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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 233,062 98.78% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 2,870 1.22% 100.00%
Total Asian 2,826 1.20% 98.47%
Southern Asian 642 0.27% 22.37%
Asian Indian 623 0.26% 21.71%
Bangladeshi 3 0.00% 0.10%
Pakistani 13 0.01% 0.45%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.10%
Southeastern Asian 1,219 0.52% 42.47%
Cambodian 49 0.02% 1.71%
Filipino 328 0.14% 11.43%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.07%
Laotian 56 0.02% 1.95%
Malaysian 4 0.00% 0.14%
Thai 18 0.01% 0.63%
Vietnamese 762 0.32% 26.55%
Eastern Asian 863 0.37% 30.07%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 429 0.18% 14.95%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 153 0.06% 5.33%
Korean 275 0.12% 9.58%
Taiwanese 6 0.00% 0.21%
Other Asian or Not Specified 102 0.04% 3.55%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 44 0.02% 1.53%
Polynesian 30 0.01% 1.05%
Native Hawaiian 16 0.01% 0.56%
Samoan 14 0.01% 0.49%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.00% 0.17%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.17%
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 9 0.00% 0.31%

* 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) 233,253 98.86% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,679 1.14% 100.00%
Mexican 1,007 0.43% 37.59%
Puerto Rican 422 0.18% 15.75%
Cuban 226 0.10% 8.44%
Dominican 45 0.02% 1.68%
Central American 220 0.09% 8.21%
Costa Rican 12 0.01% 0.45%
Guatemalan 18 0.01% 0.67%
Honduran 143 0.06% 5.34%
Nicaraguan 2 0.00% 0.07%
Panamanian 19 0.01% 0.71%
Salvadorian 18 0.01% 0.67%
Other Central American 8 0.00% 0.30%
South American 156 0.07% 5.82%
Argentinian 16 0.01% 0.60%
Bolivian 6 0.00% 0.22%
Chilean 7 0.00% 0.26%
Columbian 64 0.03% 2.39%
Ecuadorian 10 0.00% 0.37%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 15 0.01% 0.56%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 29 0.01% 1.08%
Other South American 9 0.00% 0.34%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 603 0.26% 22.51%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.45%
Spanish 84 0.04% 3.14%
Spanish American 8 0.00% 0.30%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 499 0.21% 18.63%


Native American or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Rank Tribe Number Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 105 49.07% 0.04%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 50 23.36% 0.02%
3. Iroquois 22 10.28% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 10 4.67% 0.00%
5. Blackfeet 7 3.27% 0.00%
6. Chippewa 7 3.27% 0.00%
7. Choctaw 6 2.80% 0.00%
8. Apache 5 2.34% 0.00%
9. Latin American Indians 5 2.34% 0.00%
10. Navajo 5 2.34% 0.00%
11. Cheyenne 4 1.87% 0.00%
12. Seminole 4 1.87% 0.00%
13. Chickasaw 3 1.40% 0.00%
14. Sioux 3 1.40% 0.00%
15. Yuman 3 1.40% 0.00%
16. Creek 2 0.93% 0.00%
17. Cree 1 0.47% 0.00%
18. Potawatomi 1 0.47% 0.00%
19. Shoshone 1 0.47% 0.00%
20. Yaqui 1 0.47% 0.00%

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

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