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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 936,372 98.54% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 13,893 1.46% 100.00%
Total Asian 13,672 1.44% 98.41%
Southern Asian 4,152 0.44% 29.89%
Asian Indian 3,748 0.39% 26.98%
Bangladeshi 30 0.00% 0.22%
Pakistani 280 0.03% 2.02%
Sri Lankan 94 0.01% 0.68%
Southeastern Asian 3,179 0.33% 22.88%
Cambodian 67 0.01% 0.48%
Filipino 698 0.07% 5.02%
Indonesian 79 0.01% 0.57%
Laotian 387 0.04% 2.79%
Malaysian 33 0.00% 0.24%
Thai 141 0.01% 1.01%
Vietnamese 1,774 0.19% 12.77%
Eastern Asian 5,979 0.63% 43.04%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 3,151 0.33% 22.68%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 610 0.06% 4.39%
Korean 2,051 0.22% 14.76%
Taiwanese 167 0.02% 1.20%
Other Asian or Not Specified 362 0.04% 2.61%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 221 0.02% 1.59%
Polynesian 77 0.01% 0.55%
Native Hawaiian 41 0.00% 0.30%
Samoan 34 0.00% 0.24%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 41 0.00% 0.30%
Guamanian or Chamorro 39 0.00% 0.28%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
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 103 0.01% 0.74%

* 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) 919,211 96.73% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 31,054 3.27% 100.00%
Mexican 2,538 0.27% 8.17%
Puerto Rican 21,575 2.27% 69.48%
Cuban 645 0.07% 2.08%
Dominican 738 0.08% 2.38%
Central American 441 0.05% 1.42%
Costa Rican 52 0.01% 0.17%
Guatemalan 91 0.01% 0.29%
Honduran 51 0.01% 0.16%
Nicaraguan 36 0.00% 0.12%
Panamanian 103 0.01% 0.33%
Salvadorian 85 0.01% 0.27%
Other Central American 23 0.00% 0.07%
South American 949 0.10% 3.06%
Argentinian 112 0.01% 0.36%
Bolivian 21 0.00% 0.07%
Chilean 79 0.01% 0.25%
Columbian 378 0.04% 1.22%
Ecuadorian 109 0.01% 0.35%
Paraguayan 15 0.00% 0.05%
Peruvian 111 0.01% 0.36%
Uruguayan 6 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 78 0.01% 0.25%
Other South American 40 0.00% 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,168 0.44% 13.42%
Spaniard 97 0.01% 0.31%
Spanish 798 0.08% 2.57%
Spanish American 62 0.01% 0.20%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 3,211 0.34% 10.34%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Iroquois 3,681 87.83% 0.39%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 113 2.70% 0.01%
3. Cherokee 90 2.15% 0.01%
4. Chippewa 80 1.91% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 53 1.26% 0.01%
6. Sioux 31 0.74% 0.00%
7. Apache 24 0.57% 0.00%
8. Blackfeet 22 0.52% 0.00%
9. Delaware 22 0.52% 0.00%
10. Navajo 10 0.24% 0.00%
11. Creek 7 0.17% 0.00%
12. Seminole 7 0.17% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 5 0.12% 0.00%
14. Cree 5 0.12% 0.00%
15. Paiute 4 0.10% 0.00%
16. Yaqui 4 0.10% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 4 0.10% 0.00%
18. Cheyenne 3 0.07% 0.00%
19. Comanche 3 0.07% 0.00%
20. Lumbee 3 0.07% 0.00%
21. Kiowa 2 0.05% 0.00%
22. Menominee 2 0.05% 0.00%
23. Osage 2 0.05% 0.00%
24. Ottawa 2 0.05% 0.00%
25. Potawatomi 2 0.05% 0.00%
26. Pueblo 2 0.05% 0.00%
27. Alaskan Athabascan 2 0.05% 0.00%
28. Tlingit-Haida 2 0.05% 0.00%
29. Crow 1 0.02% 0.00%
30. Pima 1 0.02% 0.00%
31. Shoshone 1 0.02% 0.00%
32. Tohono O'Odham 1 0.02% 0.00%

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

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