McClain 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 27,669 99.74% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 71 0.26% 100.00%
Total Asian 62 0.22% 87.32%
Southern Asian 11 0.04% 15.49%
Asian Indian 11 0.04% 15.49%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 23 0.08% 32.39%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 14 0.05% 19.72%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 4.23%
Vietnamese 6 0.02% 8.45%
Eastern Asian 28 0.10% 39.44%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 11 0.04% 15.49%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 8 0.03% 11.27%
Korean 9 0.03% 12.68%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 9 0.03% 12.68%
Polynesian 7 0.03% 9.86%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.03% 9.86%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.01% 2.82%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% 2.82%
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 0 0.00% 0.00%

* 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) 26,391 95.14% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,349 4.86% 100.00%
Mexican 1,071 3.86% 79.39%
Puerto Rican 29 0.10% 2.15%
Cuban 8 0.03% 0.59%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 9 0.03% 0.67%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.07%
Guatemalan 6 0.02% 0.44%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 2 0.01% 0.15%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 14 0.05% 1.04%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 4 0.01% 0.30%
Ecuadorian 1 0.00% 0.07%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 3 0.01% 0.22%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 6 0.02% 0.44%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 218 0.79% 16.16%
Spaniard 5 0.02% 0.37%
Spanish 34 0.12% 2.52%
Spanish American 8 0.03% 0.59%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 171 0.62% 12.68%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Choctaw 545 40.04% 1.96%
2. Chickasaw 317 23.29% 1.14%
3. Cherokee 226 16.61% 0.81%
4. Potawatomi 73 5.36% 0.26%
5. Creek 55 4.04% 0.20%
6. All Other Native American Tribes 55 4.04% 0.20%
7. Seminole 18 1.32% 0.06%
8. Comanche 13 0.96% 0.05%
9. Delaware 9 0.66% 0.03%
10. Kiowa 9 0.66% 0.03%
11. Apache 8 0.59% 0.03%
12. Osage 8 0.59% 0.03%
13. Iroquois 6 0.44% 0.02%
14. Chippewa 4 0.29% 0.01%
15. Navajo 4 0.29% 0.01%
16. Sioux 3 0.22% 0.01%
17. Latin American Indians 2 0.15% 0.01%
18. Ottawa 2 0.15% 0.01%
19. Cheyenne 1 0.07% 0.00%
20. Colville 1 0.07% 0.00%
21. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.07% 0.00%
22. Aleut 1 0.07% 0.00%

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

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