Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

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 150,458 99.48% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 779 0.52% 100.00%
Total Asian 715 0.47% 91.78%
Southern Asian 192 0.13% 24.65%
Asian Indian 186 0.12% 23.88%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 6 0.00% 0.77%
Southeastern Asian 213 0.14% 27.34%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 175 0.12% 22.46%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.26%
Thai 9 0.01% 1.16%
Vietnamese 27 0.02% 3.47%
Eastern Asian 295 0.20% 37.87%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 175 0.12% 22.46%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 55 0.04% 7.06%
Korean 57 0.04% 7.32%
Taiwanese 8 0.01% 1.03%
Other Asian or Not Specified 15 0.01% 1.93%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 64 0.04% 8.22%
Polynesian 32 0.02% 4.11%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.00% 0.90%
Samoan 21 0.01% 2.70%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 4 0.00% 0.51%
Micronesian 18 0.01% 2.31%
Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.01% 2.31%
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 14 0.01% 1.80%

* 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) 150,399 99.45% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 838 0.55% 100.00%
Mexican 324 0.21% 38.66%
Puerto Rican 119 0.08% 14.20%
Cuban 42 0.03% 5.01%
Dominican 2 0.00% 0.24%
Central American 34 0.02% 4.06%
Costa Rican 3 0.00% 0.36%
Guatemalan 6 0.00% 0.72%
Honduran 6 0.00% 0.72%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 17 0.01% 2.03%
Salvadorian 1 0.00% 0.12%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.12%
South American 28 0.02% 3.34%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.12%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.36%
Columbian 11 0.01% 1.31%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.24%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.24%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.00% 0.48%
Other South American 5 0.00% 0.60%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 289 0.19% 34.49%
Spaniard 3 0.00% 0.36%
Spanish 43 0.03% 5.13%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.60%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 238 0.16% 28.40%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 110 62.15% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 42 23.73% 0.03%
3. Latin American Indians 11 6.21% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 7 3.95% 0.00%
5. Apache 6 3.39% 0.00%
6. Blackfeet 6 3.39% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 4 2.26% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 4 2.26% 0.00%
9. Lumbee 4 2.26% 0.00%
10. Sioux 4 2.26% 0.00%
11. Delaware 2 1.13% 0.00%
12. Navajo 2 1.13% 0.00%
13. Osage 2 1.13% 0.00%
14. Cheyenne 1 0.56% 0.00%
15. Cree 1 0.56% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.56% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 1 0.56% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 1 0.56% 0.00%
19. Aleut 1 0.56% 0.00%
20. Eskimo 1 0.56% 0.00%

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

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