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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 27,842 98.66% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 378 1.34% 100.00%
Total Asian 367 1.30% 97.09%
Southern Asian 88 0.31% 23.28%
Asian Indian 72 0.26% 19.05%
Bangladeshi 11 0.04% 2.91%
Pakistani 5 0.02% 1.32%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 51 0.18% 13.49%
Cambodian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Filipino 20 0.07% 5.29%
Indonesian 3 0.01% 0.79%
Laotian 1 0.00% 0.26%
Malaysian 3 0.01% 0.79%
Thai 11 0.04% 2.91%
Vietnamese 13 0.05% 3.44%
Eastern Asian 218 0.77% 57.67%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 127 0.45% 33.60%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 19 0.07% 5.03%
Korean 71 0.25% 18.78%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.26%
Other Asian or Not Specified 10 0.04% 2.65%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 11 0.04% 2.91%
Polynesian 4 0.01% 1.06%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% 0.79%
Samoan 1 0.00% 0.26%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 1 0.00% 0.26%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.00% 0.26%
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 6 0.02% 1.59%

* 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) 27,973 99.12% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 247 0.88% 100.00%
Mexican 126 0.45% 51.01%
Puerto Rican 17 0.06% 6.88%
Cuban 5 0.02% 2.02%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 10 0.04% 4.05%
Costa Rican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Guatemalan 1 0.00% 0.40%
Honduran 3 0.01% 1.21%
Nicaraguan 1 0.00% 0.40%
Panamanian 3 0.01% 1.21%
Salvadorian 2 0.01% 0.81%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 9 0.03% 3.64%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 3 0.01% 1.21%
Columbian 1 0.00% 0.40%
Ecuadorian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 5 0.02% 2.02%
Other South American 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 80 0.28% 32.39%
Spaniard 1 0.00% 0.40%
Spanish 17 0.06% 6.88%
Spanish American 1 0.00% 0.40%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 61 0.22% 24.70%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. Sioux 139 72.40% 0.49%
2. All Other Native American Tribes 18 9.38% 0.06%
3. Chippewa 10 5.21% 0.04%
4. Cherokee 7 3.65% 0.02%
5. Blackfeet 3 1.56% 0.01%
6. Cheyenne 3 1.56% 0.01%
7. Pima 3 1.56% 0.01%
8. Potawatomi 3 1.56% 0.01%
9. Tlingit-Haida 3 1.56% 0.01%
10. Yaqui 2 1.04% 0.01%
11. Iroquois 1 0.52% 0.00%

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

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