Note: The 2000 census was the first to allow individuals to check off more
than one racial category.
1990
| Total population |
248,709,873 |
|
| |
|
|
| Race |
Number |
% Total population |
| |
|
|
| White |
199,686,070 |
80.3 |
| Black |
29,986,060 |
12.1 |
| American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut |
1,959,234 |
0.8 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
7,273,662 |
2.9
|
| Other race |
9,804,847 |
3.9 |
| |
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| Hispanic origin (of any race) |
22,354,059 |
9.0 |
2000
| Total population |
281,421,906 |
|
| |
|
|
| Race alone selected on form: |
Number |
% Total population |
| |
|
|
| White (including Hispanic whites) |
211,460,626 |
75.1 |
| White (not including Hispanic whites) |
194,552,774 |
69.1 |
| Black or African American |
34,658,190 |
12.3 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,475,956 |
0.9 |
| Asian |
10,242,998 |
3.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
398,835 |
0.1 |
| Some other race |
15,359,073 |
5.5 |
| Two or more races |
6,826,228 |
2.4 |
| |
|
|
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races: |
|
|
| |
|
|
| White (including Hispanic whites) |
216,930,975 |
77.1 |
| Black or African American |
36,419,434 |
12.9 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
4,119,301 |
1.5 |
| Asian |
11,898,828 |
4.2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
874,414 |
0.3 |
| Some other race |
18,521,486 |
6.6 |
| |
|
|
| Ethnicity: |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
35,305,818 |
12.5 |
| Mexican |
20,640,711 |
7.3 |
| Puerto Rican |
3,406,178 |
1.2 |
| Cuban |
1,241,685 |
0.4 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino |
10,017,244 |
3.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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