EMBARGOED UNTIL: 12:01 A.M. EDT, SEPTEMBER 4, 1998 (FRIDAY) Public Information Office CB98-158 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Larry Sink/Amy Smith 301-457-2461 Census Bureau Releases Updated Race and Hispanic Population Estimates for States and Counties The Commerce Department's Census Bureau today released annual population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin for states and counties from 1990 through 1997. (The embargoed tabulations can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/dcmd/www/embargo/embargo.html. Call the Public Information Office to obtain access information. After the release time, the state data can be accessed at http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/statepop.html and the county data, at http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/countypop.html.) The data for states and counties include cross-tabulations by single year of age (to age 85 and over), race (White; African American; American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut; and Asian and Pacific Islander), Hispanic origin and sex. In addition, there are tables providing rankings by race and Hispanic origin for states and counties in 1997. The following summary tables are available on the Internet: - Estimates of the population of states and counties ranked by race and Hispanic origin in 1997. - Estimates of the population of states by race and Hispanic origin for each year from 1990 to 1997. - Estimates of the population of counties by race and Hispanic origin for each year from 1990 to 1997. - Estimates of the population of counties by age group for each year from 1990 to 1997. The following downloadable files also are on the Internet: - State-level estimates with single year of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin detail for each year from 1990 to 1997. - County-level estimates with single year of age and sex detail for each year from 1990 to 1997. - County-level estimates with race and Hispanic origin detail for each year from 1990 to 1997. - County-level estimates with 5-year age groups, sex, and limited race and Hispanic origin detail for each year from 1990 to 1997. In addition to the information available on the Internet, selected state and county data are available in hard copy and on diskettes or computer tapes and may be ordered by contacting the Population Division on 301-457-2422 or (e-mail: pop@census.gov). The tables available in hard copy include: - PPL-110 "Estimates of the Population of States by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 and 1997". - PPL-111 "Estimates of the Population of Counties by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 and 1997". - PPL-112 "Estimates of the Population of Counties by Broad Age Group: 1990 and 1997". The data available on diskette and computer tape include: - PE-64 "Estimates of the Population of Counties by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1997". Pkg. 1 -- Estimates of the population of counties by 5-year age group, sex,race and Hispanic origin: 1990 to 1997. Pkg. 2 -- Estimates of the population of counties by single year of age and sex: 1990 to 1997. Pkg. 3 -- Estimates of the population of counties by race and Hispanic origin: 1990 to 1997. Pkg. 4 -- Estimates of the population of counties: 1990 to 1997 (computer tape containing Pkgs. 1 through 3). - PE-65 "Estimates of the Population of States by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 1997". The estimates presented in these products were produced by a method still in a developmental stage, the Census Bureau said, and should be used with caution since individual data cells may not be accurate in every case.-X-Editor's Note: The Public Information Office now has a media-access server for embargoed news releases and data sets. It is available to accredited media representatives only. To gain access, please contact us for a username and password. The media-access server's Internet address is http://www.census.gov/dcmd/www/embargo/embargo.html. We would appreciate any comments you may have about the site. The Census Bureau pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In more than 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
