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
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.
