A Census 2000
Profile of the
Black
Population
The question on race was changed for Census 2000.
The Questions on Race
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Different from 1990
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Not directly comparable
The data collected by Census 2000 on race can be divided into two broad categories: the race alone population and the race in combination population.
Two Broad Categories
Race alone population
Race alone or in combination population
The Black population increased faster than the total population between 1990 and 2000.
Percent Increase in Black Population: 1990 – 2000
According to Census 2000, the majority of the Black population lived in the South.
Percent Distribution of the White Population by Region: 2000
The South had the highest proportion of Blacks in their total population.
Black Population by Region: 2000
About three-fifths of all people who reported Black lived in 10 states.
10 States With the
Largest Black Population: 2000
TX
2.5
NC
1.8
FL
2.5
Population in millions
GA
2.4
MD
1.5
LA
1.5
VA
1.4
SC
1.2
AL
1.2
MS
1.0
6 States Where Blacks Represent over 25 Percent of the Total Population: 2000
Percent of Population
GA
29%
MD
29%
SC
30%
AL
26%
MS
37%
LA
33%
DC
61%
In thirteen states, Blacks represented less than three percent of the total state population.
HI
0.6%
States in Which Blacks
Represented Less than Three Percent
of the Total Population: 2000
ND
0.8%
SD
0.9%
IA
2.5%
ME
0.7%
OR
2.1%
ID
0.6%
MT
0.5%
UT
1.1%
NM
2.3%
WY
1.0%
VT
0.7%
NH
1.0%
The Black population was concentrated in counties in the South.
The places with the largest Black populations were New York and Chicago.
Ten Largest Places in Total Population and in Black Population: 2000
Among places of 100,000 or more population, the highest proportion of Blacks was in Gary, Indiana.
Ten Places of 100,000 or More Population With the Highest Percentage of Blacks: 2000
Census 2000 showed that the overwhelming majority of the Black population was non-Hispanic.
Black Population by
Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2000
Most Frequent Combinations of Black With One or More Other Races by Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2000
Black Hispanics Were More Likely to Report Two or More Races: 2000
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