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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 93,798 98.83% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,113 1.17% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,090 1.15% 97.93%
Southern Asian 111 0.12% 9.97%
Asian Indian 106 0.11% 9.52%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.18%
Pakistani 2 0.00% 0.18%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.09%
Southeastern Asian 709 0.75% 63.70%
Cambodian 33 0.03% 2.96%
Filipino 140 0.15% 12.58%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 49 0.05% 4.40%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Thai 6 0.01% 0.54%
Vietnamese 480 0.51% 43.13%
Eastern Asian 205 0.22% 18.42%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 110 0.12% 9.88%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 44 0.05% 3.95%
Korean 46 0.05% 4.13%
Taiwanese 5 0.01% 0.45%
Other Asian or Not Specified 65 0.07% 5.84%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 23 0.02% 2.07%
Polynesian 18 0.02% 1.62%
Native Hawaiian 7 0.01% 0.63%
Samoan 11 0.01% 0.99%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.09%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.09%
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 4 0.00% 0.36%

* 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) 93,506 98.52% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,405 1.48% 100.00%
Mexican 486 0.51% 34.59%
Puerto Rican 252 0.27% 17.94%
Cuban 118 0.12% 8.40%
Dominican 27 0.03% 1.92%
Central American 167 0.18% 11.89%
Costa Rican 4 0.00% 0.28%
Guatemalan 4 0.00% 0.28%
Honduran 128 0.13% 9.11%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.07%
Panamanian 14 0.01% 1.00%
Salvadorian 14 0.01% 1.00%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.14%
South American 45 0.05% 3.20%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.14%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.07%
Chilean 4 0.00% 0.28%
Columbian 23 0.02% 1.64%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 4 0.00% 0.28%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 6 0.01% 0.43%
Other South American 5 0.01% 0.36%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 310 0.33% 22.06%
Spaniard 8 0.01% 0.57%
Spanish 28 0.03% 1.99%
Spanish American 3 0.00% 0.21%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 271 0.29% 19.29%


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 45 42.45% 0.05%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 16 15.09% 0.02%
3. Iroquois 12 11.32% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 7 6.60% 0.01%
5. Choctaw 5 4.72% 0.01%
6. Latin American Indians 4 3.77% 0.00%
7. Seminole 3 2.83% 0.00%
8. Yuman 3 2.83% 0.00%
9. Apache 2 1.89% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 2 1.89% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 2 1.89% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 1 0.94% 0.00%
13. Cree 1 0.94% 0.00%
14. Creek 1 0.94% 0.00%
15. Potawatomi 1 0.94% 0.00%
16. Shoshone 1 0.94% 0.00%

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

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