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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 1,843,055 82.67% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 386,324 17.33% 100.00%
Total Asian 384,996 17.27% 99.66%
Southern Asian 133,921 6.01% 34.67%
Asian Indian 109,114 4.89% 28.24%
Bangladeshi 12,786 0.57% 3.31%
Pakistani 11,210 0.50% 2.90%
Sri Lankan 811 0.04% 0.21%
Southeastern Asian 38,834 1.74% 10.05%
Cambodian 97 0.00% 0.03%
Filipino 30,520 1.37% 7.90%
Indonesian 1,682 0.08% 0.44%
Laotian 116 0.01% 0.03%
Malaysian 660 0.03% 0.17%
Thai 2,491 0.11% 0.64%
Vietnamese 3,268 0.15% 0.85%
Eastern Asian 207,053 9.29% 53.60%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 136,804 6.14% 35.41%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 5,103 0.23% 1.32%
Korean 62,130 2.79% 16.08%
Taiwanese 3,016 0.14% 0.78%
Other Asian or Not Specified 5,188 0.23% 1.34%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1,328 0.06% 0.34%
Polynesian 374 0.02% 0.10%
Native Hawaiian 195 0.01% 0.05%
Samoan 172 0.01% 0.04%
Tongan 3 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 4 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 317 0.01% 0.08%
Guamanian or Chamorro 314 0.01% 0.08%
Other Micronesian 3 0.00% 0.00%
Melanesian 22 0.00% 0.01%
Fijian 22 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 615 0.03% 0.16%

* 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) 1,672,774 75.03% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 556,605 24.97% 100.00%
Mexican 55,481 2.49% 9.97%
Puerto Rican 108,661 4.87% 19.52%
Cuban 12,793 0.57% 2.30%
Dominican 69,875 3.13% 12.55%
Central American 34,183 1.53% 6.14%
Costa Rican 1,366 0.06% 0.25%
Guatemalan 7,379 0.33% 1.33%
Honduran 5,020 0.23% 0.90%
Nicaraguan 1,656 0.07% 0.30%
Panamanian 3,201 0.14% 0.58%
Salvadorian 13,798 0.62% 2.48%
Other Central American 1,763 0.08% 0.32%
South American 152,696 6.85% 27.43%
Argentinian 4,531 0.20% 0.81%
Bolivian 2,318 0.10% 0.42%
Chilean 2,551 0.11% 0.46%
Columbian 60,298 2.70% 10.83%
Ecuadorian 57,716 2.59% 10.37%
Paraguayan 1,308 0.06% 0.23%
Peruvian 15,957 0.72% 2.87%
Uruguayan 1,255 0.06% 0.23%
Venezuelan 2,924 0.13% 0.53%
Other South American 3,838 0.17% 0.69%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 122,916 5.51% 22.08%
Spaniard 3,355 0.15% 0.60%
Spanish 11,732 0.53% 2.11%
Spanish American 1,402 0.06% 0.25%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 106,427 4.77% 19.12%


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 3,059 74.70% 0.14%
2. Cherokee 387 9.45% 0.02%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 236 5.76% 0.01%
4. Iroquois 60 1.47% 0.00%
5. Blackfeet 59 1.44% 0.00%
6. Sioux 45 1.10% 0.00%
7. Pueblo 42 1.03% 0.00%
8. Lumbee 25 0.61% 0.00%
9. Seminole 20 0.49% 0.00%
10. Navajo 18 0.44% 0.00%
11. Apache 17 0.42% 0.00%
12. Chippewa 17 0.42% 0.00%
13. Choctaw 16 0.39% 0.00%
14. Creek 13 0.32% 0.00%
15. Delaware 11 0.27% 0.00%
16. Cree 8 0.20% 0.00%
17. Potawatomi 8 0.20% 0.00%
18. Tohono O'Odham 8 0.20% 0.00%
19. Eskimo 7 0.17% 0.00%
20. Comanche 5 0.12% 0.00%
21. Osage 4 0.10% 0.00%
22. Shoshone 4 0.10% 0.00%
23. All Other Alaskan Tribes 4 0.10% 0.00%
24. Ottawa 3 0.07% 0.00%
25. Yaqui 3 0.07% 0.00%
26. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.07% 0.00%
27. Chickasaw 2 0.05% 0.00%
28. Crow 2 0.05% 0.00%
29. Kiowa 2 0.05% 0.00%
30. Cheyenne 1 0.02% 0.00%
31. Colville 1 0.02% 0.00%
32. Houma 1 0.02% 0.00%
33. Paiute 1 0.02% 0.00%
34. Ute 1 0.02% 0.00%
35. Yuman 1 0.02% 0.00%
36. Alaskan Athabascan 1 0.02% 0.00%

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

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