Portage 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 65,680 97.76% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,502 2.24% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,473 2.19% 98.07%
Southern Asian 81 0.12% 5.39%
Asian Indian 77 0.11% 5.13%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 3 0.00% 0.20%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.07%
Southeastern Asian 166 0.25% 11.05%
Cambodian 4 0.01% 0.27%
Filipino 38 0.06% 2.53%
Indonesian 17 0.03% 1.13%
Laotian 52 0.08% 3.46%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.13%
Thai 7 0.01% 0.47%
Vietnamese 46 0.07% 3.06%
Eastern Asian 1,158 1.72% 77.10%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 145 0.22% 9.65%
Hmong 861 1.28% 57.32%
Japanese 54 0.08% 3.60%
Korean 87 0.13% 5.79%
Taiwanese 11 0.02% 0.73%
Other Asian or Not Specified 68 0.10% 4.53%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 29 0.04% 1.93%
Polynesian 11 0.02% 0.73%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% 0.53%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 3 0.00% 0.20%
Micronesian 4 0.01% 0.27%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.01% 0.27%
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 14 0.02% 0.93%

* 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) 66,215 98.56% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 967 1.44% 100.00%
Mexican 650 0.97% 67.22%
Puerto Rican 36 0.05% 3.72%
Cuban 28 0.04% 2.90%
Dominican 14 0.02% 1.45%
Central American 17 0.03% 1.76%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.10%
Guatemalan 2 0.00% 0.21%
Honduran 2 0.00% 0.21%
Nicaraguan 6 0.01% 0.62%
Panamanian 2 0.00% 0.21%
Salvadorian 4 0.01% 0.41%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 32 0.05% 3.31%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.21%
Chilean 2 0.00% 0.21%
Columbian 14 0.02% 1.45%
Ecuadorian 6 0.01% 0.62%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.21%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.21%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.21%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.21%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 190 0.28% 19.65%
Spaniard 5 0.01% 0.52%
Spanish 28 0.04% 2.90%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.21%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 155 0.23% 16.03%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Chippewa 50 27.32% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 43 23.50% 0.06%
3. Iroquois 40 21.86% 0.06%
4. Menominee 20 10.93% 0.03%
5. Cherokee 6 3.28% 0.01%
6. Sioux 5 2.73% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 4 2.19% 0.01%
8. Potawatomi 3 1.64% 0.00%
9. Apache 2 1.09% 0.00%
10. Cheyenne 2 1.09% 0.00%
11. Tohono O'Odham 2 1.09% 0.00%
12. Blackfeet 1 0.55% 0.00%
13. Latin American Indians 1 0.55% 0.00%
14. Lumbee 1 0.55% 0.00%
15. Navajo 1 0.55% 0.00%
16. Ottawa 1 0.55% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 1 0.55% 0.00%

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

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