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Table 2. Annual Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin:
April 1, 20001/ to July 1, 2002
Race July 1, 2002
Population		 July 1, 2001
Population		 July 1, 2000
Population		 April 1, 2000
Population
Estimates Base		 Census 2000
Population

TOTAL POPULATION
288,368,698
285,317,559
282,224,348
281,422,509
281,421,906
One race 284,188,130 281,263,989 278,295,995 277,524,827 277,524,226
   White 232,646,619 230,664,347 228,645,315 228,105,102 228,104,485
   Black or African American 36,746,012 36,283,895 35,816,129 35,704,120 35,704,124
   American Indian and Alaska Native 2,752,158 2,713,047 2,673,620 2,663,819 2,663,818
   Asian 11,559,027 11,128,048 10,695,959 10,589,252 10,589,265
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 484,314 474,652 464,972 462,534 462,534
Two or more races 4,180,568 4,053,570 3,928,353 3,897,682 3,897,680

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 236,232,281 234,135,120 232,002,988 231,435,007 231,434,388
   Black or African American 38,318,443 37,778,737 37,234,591 37,104,247 37,104,248
   American Indian and Alaska Native 4,327,858 4,282,391 4,236,561 4,225,061 4,225,058
   Asian 13,087,372 12,606,826 12,125,737 12,006,878 12,006,894
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 942,723 926,728 910,795 906,785 906,785

MALE
141,660,978
140,075,610
138,469,654
138,053,863
138,053,563
One race 139,608,152 138,086,842 136,543,778 136,143,613 136,143,314
   White 114,939,130 113,863,214 112,767,750 112,476,621 112,476,314
   Black or African American 17,485,319 17,256,399 17,026,280 16,971,127 16,971,124
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,377,944 1,357,962 1,337,890 1,332,929 1,332,929
   Asian 5,559,556 5,367,954 5,175,426 5,127,733 5,127,744
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 246,203 241,313 236,432 235,203 235,203
Two or more races 2,052,826 1,988,768 1,925,876 1,910,250 1,910,249

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 116,705,611 115,571,697 114,419,385 114,114,122 114,113,814
   Black or African American 18,244,817 17,976,396 17,707,644 17,643,077 17,643,072
   American Indian and Alaska Native 2,140,550 2,117,364 2,094,035 2,088,143 2,088,142
   Asian 6,320,996 6,104,809 5,887,975 5,834,245 5,834,258
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 474,108 466,122 458,216 456,190 456,190

FEMALE
146,707,720
145,241,949
143,754,694
143,368,646
143,368,343
One race 144,579,978 143,177,147 141,752,217 141,381,214 141,380,912
   White 117,707,489 116,801,133 115,877,565 115,628,481 115,628,171
   Black or African American 19,260,693 19,027,496 18,789,849 18,732,993 18,733,000
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,374,214 1,355,085 1,335,730 1,330,890 1,330,889
   Asian 5,999,471 5,760,094 5,520,533 5,461,519 5,461,521
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 238,111 233,339 228,540 227,331 227,331
Two or more races 2,127,742 2,064,802 2,002,477 1,987,432 1,987,431

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 119,526,670 118,563,423 117,583,603 117,320,885 117,320,574
   Black or African American 20,073,626 19,802,341 19,526,947 19,461,170 19,461,176
   American Indian and Alaska Native 2,187,308 2,165,027 2,142,526 2,136,918 2,136,916
   Asian 6,766,376 6,502,017 6,237,762 6,172,633 6,172,636
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 468,615 460,606 452,579 450,595 450,595

NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION
249,607,328
248,085,210
246,537,665
246,116,676
246,116,088
One race 245,965,935 244,549,541 243,106,083 242,710,426 242,709,840
   White 196,845,392 196,311,053 195,756,312 195,576,087 195,575,485
   Black or African American 35,270,495 34,845,656 34,415,473 34,313,003 34,313,007
   American Indian and Alaska Native 2,156,544 2,130,298 2,103,868 2,097,441 2,097,440
   Asian 11,311,418 10,887,087 10,461,669 10,356,791 10,356,804
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 382,086 375,447 368,761 367,104 367,104
Two or more races 3,641,393 3,535,669 3,431,582 3,406,250 3,406,248

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 199,956,935 199,327,450 198,679,232 198,476,195 198,475,591
   Black or African American 36,601,150 36,110,674 35,616,030 35,498,172 35,498,173
   American Indian and Alaska Native 3,521,065 3,491,990 3,462,714 3,455,528 3,455,525
   Asian 12,683,522 12,215,773 11,747,369 11,631,919 11,631,935
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 777,657 766,174 754,715 751,844 751,844

MALE
121,669,754
120,893,000
120,103,760
119,892,056
119,891,768
One race 119,883,551 119,159,926 118,422,799 118,223,918 118,223,631
   White 96,426,012 96,115,951 95,794,314 95,696,047 95,695,752
   Black or African American 16,762,566 16,553,324 16,343,038 16,293,052 16,293,049
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,065,096 1,052,208 1,039,329 1,036,240 1,036,240
   Asian 5,437,073 5,248,836 5,059,697 5,012,960 5,012,971
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 192,804 189,607 186,421 185,619 185,619
Two or more races 1,786,203 1,733,074 1,680,961 1,668,138 1,668,137

