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The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
The United States is the third most populous country in the world, and the most populous in the Americas and the Western Hemisphere. [19] The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.4% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2022, [20] below the world estimated annual rate of 1.03%, in 2021. [21]
A 2015 study from Rutgers University found significant inequalities in household income, citizenship rates, and English-speaking rates between New Jersey's White population and Arab population, concluding that America's White and Arab populations might be different enough both culturally and economically to justify a separate category. [49]
This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category.
Total population; Alone (one race) 204,277,273 (2020 census) [1] 61.63%% of the total US population In combination (multiracial) 31,134,234 (2020 census) [1] 9.39% of the total US population Alone or in combination 235,411,507 (2020 census) [1] 71.02% of the total US population: Regions with significant populations; All areas of the United ...
Most Asian Americans [5] historically lived in the Western United States. [11] [12] The Hispanic and Asian population of the United States has rapidly increased in the late 20th and 21st centuries, and the African American percentage of the U.S. population is slowly increasing as well since reaching a low point of less than ten percent in 1930. [5]
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census.Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020.Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, [1] this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses.
Another significant population is the Asian American population, comprising 19,618,719 people in 2020, or 5.9% of the United States population. [d] [119] [120] California is home to 5.6 million Asian Americans, the greatest number in any state. [121] In Hawaii, Asian Americans make up the highest proportion of the population (57 percent). [121]