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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 122,938 99.40% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 739 0.60% 100.00%
Total Asian 709 0.57% 95.94%
Southern Asian 163 0.13% 22.06%
Asian Indian 163 0.13% 22.06%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 207 0.17% 28.01%
Cambodian 7 0.01% 0.95%
Filipino 90 0.07% 12.18%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 8 0.01% 1.08%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Thai 8 0.01% 1.08%
Vietnamese 93 0.08% 12.58%
Eastern Asian 312 0.25% 42.22%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 108 0.09% 14.61%
Hmong 16 0.01% 2.17%
Japanese 32 0.03% 4.33%
Korean 151 0.12% 20.43%
Taiwanese 5 0.00% 0.68%
Other Asian or Not Specified 27 0.02% 3.65%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 30 0.02% 4.06%
Polynesian 8 0.01% 1.08%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.00% 0.54%
Samoan 3 0.00% 0.41%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.14%
Micronesian 13 0.01% 1.76%
Guamanian or Chamorro 13 0.01% 1.76%
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 9 0.01% 1.22%

* 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) 116,040 93.83% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 7,637 6.17% 100.00%
Mexican 5,909 4.78% 77.37%
Puerto Rican 318 0.26% 4.16%
Cuban 87 0.07% 1.14%
Dominican 7 0.01% 0.09%
Central American 291 0.24% 3.81%
Costa Rican 40 0.03% 0.52%
Guatemalan 98 0.08% 1.28%
Honduran 44 0.04% 0.58%
Nicaraguan 12 0.01% 0.16%
Panamanian 20 0.02% 0.26%
Salvadorian 65 0.05% 0.85%
Other Central American 12 0.01% 0.16%
South American 261 0.21% 3.42%
Argentinian 30 0.02% 0.39%
Bolivian 4 0.00% 0.05%
Chilean 10 0.01% 0.13%
Columbian 108 0.09% 1.41%
Ecuadorian 54 0.04% 0.71%
Paraguayan 3 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 31 0.03% 0.41%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.03%
Venezuelan 7 0.01% 0.09%
Other South American 12 0.01% 0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 764 0.62% 10.00%
Spaniard 6 0.00% 0.08%
Spanish 63 0.05% 0.82%
Spanish American 16 0.01% 0.21%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 679 0.55% 8.89%


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 143 46.13% 0.12%
2. Cherokee 47 15.16% 0.04%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 43 13.87% 0.03%
4. Latin American Indians 42 13.55% 0.03%
5. Iroquois 8 2.58% 0.01%
6. Sioux 5 1.61% 0.00%
7. Blackfeet 4 1.29% 0.00%
8. Chippewa 3 0.97% 0.00%
9. Choctaw 3 0.97% 0.00%
10. Potawatomi 3 0.97% 0.00%
11. Aleut 3 0.97% 0.00%
12. Apache 2 0.65% 0.00%
13. Creek 1 0.32% 0.00%
14. Kiowa 1 0.32% 0.00%
15. Osage 1 0.32% 0.00%
16. Pueblo 1 0.32% 0.00%

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

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