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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 305,505 97.89% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 6,585 2.11% 100.00%
Total Asian 6,470 2.07% 98.25%
Southern Asian 2,261 0.72% 34.34%
Asian Indian 2,137 0.68% 32.45%
Bangladeshi 10 0.00% 0.15%
Pakistani 102 0.03% 1.55%
Sri Lankan 12 0.00% 0.18%
Southeastern Asian 1,904 0.61% 28.91%
Cambodian 51 0.02% 0.77%
Filipino 333 0.11% 5.06%
Indonesian 24 0.01% 0.36%
Laotian 5 0.00% 0.08%
Malaysian 8 0.00% 0.12%
Thai 39 0.01% 0.59%
Vietnamese 1,444 0.46% 21.93%
Eastern Asian 2,202 0.71% 33.44%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,326 0.42% 20.14%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.02%
Japanese 135 0.04% 2.05%
Korean 684 0.22% 10.39%
Taiwanese 56 0.02% 0.85%
Other Asian or Not Specified 103 0.03% 1.56%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 115 0.04% 1.75%
Polynesian 61 0.02% 0.93%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.01% 0.24%
Samoan 35 0.01% 0.53%
Tongan 8 0.00% 0.12%
Other Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.03%
Micronesian 27 0.01% 0.41%
Guamanian or Chamorro 22 0.01% 0.33%
Other Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.08%
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 27 0.01% 0.41%

* 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) 280,209 89.78% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 31,881 10.22% 100.00%
Mexican 1,549 0.50% 4.86%
Puerto Rican 21,066 6.75% 66.08%
Cuban 415 0.13% 1.30%
Dominican 1,942 0.62% 6.09%
Central American 704 0.23% 2.21%
Costa Rican 35 0.01% 0.11%
Guatemalan 160 0.05% 0.50%
Honduran 248 0.08% 0.78%
Nicaraguan 28 0.01% 0.09%
Panamanian 74 0.02% 0.23%
Salvadorian 113 0.04% 0.35%
Other Central American 46 0.01% 0.14%
South American 1,566 0.50% 4.91%
Argentinian 37 0.01% 0.12%
Bolivian 14 0.00% 0.04%
Chilean 195 0.06% 0.61%
Columbian 461 0.15% 1.45%
Ecuadorian 413 0.13% 1.30%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 306 0.10% 0.96%
Uruguayan 10 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 51 0.02% 0.16%
Other South American 76 0.02% 0.24%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,639 1.49% 14.55%
Spaniard 67 0.02% 0.21%
Spanish 434 0.14% 1.36%
Spanish American 76 0.02% 0.24%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,062 1.30% 12.74%


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 65 29.02% 0.02%
2. Latin American Indians 40 17.86% 0.01%
3. Delaware 24 10.71% 0.01%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 20 8.93% 0.01%
5. Sioux 18 8.04% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 13 5.80% 0.00%
7. Pueblo 10 4.46% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 8 3.57% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 5 2.23% 0.00%
10. Navajo 5 2.23% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 4 1.79% 0.00%
12. Aleut 4 1.79% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 3 1.34% 0.00%
14. Tohono O'Odham 2 0.89% 0.00%
15. Apache 1 0.45% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 0.45% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 1 0.45% 0.00%

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

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