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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 263,374 98.62% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 3,692 1.38% 100.00%
Total Asian 3,612 1.35% 97.83%
Southern Asian 1,262 0.47% 34.18%
Asian Indian 1,183 0.44% 32.04%
Bangladeshi 2 0.00% 0.05%
Pakistani 64 0.02% 1.73%
Sri Lankan 13 0.00% 0.35%
Southeastern Asian 980 0.37% 26.54%
Cambodian 14 0.01% 0.38%
Filipino 292 0.11% 7.91%
Indonesian 16 0.01% 0.43%
Laotian 6 0.00% 0.16%
Malaysian 3 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 62 0.02% 1.68%
Vietnamese 587 0.22% 15.90%
Eastern Asian 1,306 0.49% 35.37%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 770 0.29% 20.86%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 105 0.04% 2.84%
Korean 391 0.15% 10.59%
Taiwanese 40 0.01% 1.08%
Other Asian or Not Specified 64 0.02% 1.73%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 80 0.03% 2.17%
Polynesian 34 0.01% 0.92%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.01% 0.38%
Samoan 20 0.01% 0.54%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 23 0.01% 0.62%
Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.01% 0.62%
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 23 0.01% 0.62%

* 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) 249,198 93.31% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 17,868 6.69% 100.00%
Mexican 1,832 0.69% 10.25%
Puerto Rican 12,042 4.51% 67.39%
Cuban 292 0.11% 1.63%
Dominican 270 0.10% 1.51%
Central American 438 0.16% 2.45%
Costa Rican 32 0.01% 0.18%
Guatemalan 142 0.05% 0.79%
Honduran 53 0.02% 0.30%
Nicaraguan 51 0.02% 0.29%
Panamanian 56 0.02% 0.31%
Salvadorian 90 0.03% 0.50%
Other Central American 14 0.01% 0.08%
South American 851 0.32% 4.76%
Argentinian 54 0.02% 0.30%
Bolivian 11 0.00% 0.06%
Chilean 65 0.02% 0.36%
Columbian 424 0.16% 2.37%
Ecuadorian 130 0.05% 0.73%
Paraguayan 7 0.00% 0.04%
Peruvian 100 0.04% 0.56%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 41 0.02% 0.23%
Other South American 15 0.01% 0.08%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,143 0.80% 11.99%
Spaniard 78 0.03% 0.44%
Spanish 320 0.12% 1.79%
Spanish American 30 0.01% 0.17%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 1,715 0.64% 9.60%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Latin American Indians 49 21.40% 0.02%
2. Cherokee 45 19.65% 0.02%
3. Delaware 23 10.04% 0.01%
4. Sioux 21 9.17% 0.01%
5. Iroquois 20 8.73% 0.01%
6. All Other Native American Tribes 18 7.86% 0.01%
7. Blackfeet 12 5.24% 0.00%
8. Choctaw 9 3.93% 0.00%
9. Lumbee 8 3.49% 0.00%
10. Pueblo 5 2.18% 0.00%
11. Chippewa 3 1.31% 0.00%
12. Navajo 3 1.31% 0.00%
13. Puget Sound Salish 3 1.31% 0.00%
14. Ute 3 1.31% 0.00%
15. Apache 2 0.87% 0.00%
16. Cree 1 0.44% 0.00%
17. Houma 1 0.44% 0.00%
18. Menominee 1 0.44% 0.00%
19. Ottawa 1 0.44% 0.00%
20. Eskimo 1 0.44% 0.00%

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

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