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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 91,652 98.61% n/a
Total Asian and NHPI 1,296 1.39% 100.00%
Total Asian 1,174 1.26% 90.59%
Southern Asian 83 0.09% 6.40%
Asian Indian 75 0.08% 5.79%
Bangladeshi 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pakistani 8 0.01% 0.62%
Sri Lankan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Southeastern Asian 660 0.71% 50.93%
Cambodian 208 0.22% 16.05%
Filipino 167 0.18% 12.89%
Indonesian 5 0.01% 0.39%
Laotian 18 0.02% 1.39%
Malaysian 1 0.00% 0.08%
Thai 8 0.01% 0.62%
Vietnamese 253 0.27% 19.52%
Eastern Asian 396 0.43% 30.56%
Chinese, except Taiwanese 161 0.17% 12.42%
Hmong 1 0.00% 0.08%
Japanese 111 0.12% 8.56%
Korean 122 0.13% 9.41%
Taiwanese 1 0.00% 0.08%
Other Asian or Not Specified 35 0.04% 2.70%
Total Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 122 0.13% 9.41%
Polynesian 67 0.07% 5.17%
Native Hawaiian 43 0.05% 3.32%
Samoan 18 0.02% 1.39%
Tongan 1 0.00% 0.08%
Other Polynesian 5 0.01% 0.39%
Micronesian 25 0.03% 1.93%
Guamanian or Chamorro 21 0.02% 1.62%
Other Micronesian 4 0.00% 0.31%
Melanesian 2 0.00% 0.15%
Fijian 2 0.00% 0.15%
Other Melanesian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Pacific Islander or Not Specified 28 0.03% 2.16%

* 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) 88,717 95.45% n/a
Total Hispanic (All Races) 4,231 4.55% 100.00%
Mexican 3,257 3.50% 76.98%
Puerto Rican 103 0.11% 2.43%
Cuban 43 0.05% 1.02%
Dominican 2 0.00% 0.05%
Central American 121 0.13% 2.86%
Costa Rican 4 0.00% 0.09%
Guatemalan 57 0.06% 1.35%
Honduran 13 0.01% 0.31%
Nicaraguan 7 0.01% 0.17%
Panamanian 12 0.01% 0.28%
Salvadorian 26 0.03% 0.61%
Other Central American 2 0.00% 0.05%
South American 41 0.04% 0.97%
Argentinian 7 0.01% 0.17%
Bolivian 2 0.00% 0.05%
Chilean 3 0.00% 0.07%
Columbian 9 0.01% 0.21%
Ecuadorian 3 0.00% 0.07%
Paraguayan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Peruvian 12 0.01% 0.28%
Uruguayan 1 0.00% 0.02%
Venezuelan 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other South American 4 0.00% 0.09%
Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 664 0.71% 15.69%
Spaniard 12 0.01% 0.28%
Spanish 173 0.19% 4.09%
Spanish American 4 0.00% 0.09%
All Other Hispanic or Latino Ancestry 475 0.51% 11.23%


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 302 28.79% 0.32%
2. Cherokee 210 20.02% 0.23%
3. Chippewa 86 8.20% 0.09%
4. Sioux 70 6.67% 0.08%
5. Choctaw 50 4.77% 0.05%
6. Blackfeet 40 3.81% 0.04%
7. Lumbee 35 3.34% 0.04%
8. Puget Sound Salish 29 2.76% 0.03%
9. Yakama 23 2.19% 0.02%
10. Latin American Indians 20 1.91% 0.02%
11. Navajo 20 1.91% 0.02%
12. Iroquois 18 1.72% 0.02%
13. Aleut 18 1.72% 0.02%
14. Tlingit-Haida 17 1.62% 0.02%
15. Eskimo 15 1.43% 0.02%
16. Apache 14 1.33% 0.02%
17. Creek 13 1.24% 0.01%
18. Colville 11 1.05% 0.01%
19. Alaskan Athabascan 10 0.95% 0.01%
20. Pima 7 0.67% 0.01%
21. Pueblo 6 0.57% 0.01%
22. Cheyenne 5 0.48% 0.01%
23. All Other Alaskan Tribes 5 0.48% 0.01%
24. Comanche 4 0.38% 0.00%
25. Delaware 3 0.29% 0.00%
26. Osage 3 0.29% 0.00%
27. Seminole 3 0.29% 0.00%
28. Chickasaw 2 0.19% 0.00%
29. Paiute 2 0.19% 0.00%
30. Potawatomi 2 0.19% 0.00%
31. Yuman 2 0.19% 0.00%
32. Cree 1 0.10% 0.00%
33. Houma 1 0.10% 0.00%
34. Menominee 1 0.10% 0.00%
35. Yaqui 1 0.10% 0.00%

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

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