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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 552,331 90.70% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 56,644 9.30% 100.00%
Total Asian 56,263 9.24% 99.33%
Southern Asian 23,126 3.80% 40.83%
Asian Indian 20,486 3.36% 36.17%
Bangladeshi 180 0.03% 0.32%
Pakistani 2,378 0.39% 4.20%
Sri Lankan 82 0.01% 0.14%
Southeastern Asian 21,068 3.46% 37.19%
Cambodian 21 0.00% 0.04%
Filipino 18,777 3.08% 33.15%
Indonesian 103 0.02% 0.18%
Laotian 17 0.00% 0.03%
Malaysian 40 0.01% 0.07%
Thai 256 0.04% 0.45%
Vietnamese 1,854 0.30% 3.27%
Eastern Asian 11,552 1.90% 20.39%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 7,340 1.21% 12.96%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 906 0.15% 1.60%
Korean 3,106 0.51% 5.48%
Taiwanese 200 0.03% 0.35%
Other Asian or Not Specified 517 0.08% 0.91%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 381 0.06% 0.67%
Polynesian 105 0.02% 0.19%
Native Hawaiian 59 0.01% 0.10%
Samoan 45 0.01% 0.08%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 61 0.01% 0.11%
Guamanian or Chamorro 61 0.01% 0.11%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.00%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 213 0.03% 0.38%

* 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) 366,852 60.24% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 242,123 39.76% 100.00%
Mexican 10,791 1.77% 4.46%
Puerto Rican 58,312 9.58% 24.08%
Cuban 33,901 5.57% 14.00%
Dominican 27,709 4.55% 11.44%
Central American 20,160 3.31% 8.33%
Costa Rican 589 0.10% 0.24%
Guatemalan 2,534 0.42% 1.05%
Honduran 5,348 0.88% 2.21%
Nicaraguan 982 0.16% 0.41%
Panamanian 519 0.09% 0.21%
Salvadorian 8,873 1.46% 3.66%
Other Central American 1,315 0.22% 0.54%
South American 42,295 6.95% 17.47%
Argentinian 1,764 0.29% 0.73%
Bolivian 450 0.07% 0.19%
Chilean 1,526 0.25% 0.63%
Columbian 12,843 2.11% 5.30%
Ecuadorian 15,396 2.53% 6.36%
Paraguayan 52 0.01% 0.02%
Peruvian 7,440 1.22% 3.07%
Uruguayan 542 0.09% 0.22%
Venezuelan 920 0.15% 0.38%
Other South American 1,362 0.22% 0.56%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 48,955 8.04% 20.22%
Spaniard 2,233 0.37% 0.92%
Spanish 3,772 0.62% 1.56%
Spanish American 595 0.10% 0.25%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 42,355 6.96% 17.49%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 556 59.09% 0.12%
2. Cherokee 74 7.86% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 54 5.74% 0.01%
4. Pueblo 32 3.40% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 14 1.49% 0.00%
6. Sioux 9 0.96% 0.00%
7. Delaware 7 0.74% 0.00%
8. Navajo 7 0.74% 0.00%
9. Apache 6 0.64% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 6 0.64% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 3 0.32% 0.00%
12. Creek 3 0.32% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 3 0.32% 0.00%
14. Cheyenne 2 0.21% 0.00%
15. Choctaw 2 0.21% 0.00%
16. Comanche 2 0.21% 0.00%
17. Seminole 2 0.21% 0.00%
18. Yakama 2 0.21% 0.00%
19. Alaskan Athabascan 2 0.21% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 1 0.11% 0.00%
21. Cree 1 0.11% 0.00%
22. Shoshone 1 0.11% 0.00%
23. Yuman 1 0.11% 0.00%
24. Eskimo 1 0.11% 0.00%

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

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