Colfax County

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 10,405 99.66% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 36 0.34% 100.00%
Total Asian 21 0.20% 58.33%
Southern Asian 1 0.01% 2.78%
Asian Indian 1 0.01% 2.78%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 4 0.04% 11.11%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 1 0.01% 2.78%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 0 0.00% 0.00%
Vietnamese 3 0.03% 8.33%
Eastern Asian 12 0.11% 33.33%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 5 0.05% 13.89%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 4 0.04% 11.11%
Korean 3 0.03% 8.33%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 4 0.04% 11.11%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 15 0.14% 41.67%
Polynesian 2 0.02% 5.56%
Native Hawaiian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Samoan 2 0.02% 5.56%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 10 0.10% 27.78%
Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.10% 27.78%
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 3 0.03% 8.33%

* 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) 7,709 73.83% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,732 26.17% 100.00%
Mexican 1,791 17.15% 65.56%
Puerto Rican 31 0.30% 1.13%
Cuban 3 0.03% 0.11%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 464 4.44% 16.98%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 340 3.26% 12.45%
Honduran 24 0.23% 0.88%
Nicaraguan 3 0.03% 0.11%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 78 0.75% 2.86%
Other Central American 19 0.18% 0.70%
South American 38 0.36% 1.39%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 4 0.04% 0.15%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 34 0.33% 1.24%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 405 3.88% 14.82%
Spaniard 0 0.00% 0.00%
Spanish 26 0.25% 0.95%
Spanish American 0 0.00% 0.00%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 379 3.63% 13.87%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Sioux 7 58.33% 0.07%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 2 16.67% 0.02%
3. Cherokee 1 8.33% 0.01%
4. Chickasaw 1 8.33% 0.01%
5. Latin American Indians 1 8.33% 0.01%

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

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