Description of Table 4. This table shows for the United States the difference between the population by race in 1990 and the population by race in 2000. Because individuals could report only one race in 1990 and could report more than one race in 2000, and because of other changes in the census questionnaire, the race data for 1990 and 2000 are not directly comparable. Thus the difference in population by race between 1990 and 2000 is due both to these changes in the census questionnaire and to real change in the population. The difference in population for a race between 1990 and 2000 using race alone in 2000 (column 5) and the difference in population between 1990 and 2000 using race alone or in combination in 2000 (column 7) provide a "minimum-maximum" range for the change in population of that race between 1990 and 2000. Table 4. Difference in Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the United States: 1990 to 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: April 2, 2001 NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1990 Census | Census 2000 | Difference between 1990 and 2000 |---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | Using race alone or in | | | | | Using race alone | combination for | | | | | for Census 2000 | Census 2000 | | | | |--------------------------|-------------------------- | | | | | Numerical | Percent | Numerical | Percent | | Percent | | Race alone | difference | difference | difference | difference | | of total | Race | or in | (2000 minus | (based on | (2000 minus | (based on Subject | Number | population | alone1 | combination2 | 1990) | 1990) | 1990) | 1990) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) RACE Total population3 248 709 873 100.0 281 421 906 281 421 906 32 712 033 13.2 32 712 033 13.2 White 199 686 070 80.3 211 460 626 216 930 975 11 774 556 5.9 17 244 905 8.6 Black or African American 29 986 060 12.1 34 658 190 36 419 434 4 672 130 15.6 6 433 374 21.5 American Indian and Alaska Native 1 959 234 0.8 2 475 956 4 119 301 516 722 26.4 2 160 067 110.3 Asian 6 908 638 2.8 10 242 998 11 898 828 3 334 360 48.3 4 990 190 72.2 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 365 024 0.1 398 835 874 414 33 811 9.3 509 390 139.5 Some other race 9 804 847 3.9 15 359 073 18 521 486 5 554 226 56.6 8 716 639 88.9 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population3 248 709 873 100.0 281 421 906 281 421 906 32 712 033 13.2 32 712 033 13.2 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3 22 354 059 9.0 35 305 818 35 305 818 12 951 759 57.9 12 951 759 57.9 Not Hispanic or Latino3 226 355 814 91.0 246 116 088 246 116 088 19 760 274 8.7 19 760 274 8.7 White 188 128 296 75.6 194 552 774 198 177 900 6 424 478 3.4 10 049 604 5.3 Black or African American 29 216 293 11.7 33 947 837 35 383 751 4 731 544 16.2 6 167 458 21.1 American Indian and Alaska Native 1 793 773 0.7 2 068 883 3 444 700 275 110 15.3 1 650 927 92.0 Asian 6 642 481 2.7 10 123 169 11 579 494 3 480 688 52.4 4 937 013 74.3 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 325 878 0.1 353 509 748 149 27 631 8.5 422 271 129.6 Some other race 249 093 0.1 467 770 1 770 645 218 677 87.8 1 521 552 610.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero or rounds to 0.0. 1 One of the following six races: (1) White, (2) Black or African American, (3) American Indian and Alaska Native, (4) Asian, (5) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, (6) Some other race. 2 Alone or in combination with one or more of the other five races listed. Numbers for the six race groups may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may indicate more than one race. For example, a person indicating "American Indian and Alaska Native and Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" is included with American Indian and Alaska Native, with Asian, and with Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. 3 The differences between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino Population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or for race alone or in combination. The Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race. Source: Table 3 in this news release, and U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 census.