Montgomery 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 80,333 96.06% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,296 3.94% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,266 3.91% 99.09%
Southern Asian 787 0.94% 23.88%
Asian Indian 712 0.85% 21.60%
Bangladeshi 24 0.03% 0.73%
Pakistani 30 0.04% 0.91%
Sri Lankan 21 0.03% 0.64%
Southeastern Asian 577 0.69% 17.51%
Cambodian 10 0.01% 0.30%
Filipino 267 0.32% 8.10%
Indonesian 22 0.03% 0.67%
Laotian 8 0.01% 0.24%
Malaysian 19 0.02% 0.58%
Thai 90 0.11% 2.73%
Vietnamese 161 0.19% 4.88%
Eastern Asian 1,799 2.15% 54.58%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 963 1.15% 29.22%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 114 0.14% 3.46%
Korean 683 0.82% 20.72%
Taiwanese 39 0.05% 1.18%
Other Asian or Not Specified 103 0.12% 3.13%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.04% 0.91%
Polynesian 14 0.02% 0.42%
Native Hawaiian 10 0.01% 0.30%
Samoan 4 0.00% 0.12%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.01% 0.21%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.01% 0.21%
Other Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.06%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Other Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.03%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 7 0.01% 0.21%

* 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) 82,308 98.42% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,321 1.58% 100.00%
Mexican 365 0.44% 27.63%
Puerto Rican 226 0.27% 17.11%
Cuban 71 0.08% 5.37%
Dominican 8 0.01% 0.61%
Central American 102 0.12% 7.72%
Costa Rican 7 0.01% 0.53%
Guatemalan 7 0.01% 0.53%
Honduran 7 0.01% 0.53%
Nicaraguan 17 0.02% 1.29%
Panamanian 27 0.03% 2.04%
Salvadorian 32 0.04% 2.42%
Other Central American 5 0.01% 0.38%
South American 235 0.28% 17.79%
Argentinian 32 0.04% 2.42%
Bolivian 31 0.04% 2.35%
Chilean 28 0.03% 2.12%
Columbian 40 0.05% 3.03%
Ecuadorian 18 0.02% 1.36%
Paraguayan 7 0.01% 0.53%
Peruvian 33 0.04% 2.50%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.30%
Venezuelan 28 0.03% 2.12%
Other South American 14 0.02% 1.06%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 314 0.38% 23.77%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.91%
Spanish 64 0.08% 4.84%
Spanish American 8 0.01% 0.61%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 230 0.28% 17.41%


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 62 60.78% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 10 9.80% 0.01%
3. Apache 5 4.90% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 4 3.92% 0.00%
5. Lumbee 4 3.92% 0.00%
6. Blackfeet 3 2.94% 0.00%
7. Choctaw 3 2.94% 0.00%
8. Sioux 3 2.94% 0.00%
9. Comanche 2 1.96% 0.00%
10. Cree 2 1.96% 0.00%
11. Latin American Indians 2 1.96% 0.00%
12. Potawatomi 1 0.98% 0.00%
13. Eskimo 1 0.98% 0.00%

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

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