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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 88,617 99.38% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 556 0.62% 100.00%
Total Asian 540 0.61% 97.12%
Southern Asian 107 0.12% 19.24%
Asian Indian 85 0.10% 15.29%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 19 0.02% 3.42%
Sri Lankan 3 0.00% 0.54%
Southeastern Asian 228 0.26% 41.01%
Cambodian 121 0.14% 21.76%
Filipino 63 0.07% 11.33%
Indonesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 2 0.00% 0.36%
Thai 9 0.01% 1.62%
Vietnamese 33 0.04% 5.94%
Eastern Asian 191 0.21% 34.35%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 53 0.06% 9.53%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 32 0.04% 5.76%
Korean 102 0.11% 18.35%
Taiwanese 4 0.00% 0.72%
Other Asian or Not Specified 14 0.02% 2.52%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 16 0.02% 2.88%
Polynesian 2 0.00% 0.36%
Native Hawaiian 1 0.00% 0.18%
Samoan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 1 0.00% 0.18%
Micronesian 12 0.01% 2.16%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% 0.90%
Other Micronesian 7 0.01% 1.26%
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 2 0.00% 0.36%

* 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) 84,293 94.53% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,880 5.47% 100.00%
Mexican 4,043 4.53% 82.85%
Puerto Rican 131 0.15% 2.68%
Cuban 63 0.07% 1.29%
Dominican 8 0.01% 0.16%
Central American 111 0.12% 2.27%
Costa Rican 11 0.01% 0.23%
Guatemalan 17 0.02% 0.35%
Honduran 22 0.02% 0.45%
Nicaraguan 7 0.01% 0.14%
Panamanian 4 0.00% 0.08%
Salvadorian 49 0.05% 1.00%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.02%
South American 115 0.13% 2.36%
Argentinian 9 0.01% 0.18%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 38 0.04% 0.78%
Columbian 44 0.05% 0.90%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Peruvian 5 0.01% 0.10%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 9 0.01% 0.18%
Other South American 8 0.01% 0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 409 0.46% 8.38%
Spaniard 5 0.01% 0.10%
Spanish 69 0.08% 1.41%
Spanish American 21 0.02% 0.43%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 314 0.35% 6.43%


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 66 40.00% 0.07%
2. Latin American Indians 33 20.00% 0.04%
3. All Other Native American Tribes 12 7.27% 0.01%
4. Lumbee 11 6.67% 0.01%
5. Chippewa 9 5.45% 0.01%
6. Iroquois 8 4.85% 0.01%
7. Apache 5 3.03% 0.01%
8. Chickasaw 3 1.82% 0.00%
9. Pueblo 3 1.82% 0.00%
10. Shoshone 3 1.82% 0.00%
11. Alaskan Athabascan 3 1.82% 0.00%
12. Choctaw 2 1.21% 0.00%
13. Sioux 2 1.21% 0.00%
14. Ute 2 1.21% 0.00%
15. Cheyenne 1 0.61% 0.00%
16. Creek 1 0.61% 0.00%
17. Tlingit-Haida 1 0.61% 0.00%

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

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