U.S. Census Bureau

USA Statistics in Brief--Race and Hispanic Origin

Population 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
     Resident population, total (1,000) 281,425 287,985 290,850 293,657 296,410
White alone (1,000) 228,107 232,375 234,241 236,064 237,855
Black or African American alone (1,000) 35,705 36,671 37,082 37,496 37,909
American Indian, Alaska Native alone (1,000) 2,664 2,750 2,788 2,825 2,863
Asian alone (1,000) 10,589 11,523 11,933 12,321 12,687
Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander alone (1,000) 463 485 496 506 517
Two or more races (1,000) 3,898 4,181 4,311 4,444 4,579
Hispanic or Latino origin (1,000) 1 35,306 38,500 39,935 41,338 42,687
White alone, non-Hispanic (1,000) 195,577 196,827 197,340 197,843 198,366
Alone or in combination with one or more other races-- 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
White (1,000) 231,436 235,962 237,947 239,892 241,807
Black or African American (1,000) 37,105 38,244 38,733 39,229 39,724
American Indian, Alaska Native (1,000) 4,225 4,324 4,368 4,411 4,454
Asian (1,000) 12,007 13,052 13,514 13,956 14,377
Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander (1,000) 907 944 960 975 990

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

 


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