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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 775,750 88.83% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 97,591 11.17% 100.00%
Total Asian 97,189 11.13% 99.59%
Southern Asian 27,046 3.10% 27.71%
Asian Indian 23,626 2.71% 24.21%
Bangladeshi 627 0.07% 0.64%
Pakistani 1,859 0.21% 1.90%
Sri Lankan 934 0.11% 0.96%
Southeastern Asian 21,359 2.45% 21.89%
Cambodian 1,333 0.15% 1.37%
Filipino 7,393 0.85% 7.58%
Indonesian 801 0.09% 0.82%
Laotian 308 0.04% 0.32%
Malaysian 105 0.01% 0.11%
Thai 1,512 0.17% 1.55%
Vietnamese 9,907 1.13% 10.15%
Eastern Asian 46,890 5.37% 48.05%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 27,150 3.11% 27.82%
Hmong 2 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 3,168 0.36% 3.25%
Korean 15,130 1.73% 15.50%
Taiwanese 1,440 0.16% 1.48%
Other Asian or Not Specified 1,894 0.22% 1.94%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 402 0.05% 0.41%
Polynesian 164 0.02% 0.17%
Native Hawaiian 103 0.01% 0.11%
Samoan 47 0.01% 0.05%
Tongan 9 0.00% 0.01%
Other Polynesian 5 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 103 0.01% 0.11%
Guamanian or Chamorro 68 0.01% 0.07%
Other Micronesian 35 0.00% 0.04%
Melanesian 24 0.00% 0.02%
Fijian 10 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 14 0.00% 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 111 0.01% 0.11%

* 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) 772,737 88.48% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 100,604 11.52% 100.00%
Mexican 8,917 1.02% 8.86%
Puerto Rican 5,319 0.61% 5.29%
Cuban 2,739 0.31% 2.72%
Dominican 2,368 0.27% 2.35%
Central American 29,611 3.39% 29.43%
Costa Rican 482 0.06% 0.48%
Guatemalan 3,448 0.39% 3.43%
Honduran 2,010 0.23% 2.00%
Nicaraguan 2,319 0.27% 2.31%
Panamanian 646 0.07% 0.64%
Salvadorian 19,271 2.21% 19.16%
Other Central American 1,435 0.16% 1.43%
South American 16,811 1.92% 16.71%
Argentinian 1,379 0.16% 1.37%
Bolivian 2,398 0.27% 2.38%
Chilean 1,430 0.16% 1.42%
Columbian 3,240 0.37% 3.22%
Ecuadorian 1,604 0.18% 1.59%
Paraguayan 318 0.04% 0.32%
Peruvian 4,301 0.49% 4.28%
Uruguayan 281 0.03% 0.28%
Venezuelan 828 0.09% 0.82%
Other South American 1,032 0.12% 1.03%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 34,839 3.99% 34.63%
Spaniard 790 0.09% 0.79%
Spanish 3,608 0.41% 3.59%
Spanish American 320 0.04% 0.32%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 30,121 3.45% 29.94%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 443 29.13% 0.05%
2. Cherokee 283 18.61% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 219 14.40% 0.03%
4. Navajo 74 4.87% 0.01%
5. Lumbee 56 3.68% 0.01%
6. Sioux 54 3.55% 0.01%
7. Choctaw 51 3.35% 0.01%
8. Iroquois 43 2.83% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 39 2.56% 0.00%
10. Pueblo 36 2.37% 0.00%
11. Blackfeet 34 2.24% 0.00%
12. Creek 21 1.38% 0.00%
13. Osage 21 1.38% 0.00%
14. Chickasaw 20 1.31% 0.00%
15. Apache 18 1.18% 0.00%
16. Comanche 17 1.12% 0.00%
17. Delaware 12 0.79% 0.00%
18. Eskimo 11 0.72% 0.00%
19. Seminole 10 0.66% 0.00%
20. Yaqui 8 0.53% 0.00%
21. Crow 6 0.39% 0.00%
22. Menominee 6 0.39% 0.00%
23. Kiowa 5 0.33% 0.00%
24. Pima 5 0.33% 0.00%
25. Puget Sound Salish 5 0.33% 0.00%
26. Tlingit-Haida 5 0.33% 0.00%
27. Potawatomi 3 0.20% 0.00%
28. Ute 3 0.20% 0.00%
29. Cheyenne 2 0.13% 0.00%
30. Paiute 2 0.13% 0.00%
31. Shoshone 2 0.13% 0.00%
32. Yakama 2 0.13% 0.00%
33. Colville 1 0.07% 0.00%
34. Cree 1 0.07% 0.00%
35. Houma 1 0.07% 0.00%
36. Ottawa 1 0.07% 0.00%
37. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.07% 0.00%

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

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