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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 5,086,145 96.03% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 210,341 3.97% 100.00%
Total Asian 208,065 3.93% 98.92%
Southern Asian 57,138 1.08% 27.16%
Asian Indian 49,909 0.94% 23.73%
Bangladeshi 1,044 0.02% 0.50%
Pakistani 4,959 0.09% 2.36%
Sri Lankan 1,226 0.02% 0.58%
Southeastern Asian 50,134 0.95% 23.83%
Cambodian 1,921 0.04% 0.91%
Filipino 26,608 0.50% 12.65%
Indonesian 1,034 0.02% 0.49%
Laotian 622 0.01% 0.30%
Malaysian 168 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 3,037 0.06% 1.44%
Vietnamese 16,744 0.32% 7.96%
Eastern Asian 95,185 1.80% 45.25%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 46,992 0.89% 22.34%
Hmong 10 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 6,620 0.12% 3.15%
Korean 39,155 0.74% 18.62%
Taiwanese 2,408 0.05% 1.14%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5,608 0.11% 2.67%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2,276 0.04% 1.08%
Polynesian 947 0.02% 0.45%
Native Hawaiian 583 0.01% 0.28%
Samoan 321 0.01% 0.15%
Tongan 13 0.00% 0.01%
Other Polynesian 30 0.00% 0.01%
Micronesian 784 0.01% 0.37%
Guamanian or Chamorro 708 0.01% 0.34%
Other Micronesian 76 0.00% 0.04%
Melanesian 38 0.00% 0.02%
Fijian 23 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 15 0.00% 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 507 0.01% 0.24%

* 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) 5,068,570 95.70% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 227,916 4.30% 100.00%
Mexican 39,900 0.75% 17.51%
Puerto Rican 25,570 0.48% 11.22%
Cuban 6,754 0.13% 2.96%
Dominican 5,596 0.11% 2.46%
Central American 56,135 1.06% 24.63%
Costa Rican 986 0.02% 0.43%
Guatemalan 8,304 0.16% 3.64%
Honduran 4,067 0.08% 1.78%
Nicaraguan 3,440 0.06% 1.51%
Panamanian 2,484 0.05% 1.09%
Salvadorian 34,433 0.65% 15.11%
Other Central American 2,421 0.05% 1.06%
South American 25,717 0.49% 11.28%
Argentinian 2,281 0.04% 1.00%
Bolivian 2,998 0.06% 1.32%
Chilean 2,316 0.04% 1.02%
Columbian 5,266 0.10% 2.31%
Ecuadorian 2,618 0.05% 1.15%
Paraguayan 451 0.01% 0.20%
Peruvian 6,364 0.12% 2.79%
Uruguayan 428 0.01% 0.19%
Venezuelan 1,454 0.03% 0.64%
Other South American 1,541 0.03% 0.68%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 68,244 1.29% 29.94%
Spaniard 1,629 0.03% 0.71%
Spanish 8,498 0.16% 3.73%
Spanish American 1,048 0.02% 0.46%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 57,069 1.08% 25.04%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 2,612 29.41% 0.05%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 1,926 21.69% 0.04%
3. Latin American Indians 935 10.53% 0.02%
4. Lumbee 922 10.38% 0.02%
5. Iroquois 350 3.94% 0.01%
6. Blackfeet 319 3.59% 0.01%
7. Sioux 257 2.89% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 204 2.30% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 185 2.08% 0.00%
10. Apache 171 1.93% 0.00%
11. Navajo 161 1.81% 0.00%
12. Pueblo 100 1.13% 0.00%
13. Creek 95 1.07% 0.00%
14. Delaware 76 0.86% 0.00%
15. Seminole 72 0.81% 0.00%
16. Chickasaw 55 0.62% 0.00%
17. Comanche 44 0.50% 0.00%
18. Potawatomi 42 0.47% 0.00%
19. Osage 40 0.45% 0.00%
20. Cheyenne 31 0.35% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 28 0.32% 0.00%
22. Cree 26 0.29% 0.00%
23. Tlingit-Haida 24 0.27% 0.00%
24. Yaqui 23 0.26% 0.00%
25. Crow 22 0.25% 0.00%
26. Kiowa 20 0.23% 0.00%
27. Ottawa 18 0.20% 0.00%
28. Alaskan Athabascan 18 0.20% 0.00%
29. Shoshone 16 0.18% 0.00%
30. Menominee 12 0.14% 0.00%
31. Ute 12 0.14% 0.00%
32. Houma 11 0.12% 0.00%
33. Pima 11 0.12% 0.00%
34. Tohono O'Odham 9 0.10% 0.00%
35. Aleut 9 0.10% 0.00%
36. Puget Sound Salish 7 0.08% 0.00%
37. Paiute 6 0.07% 0.00%
38. Yuman 6 0.07% 0.00%
39. Yakama 4 0.05% 0.00%
40. Colville 2 0.02% 0.00%

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

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