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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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2000
Estimate |
2000
Percent
Distribution |
2002
Estimate |
2002
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2002 - 2000) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
|
Total population
|
273,643,273
|
100%
|
280,540,330
|
100%
|
6,897,057
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
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|
Male
|
133,502,983
|
48.8%
|
137,048,827
|
48.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
140,140,290
|
51.2%
|
143,491,503
|
51.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
19,071,663
|
7.0%
|
19,526,670
|
7.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
20,222,069
|
7.4%
|
19,874,923
|
7.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
20,731,659
|
7.6%
|
21,090,854
|
7.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
18,620,193
|
6.8%
|
18,750,668
|
6.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
17,464,774
|
6.4%
|
18,610,949
|
6.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
38,705,192
|
14.1%
|
38,742,608
|
13.8%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
44,541,039
|
16.3%
|
44,266,171
|
15.8%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
37,270,260
|
13.6%
|
39,733,607
|
14.2%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
13,277,710
|
4.9%
|
14,865,650
|
5.3%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
10,739,006
|
3.9%
|
11,488,377
|
4.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
18,094,685
|
6.6%
|
17,961,629
|
6.4%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
11,642,021
|
4.3%
|
12,189,823
|
4.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
3,263,002
|
1.2%
|
3,438,401
|
1.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
35.5
|
(NA)
|
35.9
|
(NA)
|
0.4
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
201,806,999
|
73.7%
|
208,079,182
|
74.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
191,522,714
|
70.0%
|
197,703,139
|
70.5%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
39,234,748
|
14.3%
|
40,143,838
|
14.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
32,999,708
|
12.1%
|
33,589,853
|
12.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
13,854,606
|
42.0%
|
14,204,140
|
42.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
Female
|
19,145,102
|
58.0%
|
19,385,713
|
57.7%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
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|
One race
|
267,760,586
|
97.9%
|
274,034,883
|
97.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
White
|
211,558,460
|
77.3%
|
212,541,793
|
75.8%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
32,690,635
|
11.9%
|
33,768,036
|
12.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
2,060,651
|
0.8%
|
1,959,347
|
0.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
10,282,955
|
3.8%
|
11,213,133
|
4.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
1,769,767
|
0.6%
|
2,069,584
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
2,465,197
|
0.9%
|
2,670,887
|
1.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
1,848,312
|
0.7%
|
2,013,117
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
847,514
|
0.3%
|
802,330
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
1,081,091
|
0.4%
|
1,147,968
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
1,064,518
|
0.4%
|
1,169,772
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
1,206,556
|
0.4%
|
1,339,475
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
418,182
|
0.2%
|
365,474
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
162,326
|
0.1%
|
149,559
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
84,559
|
0.1%
|
61,215
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Samoan
|
76,045
|
0.1%
|
63,687
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
95,252
|
0.1%
|
91,013
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
10,749,703
|
3.9%
|
14,187,100
|
5.1%
|
1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
5,882,687
|
2.1%
|
6,505,447
|
2.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
1,577,541
|
0.6%
|
1,768,590
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
4,305,146
|
1.6%
|
4,736,857
|
1.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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|
White
|
216,527,632
|
79.1%
|
218,042,912
|
77.7%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
34,557,034
|
12.6%
|
35,824,849
|
12.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
4,031,924
|
1.5%
|
4,078,299
|
1.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
11,601,685
|
4.2%
|
12,762,724
|
4.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
790,580
|
0.3%
|
794,640
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
12,451,471
|
4.6%
|
16,083,388
|
5.7%
|
1.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
273,643,273
|
100%
|
280,540,330
|
100%
|
6,897,057
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
34,474,440
|
12.6%
|
37,872,475
|
13.5%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
21,607,506
|
7.9%
|
23,999,836
|
8.6%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
3,465,784
|
1.3%
|
3,608,309
|
1.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
1,236,511
|
0.5%
|
1,357,744
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
8,164,639
|
3.0%
|
8,906,586
|
3.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
239,168,833
|
87.4%
|
242,667,855
|
86.5%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
189,984,500
|
69.4%
|
191,238,314
|
68.2%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
32,159,710
|
11.8%
|
33,175,449
|
11.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
1,753,236
|
0.6%
|
1,651,069
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
10,175,998
|
3.7%
|
11,113,311
|
4.0%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
356,289
|
0.1%
|
331,228
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
599,500
|
0.2%
|
655,179
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
4,139,600
|
1.5%
|
4,503,305
|
1.6%
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