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Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin, Census 2000 and July 1, 2005| Race and Hispanic/Latino origin | July 1, 2005,
population1 | Percent of
population | Census 2000,
population | Percent of
population |
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| Total Population | 296,410,404 | 100.0% | 281,421,906 | 100.0% | | Single race | | | | | | White | 237,854,954 | 80.2 | 211,460,626 | 75.1 | | Black or African American | 37,909,341 | 12.8 | 34,658,190 | 12.3 | | American Indian and Alaska Native | 2,863,001 | 1.0 | 2,475,956 | 0.9 | | Asian | 12,687,472 | 4.3 | 10,242,998 | 3.6 | | Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander | 516,612 | 0.2 | 398,835 | 0.1 | | Two or more races | 4,579,024 | 1.5 | 6,826,228 | 2.4 | | Some other race | n.a.2 | n.a. | 15,359,073 | 5.5 | | Hispanic or Latino | 42,687,224 | 14.4 | 35,305,818 | 12.5 |
NOTE: Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding and because Hispanics may be of any race and are therefore counted under more than one category. 1. May 10, 2006, estimate. 2. Those answering “other” have been allocated to one of the recognized race categories. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, National Population Estimates.
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