Population of the United States by Race
and Hispanic/Latino Origin, Census 2000 and July 1, 2005
| Race and Hispanic/Latino
origin |
July 1, 2005,
population1 |
Percent of
population |
Census 2000,
population |
Percent of
population |
|
Total Population
|
296,410,404
|
100.0%
|
281,421,906
|
100.0%
|
| Single race |
|
|
|
|
| White |
237,854,954 |
80.2 |
211,460,626 |
75.1 |
| Black or African
American |
37,909,341 |
12.8 |
34,658,190 |
12.3 |
| American Indian and Alaska
Native |
2,863,001 |
1.0 |
2,475,956 |
0.9 |
| Asian |
12,687,472 |
4.3 |
10,242,998 |
3.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander |
516,612 |
0.2 |
398,835 |
0.1 |
| Two or more races |
4,579,024 |
1.5 |
6,826,228 |
2.4 |
| Some other race |
n.a.2 |
n.a. |
15,359,073 |
5.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
42,687,224 |
14.4 |
35,305,818 |
12.5 |
NOTE: Percentages do not add up to 100% due to
rounding and because Hispanics may be of any race and are therefore
counted under more than one category.
1. May 10, 2006, estimate.
2. Those answering “other”
have been allocated to one of the recognized race categories.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, National
Population Estimates.
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