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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 606,631 96.62% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 21,215 3.38% 100.00%
Total Asian 21,005 3.35% 99.01%
Southern Asian 7,861 1.25% 37.05%
Asian Indian 7,231 1.15% 34.08%
Bangladeshi 104 0.02% 0.49%
Pakistani 421 0.07% 1.98%
Sri Lankan 105 0.02% 0.49%
Southeastern Asian 4,425 0.70% 20.86%
Cambodian 53 0.01% 0.25%
Filipino 1,236 0.20% 5.83%
Indonesian 54 0.01% 0.25%
Laotian 182 0.03% 0.86%
Malaysian 38 0.01% 0.18%
Thai 235 0.04% 1.11%
Vietnamese 2,627 0.42% 12.38%
Eastern Asian 8,294 1.32% 39.09%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 4,766 0.76% 22.47%
Hmong 19 0.00% 0.09%
Japanese 777 0.12% 3.66%
Korean 2,310 0.37% 10.89%
Taiwanese 422 0.07% 1.99%
Other Asian or Not Specified 425 0.07% 2.00%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 210 0.03% 0.99%
Polynesian 100 0.02% 0.47%
Native Hawaiian 56 0.01% 0.26%
Samoan 36 0.01% 0.17%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 7 0.00% 0.03%
Micronesian 58 0.01% 0.27%
Guamanian or Chamorro 52 0.01% 0.25%
Other Micronesian 6 0.00% 0.03%
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 52 0.01% 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) 593,861 94.59% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 33,985 5.41% 100.00%
Mexican 21,452 3.42% 63.12%
Puerto Rican 2,617 0.42% 7.70%
Cuban 853 0.14% 2.51%
Dominican 470 0.07% 1.38%
Central American 2,834 0.45% 8.34%
Costa Rican 85 0.01% 0.25%
Guatemalan 480 0.08% 1.41%
Honduran 680 0.11% 2.00%
Nicaraguan 110 0.02% 0.32%
Panamanian 187 0.03% 0.55%
Salvadorian 1,119 0.18% 3.29%
Other Central American 173 0.03% 0.51%
South American 1,756 0.28% 5.17%
Argentinian 133 0.02% 0.39%
Bolivian 40 0.01% 0.12%
Chilean 113 0.02% 0.33%
Columbian 617 0.10% 1.82%
Ecuadorian 166 0.03% 0.49%
Paraguayan 11 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 339 0.05% 1.00%
Uruguayan 17 0.00% 0.05%
Venezuelan 240 0.04% 0.71%
Other South American 80 0.01% 0.24%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 4,003 0.64% 11.78%
Spaniard 106 0.02% 0.31%
Spanish 572 0.09% 1.68%
Spanish American 41 0.01% 0.12%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 3,284 0.52% 9.66%


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 461 34.15% 0.07%
2. Cherokee 313 23.19% 0.05%
3. Latin American Indians 172 12.74% 0.03%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 169 12.52% 0.03%
5. Iroquois 35 2.59% 0.01%
6. Sioux 27 2.00% 0.00%
7. Creek 24 1.78% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 19 1.41% 0.00%
9. Chippewa 18 1.33% 0.00%
10. Blackfeet 16 1.19% 0.00%
11. Apache 13 0.96% 0.00%
12. Potawatomi 12 0.89% 0.00%
13. Seminole 11 0.81% 0.00%
14. Navajo 7 0.52% 0.00%
15. Chickasaw 6 0.44% 0.00%
16. Kiowa 6 0.44% 0.00%
17. Osage 5 0.37% 0.00%
18. Pueblo 5 0.37% 0.00%
19. Cheyenne 4 0.30% 0.00%
20. Alaskan Athabascan 4 0.30% 0.00%
21. Ottawa 3 0.22% 0.00%
22. Ute 3 0.22% 0.00%
23. Yaqui 3 0.22% 0.00%
24. Eskimo 3 0.22% 0.00%
25. Tlingit-Haida 3 0.22% 0.00%
26. Comanche 2 0.15% 0.00%
27. Cree 2 0.15% 0.00%
28. Crow 1 0.07% 0.00%
29. Delaware 1 0.07% 0.00%
30. Shoshone 1 0.07% 0.00%
31. Aleut 1 0.07% 0.00%

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

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