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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 286,563 97.28% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 8,002 2.72% 100.00%
Total Asian 7,919 2.69% 98.96%
Southern Asian 3,034 1.03% 37.92%
Asian Indian 2,539 0.86% 31.73%
Bangladeshi 24 0.01% 0.30%
Pakistani 465 0.16% 5.81%
Sri Lankan 6 0.00% 0.07%
Southeastern Asian 1,090 0.37% 13.62%
Cambodian 23 0.01% 0.29%
Filipino 472 0.16% 5.90%
Indonesian 31 0.01% 0.39%
Laotian 3 0.00% 0.04%
Malaysian 5 0.00% 0.06%
Thai 38 0.01% 0.47%
Vietnamese 518 0.18% 6.47%
Eastern Asian 3,607 1.22% 45.08%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 2,166 0.74% 27.07%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.01%
Japanese 259 0.09% 3.24%
Korean 1,069 0.36% 13.36%
Taiwanese 112 0.04% 1.40%
Other Asian or Not Specified 188 0.06% 2.35%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 83 0.03% 1.04%
Polynesian 39 0.01% 0.49%
Native Hawaiian 20 0.01% 0.25%
Samoan 19 0.01% 0.24%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 9 0.00% 0.11%
Guamanian or Chamorro 9 0.00% 0.11%
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 35 0.01% 0.44%

* 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) 285,486 96.92% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 9,079 3.08% 100.00%
Mexican 894 0.30% 9.85%
Puerto Rican 4,805 1.63% 52.92%
Cuban 301 0.10% 3.32%
Dominican 483 0.16% 5.32%
Central American 280 0.10% 3.08%
Costa Rican 44 0.01% 0.48%
Guatemalan 39 0.01% 0.43%
Honduran 44 0.01% 0.48%
Nicaraguan 13 0.00% 0.14%
Panamanian 72 0.02% 0.79%
Salvadorian 53 0.02% 0.58%
Other Central American 15 0.01% 0.17%
South American 565 0.19% 6.22%
Argentinian 62 0.02% 0.68%
Bolivian 10 0.00% 0.11%
Chilean 30 0.01% 0.33%
Columbian 202 0.07% 2.22%
Ecuadorian 77 0.03% 0.85%
Paraguayan 5 0.00% 0.06%
Peruvian 92 0.03% 1.01%
Uruguayan 12 0.00% 0.13%
Venezuelan 44 0.01% 0.48%
Other South American 31 0.01% 0.34%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,751 0.59% 19.29%
Spaniard 55 0.02% 0.61%
Spanish 324 0.11% 3.57%
Spanish American 26 0.01% 0.29%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,346 0.46% 14.83%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Iroquois 105 32.21% 0.04%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 66 20.25% 0.02%
3. Cherokee 47 14.42% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 30 9.20% 0.01%
5. Sioux 16 4.91% 0.01%
6. Blackfeet 10 3.07% 0.00%
7. Apache 8 2.45% 0.00%
8. Navajo 7 2.15% 0.00%
9. Pima 7 2.15% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 5 1.53% 0.00%
11. Delaware 5 1.53% 0.00%
12. Choctaw 4 1.23% 0.00%
13. Seminole 4 1.23% 0.00%
14. Chickasaw 2 0.61% 0.00%
15. Comanche 2 0.61% 0.00%
16. Tohono O'Odham 2 0.61% 0.00%
17. Eskimo 2 0.61% 0.00%
18. Lumbee 1 0.31% 0.00%
19. Potawatomi 1 0.31% 0.00%
20. Pueblo 1 0.31% 0.00%
21. Shoshone 1 0.31% 0.00%

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

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