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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 73,512 99.59% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 302 0.41% 100.00%
Total Asian 286 0.39% 94.70%
Southern Asian 103 0.14% 34.11%
Asian Indian 99 0.13% 32.78%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 4 0.01% 1.32%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 67 0.09% 22.19%
Cambodian 1 0.00% 0.33%
Filipino 37 0.05% 12.25%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.66%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 6 0.01% 1.99%
Vietnamese 21 0.03% 6.95%
Eastern Asian 94 0.13% 31.13%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 45 0.06% 14.90%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.33%
Japanese 16 0.02% 5.30%
Korean 32 0.04% 10.60%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 22 0.03% 7.28%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.02% 5.30%
Polynesian 10 0.01% 3.31%
Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% 1.99%
Samoan 4 0.01% 1.32%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 5 0.01% 1.66%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 1.66%
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% 0.33%

* 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) 69,357 93.96% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,457 6.04% 100.00%
Mexican 3,669 4.97% 82.32%
Puerto Rican 121 0.16% 2.71%
Cuban 40 0.05% 0.90%
Dominican 9 0.01% 0.20%
Central American 116 0.16% 2.60%
Costa Rican 12 0.02% 0.27%
Guatemalan 22 0.03% 0.49%
Honduran 24 0.03% 0.54%
Nicaraguan 15 0.02% 0.34%
Panamanian 1 0.00% 0.02%
Salvadorian 36 0.05% 0.81%
Other Central American 6 0.01% 0.13%
South American 50 0.07% 1.12%
Argentinian 7 0.01% 0.16%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 7 0.01% 0.16%
Columbian 18 0.02% 0.40%
Ecuadorian 2 0.00% 0.04%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 4 0.01% 0.09%
Uruguayan 2 0.00% 0.04%
Venezuelan 10 0.01% 0.22%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 452 0.61% 10.14%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.02%
Spanish 47 0.06% 1.05%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.04%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 402 0.54% 9.02%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Cherokee 26 25.49% 0.04%
2. Lumbee 25 24.51% 0.03%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 22 21.57% 0.03%
4. Latin American Indians 19 18.63% 0.03%
5. Blackfeet 3 2.94% 0.00%
6. Eskimo 3 2.94% 0.00%
7. Choctaw 1 0.98% 0.00%
8. Iroquois 1 0.98% 0.00%
9. Pima 1 0.98% 0.00%
10. Seminole 1 0.98% 0.00%

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

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