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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 764,183 96.29% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 29,450 3.71% 100.00%
Total Asian 29,035 3.66% 98.59%
Southern Asian 9,816 1.24% 33.33%
Asian Indian 9,006 1.13% 30.58%
Bangladeshi 115 0.01% 0.39%
Pakistani 578 0.07% 1.96%
Sri Lankan 117 0.01% 0.40%
Southeastern Asian 8,909 1.12% 30.25%
Cambodian 17 0.00% 0.06%
Filipino 7,646 0.96% 25.96%
Indonesian 41 0.01% 0.14%
Laotian 12 0.00% 0.04%
Malaysian 21 0.00% 0.07%
Thai 199 0.03% 0.68%
Vietnamese 973 0.12% 3.30%
Eastern Asian 9,953 1.25% 33.80%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 6,292 0.79% 21.37%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 715 0.09% 2.43%
Korean 2,410 0.30% 8.18%
Taiwanese 536 0.07% 1.82%
Other Asian or Not Specified 357 0.04% 1.21%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 415 0.05% 1.41%
Polynesian 167 0.02% 0.57%
Native Hawaiian 68 0.01% 0.23%
Samoan 98 0.01% 0.33%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 86 0.01% 0.29%
Guamanian or Chamorro 85 0.01% 0.29%
Other Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Fijian 1 0.00% 0.00%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 161 0.02% 0.55%

* 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) 671,286 84.58% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 122,347 15.42% 100.00%
Mexican 4,532 0.57% 3.70%
Puerto Rican 53,015 6.68% 43.33%
Cuban 5,261 0.66% 4.30%
Dominican 8,985 1.13% 7.34%
Central American 6,925 0.87% 5.66%
Costa Rican 952 0.12% 0.78%
Guatemalan 1,480 0.19% 1.21%
Honduran 949 0.12% 0.78%
Nicaraguan 294 0.04% 0.24%
Panamanian 352 0.04% 0.29%
Salvadorian 2,554 0.32% 2.09%
Other Central American 344 0.04% 0.28%
South American 19,818 2.50% 16.20%
Argentinian 674 0.08% 0.55%
Bolivian 143 0.02% 0.12%
Chilean 287 0.04% 0.23%
Columbian 2,592 0.33% 2.12%
Ecuadorian 10,487 1.32% 8.57%
Paraguayan 32 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 3,571 0.45% 2.92%
Uruguayan 991 0.12% 0.81%
Venezuelan 429 0.05% 0.35%
Other South American 612 0.08% 0.50%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 23,811 3.00% 19.46%
Spaniard 1,594 0.20% 1.30%
Spanish 2,521 0.32% 2.06%
Spanish American 262 0.03% 0.21%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 19,434 2.45% 15.88%


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 231 41.10% 0.03%
2. Cherokee 119 21.17% 0.01%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 47 8.36% 0.01%
4. Blackfeet 36 6.41% 0.00%
5. Iroquois 27 4.80% 0.00%
6. Pueblo 17 3.02% 0.00%
7. Seminole 15 2.67% 0.00%
8. Delaware 14 2.49% 0.00%
9. Sioux 13 2.31% 0.00%
10. Navajo 12 2.14% 0.00%
11. Apache 7 1.25% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 6 1.07% 0.00%
13. Lumbee 4 0.71% 0.00%
14. Creek 3 0.53% 0.00%
15. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.53% 0.00%
16. Tohono O'Odham 2 0.36% 0.00%
17. Choctaw 1 0.18% 0.00%
18. Comanche 1 0.18% 0.00%
19. Cree 1 0.18% 0.00%
20. Kiowa 1 0.18% 0.00%
21. Potawatomi 1 0.18% 0.00%
22. Aleut 1 0.18% 0.00%

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

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