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Table 2. Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000/1, July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001
Race/Ethnicity Total Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino
July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000 April 1, 2000 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000 April 1, 2000 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000 April 1, 2000
TOTAL POPULATION 284,796,887 282,124,631 281,421,906 36,972,219 35,641,782 35,305,818 247,824,668 246,482,849 246,116,088
One Race 280,721,362 278,192,815 277,524,226 36,453,794 35,145,249 34,814,386 244,267,568 243,047,566 242,709,840
  White 230,289,857 228,565,604 228,104,485 34,071,335 32,840,640 32,529,000 196,218,522 195,724,964 195,575,485
  Black or African American 36,246,996 35,815,572 35,704,124 1,448,346 1,402,185 1,391,117 34,798,650 34,413,387 34,313,007
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2,725,540 2,676,306 2,663,818 591,243 571,593 566,378 2,134,297 2,104,713 2,097,440
  Asian 10,982,633 10,670,068 10,589,265 242,968 234,498 232,461 10,739,665 10,435,570 10,356,804
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 476,336 465,265 462,534 99,902 96,333 95,430 376,434 368,932 367,104
Two or more races 4,075,525 3,931,816 3,897,680 518,425 496,533 491,432 3,557,100 3,435,283 3,406,248

Race alone or in combination with one or more races:/2
  White 233,779,961 231,926,224 231,434,388 34,525,321 33,275,007 32,958,797 199,254,640 198,651,217 198,475,591
  Black or African American 37,741,270 37,233,730 37,104,248 1,676,072 1,619,545 1,606,075 36,065,198 35,614,185 35,498,173
  American Indian and Alaska Native 4,319,257 4,243,863 4,225,058 803,949 776,522 769,533 3,515,308 3,467,341 3,455,525
  Asian 12,469,083 12,100,878 12,006,894 393,617 378,553 374,959 12,075,466 11,722,325 11,631,935
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 935,590 912,417 906,785 162,421 156,405 154,941 773,169 756,012 751,844

MALE		 139,813,108 138,421,211 138,053,563 19,017,589 18,335,615 18,161,795 120,795,519 120,085,596 119,891,768
One Race 137,812,739 136,493,687 136,143,314 18,761,669 18,090,888 17,919,683 119,051,070 118,402,799 118,223,631
  White 113,650,285 112,724,663 112,476,314 17,573,359 16,941,743 16,780,562 96,076,926 95,782,920 95,695,752
  Black or African American 17,243,682 17,027,435 16,971,124 706,618 683,690 678,075 16,537,064 16,343,745 16,293,049
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,364,511 1,339,540 1,332,929 309,848 299,633 296,689 1,054,663 1,039,907 1,036,240
  Asian 5,312,145 5,165,481 5,127,744 119,931 115,778 114,773 5,192,214 5,049,703 5,012,971
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 242,116 236,568 235,203 51,913 50,044 49,584 190,203 186,524 185,619
Two or more races 2,000,369 1,927,524 1,910,249 255,920 244,727 242,112 1,744,449 1,682,797 1,668,137

Race alone or in combination with one or more races:/2
  White 115,369,004 114,377,723 114,113,814 17,798,200 17,156,550 16,993,017 97,570,804 97,221,173 97,120,797
  Black or African American 17,963,744 17,708,574 17,643,072 818,055 789,817 782,996 17,145,689 16,918,757 16,860,076
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2,136,229 2,097,950 2,088,142 415,031 400,814 396,959 1,721,198 1,697,136 1,691,183
  Asian 6,053,158 5,878,583 5,834,258 193,777 186,306 184,499 5,859,381 5,692,277 5,649,759
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 470,638 459,033 456,190 82,761 79,639 78,887 387,877 379,394 377,303

FEMALE		 144,893,779 143,703,420 143,368,343 17,954,630 17,306,167 17,144,023 127,029,149 126,397,253 126,224,320
One Race 142,908,623 141,699,128 141,380,912 17,692,125 17,054,361 16,894,703 125,216,498 124,644,767 124,486,209
  White 116,639,572 115,840,941 115,628,171 16,497,976 15,898,897 15,748,438 100,141,596 99,942,044 99,879,733
  Black or African American 19,003,314 18,788,137 18,733,000 741,728 718,495 713,042 18,261,586 18,069,642 18,019,958
  American Indian and Alaska Native 1,361,029 1,336,766 1,330,889 281,395 271,960 269,689 1,079,634 1,064,806 1,061,200
  Asian 5,670,488 5,504,587 5,461,521 123,037 118,720 117,688 5,547,451 5,385,867 5,343,833
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 234,220 228,697 227,331 47,989 46,289 45,846 186,231 182,408 181,485
Two or more races 2,075,156 2,004,292 1,987,431 262,505 251,806 249,320 1,812,651 1,752,486 1,738,111

Race alone or in combination with one or more races:/2
  White 118,410,957 117,548,501 117,320,574 16,727,121 16,118,457 15,965,780 101,683,836 101,430,044 101,354,794
  Black or African American 19,777,526 19,525,156 19,461,176 858,017 829,728 823,079 18,919,509 18,695,428 18,638,097
  American Indian and Alaska Native 2,183,028 2,145,913 2,136,916 388,918 375,708 372,574 1,794,110 1,770,205 1,764,342
  Asian 6,415,925 6,222,295 6,172,636 199,840 192,247 190,460 6,216,085 6,030,048 5,982,176
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 464,952 453,384 450,595 79,660 76,766 76,054 385,292 376,618 374,541
/1 April 1, 2000 data is Census 2000 data where the race has been modified to be consistent with the race categories for which population estimates are produced. For more information about the race modification see the methodology section.
/2 In combination with one or more other races listed. The five numbers may add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.
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Table US-EST2001-ASRO-02 - Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000, July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: January 21, 2003

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