 0.07% 1.95%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 14 0.07% 1.95%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 2 0.01% 0.28%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Panamanian 4 0.02% 0.56%
Salvadorian 7 0.03% 0.97%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 18 0.09% 2.51%
Argentinian 2 0.01% 0.28%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Chilean 2 0.01% 0.28%
Columbian 10 0.05% 1.39%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 1 0.00% 0.14%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 284 1.38% 39.55%
Spaniard 7 0.03% 0.97%
Spanish 68 0.33% 9.47%
Spanish American 5 0.02% 0.70%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 204 0.99% 28.41%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 52 34.44% 0.25%
2. Sioux 18 11.92% 0.09%
3. Iroquois 14 9.27% 0.07%
4. Apache 11 7.28% 0.05%
5. All Other Native American Tribes 11 7.28% 0.05%
6. Chippewa 7 4.64% 0.03%
7. Latin American Indians 7 4.64% 0.03%
8. Blackfeet 5 3.31% 0.02%
9. Choctaw 5 3.31% 0.02%
10. Navajo 5 3.31% 0.02%
11. Pima 3 1.99% 0.01%
12. Delaware 2 1.32% 0.01%
13. Potawatomi 2 1.32% 0.01%
14. Ute 2 1.32% 0.01%
15. Crow 1 0.66% 0.00%
16. Lumbee 1 0.66% 0.00%
17. Osage 1 0.66% 0.00%
18. Paiute 1 0.66% 0.00%
19. Pueblo 1 0.66% 0.00%
20. Shoshone 1 0.66% 0.00%
21. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.66% 0.00%

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

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