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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 106,445 95.89% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 4,561 4.11% 100.00%
Total Asian 4,514 4.07% 98.97%
Southern Asian 796 0.72% 17.45%
Asian Indian 746 0.67% 16.36%
Bangladeshi 5 0.00% 0.11%
Pakistani 39 0.04% 0.86%
Sri Lankan 6 0.01% 0.13%
Southeastern Asian 828 0.75% 18.15%
Cambodian 26 0.02% 0.57%
Filipino 173 0.16% 3.79%
Indonesian 44 0.04% 0.96%
Laotian 102 0.09% 2.24%
Malaysian 11 0.01% 0.24%
Thai 105 0.09% 2.30%
Vietnamese 367 0.33% 8.05%
Eastern Asian 2,827 2.55% 61.98%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,535 1.38% 33.65%
Hmong 5 0.00% 0.11%
Japanese 276 0.25% 6.05%
Korean 916 0.83% 20.08%
Taiwanese 95 0.09% 2.08%
Other Asian or Not Specified 63 0.06% 1.38%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 47 0.04% 1.03%
Polynesian 26 0.02% 0.57%
Native Hawaiian 13 0.01% 0.29%
Samoan 12 0.01% 0.26%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.02%
Micronesian 7 0.01% 0.15%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.11%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Melanesian 6 0.01% 0.13%
Fijian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 6 0.01% 0.13%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 8 0.01% 0.18%

* 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) 108,225 97.49% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,781 2.51% 100.00%
Mexican 1,496 1.35% 53.79%
Puerto Rican 195 0.18% 7.01%
Cuban 97 0.09% 3.49%
Dominican 20 0.02% 0.72%
Central American 267 0.24% 9.60%
Costa Rican 8 0.01% 0.29%
Guatemalan 86 0.08% 3.09%
Honduran 65 0.06% 2.34%
Nicaraguan 16 0.01% 0.58%
Panamanian 15 0.01% 0.54%
Salvadorian 50 0.05% 1.80%
Other Central American 27 0.02% 0.97%
South American 233 0.21% 8.38%
Argentinian 16 0.01% 0.58%
Bolivian 8 0.01% 0.29%
Chilean 36 0.03% 1.29%
Columbian 68 0.06% 2.45%
Ecuadorian 13 0.01% 0.47%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.18%
Peruvian 25 0.02% 0.90%
Uruguayan 7 0.01% 0.25%
Venezuelan 49 0.04% 1.76%
Other South American 6 0.01% 0.22%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 473 0.43% 17.01%
Spaniard 15 0.01% 0.54%
Spanish 72 0.06% 2.59%
Spanish American 5 0.00% 0.18%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 381 0.34% 13.70%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 34 19.54% 0.02%
2. Cherokee 29 16.67% 0.02%
3. Sioux 24 13.79% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 15 8.62% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 14 8.05% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 13 7.47% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 9 5.17% 0.01%
8. Navajo 9 5.17% 0.01%
9. Apache 7 4.02% 0.00%
10. Eskimo 5 2.87% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 4 2.30% 0.00%
12. Creek 4 2.30% 0.00%
13. Crow 4 2.30% 0.00%
14. Pueblo 3 1.72% 0.00%
15. Shoshone 3 1.72% 0.00%
16. Paiute 2 1.15% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 2 1.15% 0.00%
18. Alaskan Athabascan 2 1.15% 0.00%
19. Aleut 2 1.15% 0.00%
20. Chickasaw 1 0.57% 0.00%
21. Comanche 1 0.57% 0.00%
22. Cree 1 0.57% 0.00%
23. Menominee 1 0.57% 0.00%
24. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.57% 0.00%

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

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