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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 83,906 99.06% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 793 0.94% 100.00%
Total Asian 763 0.90% 96.22%
Southern Asian 331 0.39% 41.74%
Asian Indian 320 0.38% 40.35%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 6 0.01% 0.76%
Sri Lankan 5 0.01% 0.63%
Southeastern Asian 159 0.19% 20.05%
Cambodian 17 0.02% 2.14%
Filipino 41 0.05% 5.17%
Indonesian 5 0.01% 0.63%
Laotian 4 0.00% 0.50%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.38%
Thai 11 0.01% 1.39%
Vietnamese 78 0.09% 9.84%
Eastern Asian 244 0.29% 30.77%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 113 0.13% 14.25%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 46 0.05% 5.80%
Korean 77 0.09% 9.71%
Taiwanese 8 0.01% 1.01%
Other Asian or Not Specified 29 0.03% 3.66%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.04% 3.78%
Polynesian 9 0.01% 1.13%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.00% 0.38%
Samoan 6 0.01% 0.76%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.01% 0.88%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 0.63%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.25%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.13%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 13 0.02% 1.64%

* 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) 83,261 98.30% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 1,438 1.70% 100.00%
Mexican 180 0.21% 12.52%
Puerto Rican 520 0.61% 36.16%
Cuban 49 0.06% 3.41%
Dominican 10 0.01% 0.70%
Central American 96 0.11% 6.68%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 14 0.02% 0.97%
Honduran 9 0.01% 0.63%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.14%
Panamanian 9 0.01% 0.63%
Salvadorian 61 0.07% 4.24%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.07%
South American 162 0.19% 11.27%
Argentinian 7 0.01% 0.49%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.14%
Chilean 6 0.01% 0.42%
Columbian 44 0.05% 3.06%
Ecuadorian 74 0.09% 5.15%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.07%
Peruvian 20 0.02% 1.39%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 3 0.00% 0.21%
Other South American 5 0.01% 0.35%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 421 0.50% 29.28%
Spaniard 9 0.01% 0.63%
Spanish 83 0.10% 5.77%
Spanish American 4 0.00% 0.28%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 325 0.38% 22.60%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 15 27.27% 0.01%
2. Iroquois 14 25.45% 0.01%
3. Latin American Indians 6 10.91% 0.00%
4. Delaware 5 9.09% 0.00%
5. Cherokee 4 7.27% 0.00%
6. Blackfeet 3 5.45% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 3 5.45% 0.00%
8. Apache 2 3.64% 0.00%
9. Navajo 2 3.64% 0.00%
10. Pima 2 3.64% 0.00%
11. Choctaw 1 1.82% 0.00%
12. Shoshone 1 1.82% 0.00%
13. Sioux 1 1.82% 0.00%
14. Yaqui 1 1.82% 0.00%
15. Aleut 1 1.82% 0.00%

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

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