Change in Racial Composition of the United States
from 1990 to 2000

 

absolute growth
change in proportion of population
White
(not Hispanic)
6,424,478
-6.5%
Black
(not Hispanic)
2,182,679
-0.5%
Hispanic
13,823,679
3.9%
Asian
(not Hispanic)
2,818,563
0.7%
Native Am./Other
(not Hispanic)
489,931
0.1%
More than one race/Hispanic
n/a
n/a

Source: 1990 and 2000 US Census

 

Census Bureau: Hispanics largest U.S. minority (CNN.com, January 21, 2003).

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