Table 15.  Population by Region, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin:  March 1999

           (Numbers in thousands.)
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|Total Population|               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                |               |   Asian or    |               |               |
|                |               |    Pacific    | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                |     Total     |   Islander    |     White     |Other Groups 2/|
|                |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total         |271,743|  100.0| 10,897|  100.0|193,074|  100.0| 67,772|  100.0|
|  Northeast 3/  | 51,876|   19.1|  1,921|   17.6| 38,957|   20.2| 10,998|   16.2|
|  Midwest 4/    | 63,295|   23.3|  1,041|    9.5| 52,925|   27.4|  9,329|   13.8|
|  South 5/      | 94,887|   34.9|  2,153|   19.8| 62,885|   32.6| 29,849|   44.0|
|  West 6/       | 61,684|   22.7|  5,782|   53.1| 38,306|   19.8| 17,596|   26.0|
|Male            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total         |132,764|  100.0|  5,290|  100.0| 94,705|  100.0| 32,769|  100.0|
|  Northeast 3/  | 24,920|   18.8|    963|   18.2| 18,877|   19.9|  5,079|   15.5|
|  Midwest 4/    | 31,173|   23.5|    508|    9.6| 26,119|   27.6|  4,546|   13.9|
|  South 5/      | 46,105|   34.7|  1,040|   19.7| 30,781|   32.5| 14,284|   43.6|
|  West 6/       | 30,566|   23.0|  2,778|   52.5| 18,929|   20.0|  8,860|   27.0|
|Female          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total         |138,979|  100.0|  5,607|  100.0| 98,368|  100.0| 35,004|  100.0|
|  Northeast 3/  | 26,956|   19.4|    958|   17.1| 20,080|   20.4|  5,919|   16.9|
|  Midwest 4/    | 32,122|   23.1|    532|    9.5| 26,807|   27.3|  4,783|   13.7|
|  South 5/      | 48,783|   35.1|  1,113|   19.8| 32,104|   32.6| 15,565|   44.5|
|  West 6/       | 31,118|   22.4|  3,005|   53.6| 19,377|   19.7|  8,736|   25.0|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South 
   or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race.
2/ This category includes people who are American Indian or Alaska Native, African 
   American, or Hispanic (except for those Hispanics that are Asian or Pacific 
   Islander).
3/ The Northeast region includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 
   New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
4/ The Midwest region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, 
   Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
5/ The South region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, 
   Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
   Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
6/ The West region includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, 
   Montana,
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial 
         Statistics Branch, Population Division.
Internet Release date:  May 5, 2000