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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 46,446 99.54% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 213 0.46% 100.00%
Total Asian 185 0.40% 86.85%
Southern Asian 53 0.11% 24.88%
Asian Indian 53 0.11% 24.88%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 0 0.00% 0.00%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 63 0.14% 29.58%
Cambodian 4 0.01% 1.88%
Filipino 46 0.10% 21.60%
Indonesian 2 0.00% 0.94%
Laotian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Malaysian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Thai 3 0.01% 1.41%
Vietnamese 8 0.02% 3.76%
Eastern Asian 51 0.11% 23.94%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 31 0.07% 14.55%
Hmong 0 0.00% 0.00%
Japanese 5 0.01% 2.35%
Korean 15 0.03% 7.04%
Taiwanese 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Asian or Not Specified 18 0.04% 8.45%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 28 0.06% 13.15%
Polynesian 15 0.03% 7.04%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% 1.41%
Samoan 12 0.03% 5.63%
Tongan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Polynesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Micronesian 2 0.00% 0.94%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.00% 0.94%
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 11 0.02% 5.16%

* 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) 40,481 86.76% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 6,178 13.24% 100.00%
Mexican 5,302 11.36% 85.82%
Puerto Rican 40 0.09% 0.65%
Cuban 17 0.04% 0.28%
Dominican 0 0.00% 0.00%
Central American 60 0.13% 0.97%
Costa Rican 1 0.00% 0.02%
Guatemalan 9 0.02% 0.15%
Honduran 16 0.03% 0.26%
Nicaraguan 18 0.04% 0.29%
Panamanian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Salvadorian 16 0.03% 0.26%
Other Central American 0 0.00% 0.00%
South American 8 0.02% 0.13%
Argentinian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Bolivian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Chilean 0 0.00% 0.00%
Columbian 2 0.00% 0.03%
Ecuadorian 3 0.01% 0.05%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 2 0.00% 0.03%
Uruguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 1 0.00% 0.02%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 751 1.61% 12.16%
Spaniard 11 0.02% 0.18%
Spanish 41 0.09% 0.66%
Spanish American 2 0.00% 0.03%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 697 1.49% 11.28%


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 48 36.64% 0.10%
2. Latin American Indians 24 18.32% 0.05%
3. Choctaw 20 15.27% 0.04%
4. All Other Native American Tribes 12 9.16% 0.03%
5. Pueblo 6 4.58% 0.01%
6. Apache 4 3.05% 0.01%
7. Chippewa 4 3.05% 0.01%
8. Comanche 3 2.29% 0.01%
9. Creek 3 2.29% 0.01%
10. Blackfeet 2 1.53% 0.00%
11. Navajo 2 1.53% 0.00%
12. Seminole 1 0.76% 0.00%
13. Sioux 1 0.76% 0.00%
14. Yuman 1 0.76% 0.00%

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

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