Census 2000 - PHC-T-11.  Male-Female Ratio by Race Alone or in Combination and Hispanic or Latino Origin 
                         for the United States:  2000

Table 1.  Male-Female Ratio by Race Alone or in Combination and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United 
States:  2000

(For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see 
www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf1.pdf)

Internet release date:  September 10, 2001

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                                          |                  |               |              |    Male-female
Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin        | Total population |          Male |       Female |        ratio/3
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Total Population                                 281,421,906     138,053,563    143,368,343             96.3

White
   Alone                                         211,460,626     103,773,194    107,687,432             96.4
   Alone or in combination/1                     216,930,975     106,521,196    110,409,779             96.5

Black
   Alone                                          34,658,190      16,465,185     18,193,005             90.5
   Alone or in combination/1                      36,419,434      17,315,333     19,104,101             90.6

American Indian and Alaska Native
   Alone                                           2,475,956       1,233,982      1,241,974             99.4
   Alone or in combination/1                       4,119,301       2,033,242      2,086,059             97.5

Asian
   Alone                                          10,242,998       4,948,741      5,294,257             93.5
   Alone or in combination/1                      11,898,828       5,779,038      6,119,790             94.4

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
   Alone                                             398,835         202,629        196,206            103.3
   Alone or in combination/1                         874,414         439,681        434,733            101.1

Some other race
   Alone                                          15,359,073       8,009,214      7,349,859            109.0
   Alone or in combination/1                      18,521,486       9,635,774      8,885,712            108.4

Two or more races                                  6,826,228       3,420,618      3,405,610            100.4

Hispanic or Latino/2                              35,305,818      18,161,795     17,144,023            105.9

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino              194,552,774      95,157,731     99,395,043             95.7
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/1 Alone or in combination with one or more of the other five races listed.  Numbers for the six race groups
    add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.
/2 May be of any race.
/3 Males per 100 females.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.