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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 333,125 96.49% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 12,113 3.51% 100.00%
Total Asian 10,862 3.15% 89.67%
Southern Asian 854 0.25% 7.05%
Asian Indian 760 0.22% 6.27%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 60 0.02% 0.50%
Sri Lankan 34 0.01% 0.28%
Southeastern Asian 5,182 1.50% 42.78%
Cambodian 716 0.21% 5.91%
Filipino 1,797 0.52% 14.84%
Indonesian 31 0.01% 0.26%
Laotian 348 0.10% 2.87%
Malaysian 10 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 133 0.04% 1.10%
Vietnamese 2,147 0.62% 17.72%
Eastern Asian 4,619 1.34% 38.13%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 1,872 0.54% 15.45%
Hmong 34 0.01% 0.28%
Japanese 1,097 0.32% 9.06%
Korean 1,499 0.43% 12.38%
Taiwanese 117 0.03% 0.97%
Other Asian or Not Specified 207 0.06% 1.71%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1,251 0.36% 10.33%
Polynesian 702 0.20% 5.80%
Native Hawaiian 309 0.09% 2.55%
Samoan 302 0.09% 2.49%
Tongan 75 0.02% 0.62%
Other Polynesian 16 0.00% 0.13%
Micronesian 420 0.12% 3.47%
Guamanian or Chamorro 390 0.11% 3.22%
Other Micronesian 30 0.01% 0.25%
Melanesian 36 0.01% 0.30%
Fijian 36 0.01% 0.30%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 93 0.03% 0.77%

* 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) 328,990 95.29% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 16,248 4.71% 100.00%
Mexican 11,552 3.35% 71.10%
Puerto Rican 558 0.16% 3.43%
Cuban 273 0.08% 1.68%
Dominican 14 0.00% 0.09%
Central American 483 0.14% 2.97%
Costa Rican 43 0.01% 0.26%
Guatemalan 150 0.04% 0.92%
Honduran 50 0.01% 0.31%
Nicaraguan 35 0.01% 0.22%
Panamanian 80 0.02% 0.49%
Salvadorian 102 0.03% 0.63%
Other Central American 23 0.01% 0.14%
South American 313 0.09% 1.93%
Argentinian 45 0.01% 0.28%
Bolivian 3 0.00% 0.02%
Chilean 100 0.03% 0.62%
Columbian 48 0.01% 0.30%
Ecuadorian 21 0.01% 0.13%
Paraguayan 2 0.00% 0.01%
Peruvian 49 0.01% 0.30%
Uruguayan 4 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 15 0.00% 0.09%
Other South American 26 0.01% 0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 3,055 0.88% 18.80%
Spaniard 111 0.03% 0.68%
Spanish 643 0.19% 3.96%
Spanish American 44 0.01% 0.27%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 2,257 0.65% 13.89%


Reported American Indian or Alaskan Tribes by Frequency
Native American or Alaskan Tribe Number Reported Percent of Tribes Reported Percent of Total Population
1. All Other Native American Tribes 521 25.14% 0.15%
2. Cherokee 343 16.55% 0.10%
3. Sioux 163 7.87% 0.05%
4. Chippewa 153 7.38% 0.04%
5. Tlingit-Haida 94 4.54% 0.03%
6. Latin American Indians 83 4.01% 0.02%
7. Choctaw 68 3.28% 0.02%
8. Aleut 57 2.75% 0.02%
9. Navajo 56 2.70% 0.02%
10. Blackfeet 54 2.61% 0.02%
11. Apache 46 2.22% 0.01%
12. Yakama 43 2.08% 0.01%
13. Colville 38 1.83% 0.01%
14. Pueblo 38 1.83% 0.01%
15. Eskimo 38 1.83% 0.01%
16. Puget Sound Salish 30 1.45% 0.01%
17. Iroquois 29 1.40% 0.01%
18. Chickasaw 27 1.30% 0.01%
19. Alaskan Athabascan 23 1.11% 0.01%
20. All Other Alaskan Tribes 20 0.97% 0.01%
21. Cheyenne 17 0.82% 0.00%
22. Potawatomi 14 0.68% 0.00%
23. Creek 13 0.63% 0.00%
24. Shoshone 13 0.63% 0.00%
25. Yaqui 13 0.63% 0.00%
26. Cree 11 0.53% 0.00%
27. Osage 11 0.53% 0.00%
28. Paiute 9 0.43% 0.00%
29. Comanche 6 0.29% 0.00%
30. Kiowa 6 0.29% 0.00%
31. Menominee 6 0.29% 0.00%
32. Pima 6 0.29% 0.00%
33. Seminole 6 0.29% 0.00%
34. Lumbee 4 0.19% 0.00%
35. Ute 4 0.19% 0.00%
36. Crow 3 0.14% 0.00%
37. Ottawa 3 0.14% 0.00%
38. Delaware 2 0.10% 0.00%
39. Yuman 1 0.05% 0.00%

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

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