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United States population pyramid by race. ... Race and ethnicity in the United States/Archive 2; ... Version of PDF format: 1.3
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 U.S. population grew only 0.1% from the previous year before. [92] The United States' population has grown by less than one million people for the first time since 1937, with the lowest numeric growth since at least 1900, when the Census Bureau began yearly population estimates. [92]
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]
Racial / Ethnic Profile of the United States by State and Territory (2020 Census) (NH = Non-Hispanic) [1] State Total Population White alone (NH) % Black or African American alone (NH) % Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) % Asian alone (NH) % Pacific Islander alone (NH) % Some Other Race alone (NH) % Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH ...
The Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday changes to how the federal government asks about people’s race and ethnicity, including in the US Census.
The US population is projected to peak in 2080, then start declining, according to a new analysis by the US Census Bureau. Projections released Thursday predict the country’s population will ...
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who ...