Table 21.  Population by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Residence, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin:  
           March 2000
           (Numbers in thousands)
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|Metropolitan-nonmetropolitan residence and  |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|sex                                         |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                            |               |               | White, not of |               |
|                                            |     Total     |     Black     |Hispanic origin|     Other     |
|                                            |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                            |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|--------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                                     |274,087|  100.0| 35,509|  100.0|193,633|  100.0| 44,945|  100.0|
|  Metropolitan area, inside central city    | 80,249|   29.3| 18,839|   53.1| 41,133|   21.2| 20,277|   45.1|
|  Metropolitan area, outside central city   |141,562|   51.6| 12,393|   34.9|108,880|   56.2| 20,289|   45.1|
|  Nonmetropolitan area                      | 52,276|   19.1|  4,276|   12.0| 43,619|   22.5|  4,380|    9.7|
|Male                                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                                     |133,933|  100.0| 16,581|  100.0| 95,049|  100.0| 22,303|  100.0|
|  Metropolitan area, inside central city    | 39,013|   29.1|  8,743|   52.7| 20,282|   21.3|  9,988|   44.8|
|  Metropolitan area, outside central city   | 69,326|   51.8|  5,793|   34.9| 53,387|   56.2| 10,146|   45.5|
|  Nonmetropolitan area                      | 25,594|   19.1|  2,045|   12.3| 21,379|   22.5|  2,169|    9.7|
|Female                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                                     |140,154|  100.0| 18,927|  100.0| 98,584|  100.0| 22,642|  100.0|
|  Metropolitan area, inside central city    | 41,236|   29.4| 10,096|   53.3| 20,851|   21.2| 10,289|   45.4|
|  Metropolitan area, outside central city   | 72,237|   51.5|  6,600|   34.9| 55,493|   56.3| 10,143|   44.8|
|  Nonmetropolitan area                      | 26,682|   19.0|  2,231|   11.8| 22,240|   22.6|  2,211|    9.8|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or 
other Spanish origin regardless of race.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population 
Division.
Internet Release date:  February 22, 2001