Lackawanna County

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 211,686 99.25% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,609 0.75% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,587 0.74% 98.63%
Southern Asian 649 0.30% 40.34%
Asian Indian 613 0.29% 38.10%
Bangladeshi 6 0.00% 0.37%
Pakistani 26 0.01% 1.62%
Sri Lankan 4 0.00% 0.25%
Southeastern Asian 406 0.19% 25.23%
Cambodian 1 0.00% 0.06%
Filipino 101 0.05% 6.28%
Indonesian 6 0.00% 0.37%
Laotian 115 0.05% 7.15%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.19%
Thai 27 0.01% 1.68%
Vietnamese 153 0.07% 9.51%
Eastern Asian 457 0.21% 28.40%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 239 0.11% 14.85%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 46 0.02% 2.86%
Korean 140 0.07% 8.70%
Taiwanese 32 0.02% 1.99%
Other Asian or Not Specified 75 0.04% 4.66%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 22 0.01% 1.37%
Polynesian 6 0.00% 0.37%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.00% 0.25%
Samoan 2 0.00% 0.12%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 7 0.00% 0.44%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.00% 0.31%
Other Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.12%
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 0.00% 0.56%

* 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) 210,337 98.61% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 2,958 1.39% 100.00%
Mexican 711 0.33% 24.04%
Puerto Rican 1,262 0.59% 42.66%
Cuban 110 0.05% 3.72%
Dominican 68 0.03% 2.30%
Central American 106 0.05% 3.58%
Costa Rican 4 0.00% 0.14%
Guatemalan 10 0.00% 0.34%
Honduran 40 0.02% 1.35%
Nicaraguan 6 0.00% 0.20%
Panamanian 7 0.00% 0.24%
Salvadorian 38 0.02% 1.28%
Other Central American 1 0.00% 0.03%
South American 161 0.08% 5.44%
Argentinian 4 0.00% 0.14%
Bolivian 5 0.00% 0.17%
Chilean 7 0.00% 0.24%
Columbian 47 0.02% 1.59%
Ecuadorian 13 0.01% 0.44%
Paraguayan 1 0.00% 0.03%
Peruvian 59 0.03% 1.99%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.14%
Venezuelan 11 0.01% 0.37%
Other South American 10 0.00% 0.34%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 540 0.25% 18.26%
Spaniard 23 0.01% 0.78%
Spanish 105 0.05% 3.55%
Spanish American 3 0.00% 0.10%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 409 0.19% 13.83%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Iroquois 17 19.32% 0.01%
2. Cherokee 13 14.77% 0.01%
3. Sioux 10 11.36% 0.00%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 9 10.23% 0.00%
5. Creek 8 9.09% 0.00%
6. Latin American Indians 7 7.95% 0.00%
7. Chippewa 4 4.55% 0.00%
8. Aleut 4 4.55% 0.00%
9. Cheyenne 2 2.27% 0.00%
10. Cree 2 2.27% 0.00%
11. Delaware 2 2.27% 0.00%
12. Navajo 2 2.27% 0.00%
13. Potawatomi 2 2.27% 0.00%
14. Seminole 2 2.27% 0.00%
15. Apache 1 1.14% 0.00%
16. Choctaw 1 1.14% 0.00%
17. Crow 1 1.14% 0.00%
18. Shoshone 1 1.14% 0.00%

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

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