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 97,957,261 97,599,360 97,230,891 97,121,093 97,120,797
   Black or African American 17,403,469 17,160,863 16,917,949 16,860,081 16,860,076
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,723,139 1,708,908 1,694,668 1,691,184 1,691,183
   Asian 6,121,814 5,912,096 5,701,716 5,649,746 5,649,759
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 389,706 384,172 378,710 377,303 377,303

FEMALE
127,937,574
127,192,210
126,433,905
126,224,620
126,224,320
One race 126,082,384 125,389,615 124,683,284 124,486,508 124,486,209
   White 100,419,380 100,195,102 99,961,998 99,880,040 99,879,733
   Black or African American 18,507,929 18,292,332 18,072,435 18,019,951 18,019,958
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,091,448 1,078,090 1,064,539 1,061,201 1,061,200
   Asian 5,874,345 5,638,251 5,401,972 5,343,831 5,343,833
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 189,282 185,840 182,340 181,485 181,485
Two or more races 1,855,190 1,802,595 1,750,621 1,738,112 1,738,111

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 101,999,674 101,728,090 101,448,341 101,355,102 101,354,794
   Black or African American 19,197,681 18,949,811 18,698,081 18,638,091 18,638,097
   American Indian and Alaska Native 1,797,926 1,783,082 1,768,046 1,764,344 1,764,342
   Asian 6,561,708 6,303,677 6,045,653 5,982,173 5,982,176
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 387,951 382,002 376,005 374,541 374,541

HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION
38,761,370
37,232,349
35,686,683
35,305,833
35,305,818
One race 38,222,195 36,714,448 35,189,912 34,814,401 34,814,386
   White 35,801,227 34,353,294 32,889,003 32,529,015 32,529,000
   Black or African American 1,475,517 1,438,239 1,400,656 1,391,117 1,391,117
   American Indian and Alaska Native 595,614 582,749 569,752 566,378 566,378
   Asian 247,609 240,961 234,290 232,461 232,461
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 102,228 99,205 96,211 95,430 95,430
Two or more races 539,175 517,901 496,771 491,432 491,432

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 36,275,346 34,807,670 33,323,756 32,958,812 32,958,797
   Black or African American 1,717,293 1,668,063 1,618,561 1,606,075 1,606,075
   American Indian and Alaska Native 806,793 790,401 773,847 769,533 769,533
   Asian 403,850 391,053 378,368 374,959 374,959
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 165,066 160,554 156,080 154,941 154,941

MALE
19,991,224
19,182,610
18,365,894
18,161,807
18,161,795
One race 19,724,601 18,926,916 18,120,979 17,919,695 17,919,683
   White 18,513,118 17,747,263 16,973,436 16,780,574 16,780,562
   Black or African American 722,753 703,075 683,242 678,075 678,075
   American Indian and Alaska Native 312,848 305,754 298,561 296,689 296,689
   Asian 122,483 119,118 115,729 114,773 114,773
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 53,399 51,706 50,011 49,584 49,584
Two or more races 266,623 255,694 244,915 242,112 242,112

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 18,748,350 17,972,337 17,188,494 16,993,029 16,993,017
   Black or African American 841,348 815,533 789,695 782,996 782,996
   American Indian and Alaska Native 417,411 408,456 399,367 396,959 396,959
   Asian 199,182 192,713 186,259 184,499 184,499
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84,402 81,950 79,506 78,887 78,887

FEMALE
18,770,146
18,049,739
17,320,789
17,144,026
17,144,023
One race 18,497,594 17,787,532 17,068,933 16,894,706 16,894,703
   White 17,288,109 16,606,031 15,915,567 15,748,441 15,748,438
   Black or African American 752,764 735,164 717,414 713,042 713,042
   American Indian and Alaska Native 282,766 276,995 271,191 269,689 269,689
   Asian 125,126 121,843 118,561 117,688 117,688
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 48,829 47,499 46,200 45,846 45,846
Two or more races 272,552 262,207 251,856 249,320 249,320

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
   White 17,526,996 16,835,333 16,135,262 15,965,783 15,965,780
   Black or African American 875,945 852,530 828,866 823,079 823,079
   American Indian and Alaska Native 389,382 381,945 374,480 372,574 372,574
   Asian 204,668 198,340 192,109 190,460 190,460
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 80,664 78,604 76,574 76,054 76,054
1/ The Census 2000 race data and the April 1, 2000 population estimates race data have been modified to be consistent with the race categories for which population estimates are produced. For more information about the race modification see the methodology section.
2/ In combination with one or more races listed. The five numbers may add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.
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Table NA-EST2002-ASRO-02 - Annual Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: June 18, 2003

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