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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 673,593 96.86% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 21,861 3.14% 100.00%
Total Asian 21,529 3.10% 98.48%
Southern Asian 5,709 0.82% 26.11%
Asian Indian 5,449 0.78% 24.93%
Bangladeshi 24 0.00% 0.11%
Pakistani 209 0.03% 0.96%
Sri Lankan 27 0.00% 0.12%
Southeastern Asian 8,281 1.19% 37.88%
Cambodian 711 0.10% 3.25%
Filipino 1,041 0.15% 4.76%
Indonesian 99 0.01% 0.45%
Laotian 1,162 0.17% 5.32%
Malaysian 22 0.00% 0.10%
Thai 156 0.02% 0.71%
Vietnamese 5,090 0.73% 23.28%
Eastern Asian 6,866 0.99% 31.41%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 2,947 0.42% 13.48%
Hmong 807 0.12% 3.69%
Japanese 819 0.12% 3.75%
Korean 2,201 0.32% 10.07%
Taiwanese 92 0.01% 0.42%
Other Asian or Not Specified 673 0.10% 3.08%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 332 0.05% 1.52%
Polynesian 161 0.02% 0.74%
Native Hawaiian 70 0.01% 0.32%
Samoan 74 0.01% 0.34%
Tongan 17 0.00% 0.08%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 86 0.01% 0.39%
Guamanian or Chamorro 60 0.01% 0.27%
Other Micronesian 26 0.00% 0.12%
Melanesian 4 0.00% 0.02%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Other Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 81 0.01% 0.37%

* 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) 650,583 93.55% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 44,871 6.45% 100.00%
Mexican 24,577 3.53% 54.77%
Puerto Rican 3,075 0.44% 6.85%
Cuban 1,340 0.19% 2.99%
Dominican 535 0.08% 1.19%
Central American 5,319 0.76% 11.85%
Costa Rican 334 0.05% 0.74%
Guatemalan 499 0.07% 1.11%
Honduran 1,630 0.23% 3.63%
Nicaraguan 496 0.07% 1.11%
Panamanian 167 0.02% 0.37%
Salvadorian 1,975 0.28% 4.40%
Other Central American 218 0.03% 0.49%
South American 3,289 0.47% 7.33%
Argentinian 158 0.02% 0.35%
Bolivian 54 0.01% 0.12%
Chilean 174 0.03% 0.39%
Columbian 1,001 0.14% 2.23%
Ecuadorian 899 0.13% 2.00%
Paraguayan 14 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 531 0.08% 1.18%
Uruguayan 28 0.00% 0.06%
Venezuelan 283 0.04% 0.63%
Other South American 147 0.02% 0.33%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 6,736 0.97% 15.01%
Spaniard 105 0.02% 0.23%
Spanish 748 0.11% 1.67%
Spanish American 62 0.01% 0.14%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 5,821 0.84% 12.97%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Lumbee 690 44.03% 0.10%
2. Cherokee 325 20.74% 0.05%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 168 10.72% 0.02%
4. Latin American Indians 114 7.28% 0.02%
5. Iroquois 55 3.51% 0.01%
6. Choctaw 32 2.04% 0.00%
7. Sioux 32 2.04% 0.00%
8. Blackfeet 24 1.53% 0.00%
9. Creek 21 1.34% 0.00%
10. Chippewa 16 1.02% 0.00%
11. Apache 15 0.96% 0.00%
12. Navajo 12 0.77% 0.00%
13. Seminole 11 0.70% 0.00%
14. Aleut 11 0.70% 0.00%
15. Pueblo 6 0.38% 0.00%
16. Chickasaw 4 0.26% 0.00%
17. Menominee 4 0.26% 0.00%
18. Ute 4 0.26% 0.00%
19. Yakama 3 0.19% 0.00%
20. Cheyenne 2 0.13% 0.00%
21. Comanche 2 0.13% 0.00%
22. Delaware 2 0.13% 0.00%
23. Kiowa 2 0.13% 0.00%
24. Osage 2 0.13% 0.00%
25. Ottawa 2 0.13% 0.00%
26. Eskimo 2 0.13% 0.00%
27. Cree 1 0.06% 0.00%
28. Crow 1 0.06% 0.00%
29. Potawatomi 1 0.06% 0.00%
30. Puget Sound Salish 1 0.06% 0.00%
31. Yaqui 1 0.06% 0.00%
32. All Other Alaskan Tribes 1 0.06% 0.00%

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

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