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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 83,559 99.53% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 396 0.47% 100.00%
Total Asian 380 0.45% 95.96%
Southern Asian 185 0.22% 46.72%
Asian Indian 147 0.18% 37.12%
Bangladeshi 1 0.00% 0.25%
Pakistani 37 0.04% 9.34%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 74 0.09% 18.69%
Cambodian 4 0.00% 1.01%
Filipino 38 0.05% 9.60%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 14 0.02% 3.54%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.25%
Thai 4 0.00% 1.01%
Vietnamese 13 0.02% 3.28%
Eastern Asian 114 0.14% 28.79%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 64 0.08% 16.16%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 17 0.02% 4.29%
Korean 27 0.03% 6.82%
Taiwanese 6 0.01% 1.52%
Other Asian or Not Specified 7 0.01% 1.77%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.02% 4.04%
Polynesian 15 0.02% 3.79%
Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% 2.02%
Samoan 7 0.01% 1.77%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.00% 0.00%
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 1 0.00% 0.25%

* 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) 83,164 99.06% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 791 0.94% 100.00%
Mexican 129 0.15% 16.31%
Puerto Rican 413 0.49% 52.21%
Cuban 15 0.02% 1.90%
Dominican 14 0.02% 1.77%
Central American 16 0.02% 2.02%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 5 0.01% 0.63%
Honduran 0 0.00% 0.00%
Nicaraguan 5 0.01% 0.63%
Panamanian 6 0.01% 0.76%
Salvadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 27 0.03% 3.41%
Argentinian 2 0.00% 0.25%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 4 0.00% 0.51%
Columbian 4 0.00% 0.51%
Ecuadorian 4 0.00% 0.51%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 6 0.01% 0.76%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 2 0.00% 0.25%
Other South American 5 0.01% 0.63%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 177 0.21% 22.38%
Spaniard 2 0.00% 0.25%
Spanish 35 0.04% 4.42%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.25%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 138 0.16% 17.45%


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 1,663 94.65% 1.98%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 22 1.25% 0.03%
3. Cherokee 19 1.08% 0.02%
4. Sioux 13 0.74% 0.02%
5. Creek 5 0.28% 0.01%
6. Shoshone 5 0.28% 0.01%
7. Alaskan Athabascan 5 0.28% 0.01%
8. Latin American Indians 4 0.23% 0.00%
9. Blackfeet 3 0.17% 0.00%
10. Cheyenne 3 0.17% 0.00%
11. Navajo 3 0.17% 0.00%
12. Cree 2 0.11% 0.00%
13. Apache 1 0.06% 0.00%
14. Chippewa 1 0.06% 0.00%
15. Crow 1 0.06% 0.00%
16. Delaware 1 0.06% 0.00%
17. Kiowa 1 0.06% 0.00%
18. Paiute 1 0.06% 0.00%
19. Pueblo 1 0.06% 0.00%
20. Aleut 1 0.06% 0.00%
21. Eskimo 1 0.06% 0.00%
22. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.06% 0.00%

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

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