Las Animas 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 15,121 99.43% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 86 0.57% 100.00%
Total Asian 56 0.37% 65.12%
Southern Asian 2 0.01% 2.33%
Asian Indian 2 0.01% 2.33%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 16 0.11% 18.60%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 7 0.05% 8.14%
Indonesian 1 0.01% 1.16%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 1 0.01% 1.16%
Vietnamese 7 0.05% 8.14%
Eastern Asian 37 0.24% 43.02%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 12 0.08% 13.95%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 10 0.07% 11.63%
Korean 12 0.08% 13.95%
Taiwanese 3 0.02% 3.49%
Other Asian or Not Specified 1 0.01% 1.16%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.20% 34.88%
Polynesian 12 0.08% 13.95%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.05% 9.30%
Samoan 4 0.03% 4.65%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 18 0.12% 20.93%
Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.12% 20.93%
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) 8,903 58.55% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 6,304 41.45% 100.00%
Mexican 1,694 11.14% 26.87%
Puerto Rican 30 0.20% 0.48%
Cuban 20 0.13% 0.32%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 9 0.06% 0.14%
Costa Rican 4 0.03% 0.06%
Guatemalan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 3 0.02% 0.05%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 2 0.01% 0.03%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 7 0.05% 0.11%
Argentinian 2 0.01% 0.03%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 5 0.03% 0.08%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,544 29.88% 72.08%
Spaniard 17 0.11% 0.27%
Spanish 1,333 8.77% 21.15%
Spanish American 258 1.70% 4.09%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,936 19.31% 46.57%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Apache 37 24.50% 0.24%
2. Navajo 37 24.50% 0.24%
3. Cherokee 25 16.56% 0.16%
4. Latin American Indians 20 13.25% 0.13%
5. Sioux 9 5.96% 0.06%
6. Pueblo 6 3.97% 0.04%
7. Comanche 3 1.99% 0.02%
8. Ute 3 1.99% 0.02%
9. Chippewa 2 1.32% 0.01%
10. Choctaw 2 1.32% 0.01%
11. All Other Native American Tribes 2 1.32% 0.01%
12. Cree 1 0.66% 0.01%
13. Paiute 1 0.66% 0.01%
14. Shoshone 1 0.66% 0.01%
15. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.66% 0.01%
16. Eskimo 1 0.66% 0.01%

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

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