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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 90,254 99.37% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 576 0.63% 100.00%
Total Asian 537 0.59% 93.23%
Southern Asian 88 0.10% 15.28%
Asian Indian 81 0.09% 14.06%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 6 0.01% 1.04%
Sri Lankan 1 0.00% 0.17%
Southeastern Asian 177 0.19% 30.73%
Cambodian 3 0.00% 0.52%
Filipino 93 0.10% 16.15%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.35%
Laotian 9 0.01% 1.56%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.17%
Thai 7 0.01% 1.22%
Vietnamese 62 0.07% 10.76%
Eastern Asian 252 0.28% 43.75%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 180 0.20% 31.25%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 38 0.04% 6.60%
Korean 32 0.04% 5.56%
Taiwanese 2 0.00% 0.35%
Other Asian or Not Specified 20 0.02% 3.47%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 39 0.04% 6.77%
Polynesian 20 0.02% 3.47%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% 1.39%
Samoan 12 0.01% 2.08%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.01% 1.74%
Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.01% 1.04%
Other Micronesian 4 0.00% 0.69%
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 9 0.01% 1.56%

* 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) 89,922 99.00% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 908 1.00% 100.00%
Mexican 380 0.42% 41.85%
Puerto Rican 227 0.25% 25.00%
Cuban 30 0.03% 3.30%
Dominican 21 0.02% 2.31%
Central American 31 0.03% 3.41%
Costa Rican 2 0.00% 0.22%
Guatemalan 6 0.01% 0.66%
Honduran 12 0.01% 1.32%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Panamanian 6 0.01% 0.66%
Salvadorian 3 0.00% 0.33%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.11%
South American 33 0.04% 3.63%
Argentinian 1 0.00% 0.11%
Bolivian 1 0.00% 0.11%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.33%
Columbian 8 0.01% 0.88%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.44%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.11%
Peruvian 9 0.01% 0.99%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 4 0.00% 0.44%
Other South American 2 0.00% 0.22%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 186 0.20% 20.48%
Spaniard 5 0.01% 0.55%
Spanish 31 0.03% 3.41%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 150 0.17% 16.52%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 103 158.46% 0.02%
2. Apache 9 13.85% 0.00%
3. Sioux 8 12.31% 0.00%
4. Cherokee 7 10.77% 0.00%
5. Blackfeet 6 9.23% 0.00%
6. Iroquois 5 7.69% 0.00%
7. Eskimo 4 6.15% 0.00%
8. Tlingit-Haida 4 6.15% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 3 4.62% 0.00%
10. Potawatomi 3 4.62% 0.00%
11. Aleut 2 3.08% 0.00%
12. Cree 1 1.54% 0.00%
13. Latin American Indians 1 1.54% 0.00%
14. Navajo 1 1.54% 0.00%
15. Paiute 1 1.54% 0.00%
16. Seminole 1 1.54% 0.00%

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

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