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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 74,551 95.39% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,602 4.61% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,416 4.37% 94.84%
Southern Asian 422 0.54% 11.72%
Asian Indian 396 0.51% 10.99%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.06%
Pakistani 14 0.02% 0.39%
Sri Lankan 10 0.01% 0.28%
Southeastern Asian 822 1.05% 22.82%
Cambodian 46 0.06% 1.28%
Filipino 172 0.22% 4.78%
Indonesian 96 0.12% 2.67%
Laotian 42 0.05% 1.17%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 160 0.20% 4.44%
Vietnamese 303 0.39% 8.41%
Eastern Asian 1,966 2.52% 54.58%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 910 1.16% 25.26%
Hmong 10 0.01% 0.28%
Japanese 506 0.65% 14.05%
Korean 489 0.63% 13.58%
Taiwanese 51 0.07% 1.42%
Other Asian or Not Specified 206 0.26% 5.72%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 186 0.24% 5.16%
Polynesian 96 0.12% 2.67%
Native Hawaiian 66 0.08% 1.83%
Samoan 22 0.03% 0.61%
Tongan 6 0.01% 0.17%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Micronesian 33 0.04% 0.92%
Guamanian or Chamorro 22 0.03% 0.61%
Other Micronesian 11 0.01% 0.31%
Melanesian 4 0.01% 0.11%
Fijian 4 0.01% 0.11%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 53 0.07% 1.47%

* 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) 74,508 95.34% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,645 4.66% 100.00%
Mexican 2,526 3.23% 69.30%
Puerto Rican 125 0.16% 3.43%
Cuban 60 0.08% 1.65%
Dominican 10 0.01% 0.27%
Central American 94 0.12% 2.58%
Costa Rican 19 0.02% 0.52%
Guatemalan 27 0.03% 0.74%
Honduran 4 0.01% 0.11%
Nicaraguan 9 0.01% 0.25%
Panamanian 8 0.01% 0.22%
Salvadorian 27 0.03% 0.74%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 161 0.21% 4.42%
Argentinian 32 0.04% 0.88%
Bolivian 5 0.01% 0.14%
Chilean 33 0.04% 0.91%
Columbian 40 0.05% 1.10%
Ecuadorian 18 0.02% 0.49%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.08%
Peruvian 14 0.02% 0.38%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.05%
Venezuelan 9 0.01% 0.25%
Other South American 5 0.01% 0.14%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 669 0.86% 18.35%
Spaniard 28 0.04% 0.77%
Spanish 136 0.17% 3.73%
Spanish American 6 0.01% 0.16%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 499 0.64% 13.69%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 129 29.25% 0.17%
2. Cherokee 71 16.10% 0.09%
3. Choctaw 31 7.03% 0.04%
4. Chippewa 29 6.58% 0.04%
5. Tlingit-Haida 29 6.58% 0.04%
6. Latin American Indians 19 4.31% 0.02%
7. Sioux 18 4.08% 0.02%
8. Blackfeet 14 3.17% 0.02%
9. Eskimo 13 2.95% 0.02%
10. Creek 11 2.49% 0.01%
11. Navajo 10 2.27% 0.01%
12. Potawatomi 6 1.36% 0.01%
13. Puget Sound Salish 6 1.36% 0.01%
14. Aleut 6 1.36% 0.01%
15. Apache 5 1.13% 0.01%
16. Seminole 4 0.91% 0.01%
17. Cheyenne 3 0.68% 0.00%
18. Chickasaw 3 0.68% 0.00%
19. Kiowa 3 0.68% 0.00%
20. Osage 3 0.68% 0.00%
21. Paiute 3 0.68% 0.00%
22. Pueblo 3 0.68% 0.00%
23. Yakama 3 0.68% 0.00%
24. Colville 2 0.45% 0.00%
25. Comanche 2 0.45% 0.00%
26. Delaware 2 0.45% 0.00%
27. Iroquois 2 0.45% 0.00%
28. Pima 2 0.45% 0.00%
29. Shoshone 2 0.45% 0.00%
30. Cree 1 0.23% 0.00%
31. Crow 1 0.23% 0.00%
32. Houma 1 0.23% 0.00%
33. Ute 1 0.23% 0.00%
34. Yaqui 1 0.23% 0.00%
35. Yuman 1 0.23% 0.00%
36. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.23% 0.00%

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

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