U.S. Department of Commerce

USA Statistics in Brief--Race and Hispanic Origin

Population 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
     Resident population, total (1,000) 281,425 285,102 287,941 290,789 293,655
White alone (1,000) 228,107 230,506 232,348 234,199 236,058
Black or African American alone (1,000) 35,705 36,249 36,667 37,082 37,502
American Indian, Alaska Native alone (1,000) 2,664 2,711 2,749 2,787 2,825
Asian alone (1,000) 10,589 11,107 11,512 11,919 12,326
Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander alone (1,000) 463 475 485 495 506
Two or more races (1,000) 3,898 4,054 4,180 4,308 4,439
Hispanic or Latino origin (1,000) 1 35,306 37,060 38,477 39,902 41,322
White alone, non-Hispanic (1,000) 195,577 196,320 196,822 197,325 197,841
Alone or in combination with one or more other races-- 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
White (1,000) 231,436 233,978 235,935 237,901 239,880
Black or African American (1,000) 37,105 37,744 38,238 38,732 39,232
American Indian, Alaska Native (1,000) 4,225 4,280 4,323 4,366 4,409
Asian (1,000) 12,007 12,586 13,041 13,498 13,957
Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander (1,000) 907 927 944 960 976

\1 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

 

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