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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 180,386 98.34% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,047 1.66% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,996 1.63% 98.33%
Southern Asian 1,118 0.61% 36.69%
Asian Indian 1,041 0.57% 34.16%
Bangladeshi 9 0.00% 0.30%
Pakistani 66 0.04% 2.17%
Sri Lankan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Southeastern Asian 843 0.46% 27.67%
Cambodian 8 0.00% 0.26%
Filipino 316 0.17% 10.37%
Indonesian 15 0.01% 0.49%
Laotian 56 0.03% 1.84%
Malaysian 9 0.00% 0.30%
Thai 28 0.02% 0.92%
Vietnamese 411 0.22% 13.49%
Eastern Asian 1,005 0.55% 32.98%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 638 0.35% 20.94%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.03%
Japanese 110 0.06% 3.61%
Korean 234 0.13% 7.68%
Taiwanese 22 0.01% 0.72%
Other Asian or Not Specified 30 0.02% 0.98%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 51 0.03% 1.67%
Polynesian 30 0.02% 0.98%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.01% 0.53%
Samoan 14 0.01% 0.46%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.00% 0.23%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.16%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.07%
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% 0.46%

* 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) 179,606 97.91% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,827 2.09% 100.00%
Mexican 2,696 1.47% 70.45%
Puerto Rican 260 0.14% 6.79%
Cuban 94 0.05% 2.46%
Dominican 15 0.01% 0.39%
Central American 71 0.04% 1.86%
Costa Rican 5 0.00% 0.13%
Guatemalan 18 0.01% 0.47%
Honduran 7 0.00% 0.18%
Nicaraguan 8 0.00% 0.21%
Panamanian 23 0.01% 0.60%
Salvadorian 4 0.00% 0.10%
Other Central American 6 0.00% 0.16%
South American 118 0.06% 3.08%
Argentinian 14 0.01% 0.37%
Bolivian 10 0.01% 0.26%
Chilean 10 0.01% 0.26%
Columbian 44 0.02% 1.15%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.10%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 22 0.01% 0.57%
Uruguayan 3 0.00% 0.08%
Venezuelan 5 0.00% 0.13%
Other South American 6 0.00% 0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 573 0.31% 14.97%
Spaniard 4 0.00% 0.10%
Spanish 85 0.05% 2.22%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.13%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 479 0.26% 12.52%


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 119 47.04% 0.06%
2. Sioux 15 5.93% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 14 5.53% 0.01%
4. Latin American Indians 12 4.74% 0.01%
5. Apache 11 4.35% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 11 4.35% 0.01%
7. Potawatomi 10 3.95% 0.01%
8. Chippewa 8 3.16% 0.00%
9. Iroquois 7 2.77% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 6 2.37% 0.00%
11. Yaqui 5 1.98% 0.00%
12. Tlingit-Haida 4 1.58% 0.00%
13. Delaware 3 1.19% 0.00%
14. Navajo 3 1.19% 0.00%
15. Puget Sound Salish 3 1.19% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 3 1.19% 0.00%
17. Cheyenne 2 0.79% 0.00%
18. Houma 2 0.79% 0.00%
19. Lumbee 2 0.79% 0.00%
20. Menominee 2 0.79% 0.00%
21. Ottawa 2 0.79% 0.00%
22. Chickasaw 1 0.40% 0.00%
23. Comanche 1 0.40% 0.00%
24. Cree 1 0.40% 0.00%
25. Creek 1 0.40% 0.00%
26. Crow 1 0.40% 0.00%
27. Osage 1 0.40% 0.00%
28. Paiute 1 0.40% 0.00%
29. Pima 1 0.40% 0.00%
30. Aleut 1 0.40% 0.00%

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

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