Rusk 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 47,257 99.76% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 115 0.24% 100.00%
Total Asian 112 0.24% 97.39%
Southern Asian 32 0.07% 27.83%
Asian Indian 24 0.05% 20.87%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 7 0.01% 6.09%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.87%
Southeastern Asian 39 0.08% 33.91%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 32 0.07% 27.83%
Indonesian 3 0.01% 2.61%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 1 0.00% 0.87%
Vietnamese 3 0.01% 2.61%
Eastern Asian 40 0.08% 34.78%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 9 0.02% 7.83%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 11 0.02% 9.57%
Korean 20 0.04% 17.39%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 1 0.00% 0.87%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 3 0.01% 2.61%
Polynesian 3 0.01% 2.61%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.00% 0.87%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.87%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.87%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
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) 43,374 91.56% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 3,998 8.44% 100.00%
Mexican 3,444 7.27% 86.14%
Puerto Rican 28 0.06% 0.70%
Cuban 10 0.02% 0.25%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 70 0.15% 1.75%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.03%
Guatemalan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Salvadorian 67 0.14% 1.68%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 9 0.02% 0.23%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 2 0.00% 0.05%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 5 0.01% 0.13%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.05%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 437 0.92% 10.93%
Spaniard 5 0.01% 0.13%
Spanish 28 0.06% 0.70%
Spanish American 3 0.01% 0.08%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 401 0.85% 10.03%


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 35 29.41% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 23 19.33% 0.05%
3. Choctaw 18 15.13% 0.04%
4. Latin American Indians 10 8.40% 0.02%
5. Chickasaw 8 6.72% 0.02%
6. Apache 5 4.20% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 4 3.36% 0.01%
8. Osage 3 2.52% 0.01%
9. Blackfeet 2 1.68% 0.00%
10. Lumbee 2 1.68% 0.00%
11. Sioux 2 1.68% 0.00%
12. Cheyenne 1 0.84% 0.00%
13. Comanche 1 0.84% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 0.84% 0.00%
15. Iroquois 1 0.84% 0.00%
16. Menominee 1 0.84% 0.00%
17. Seminole 1 0.84% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 1 0.84% 0.00%

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

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