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Table 3. Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Age, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000/1 to July 1, 2001
Age 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

Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 37,001,745 37,027,263 37,025,346 6,428,444 6,237,149 6,185,947 30,573,301 30,790,114 30,839,399
14 to 17 years 16,181,075 16,091,367 16,092,668 2,473,033 2,442,139 2,438,338 13,708,042 13,649,228 13,654,330
18 to 24 years 27,831,041 27,295,600 27,143,454 4,844,175 4,773,036 4,743,880 22,986,866 22,522,564 22,399,574
16 years and over 220,309,468 217,818,993 217,149,127 25,484,919 24,473,294 24,203,944 194,824,549 193,345,699 192,945,183
18 years and over 212,244,726 209,794,486 209,128,094 24,253,423 23,237,394 22,963,559 187,991,303 186,557,092 186,164,535
15 to 44 years 124,574,340 124,295,736 124,224,142 19,004,806 18,385,743 18,220,618 105,569,534 105,909,993 106,003,524
65 years and over 35,290,942 35,070,670 34,991,753 1,850,272 1,759,028 1,733,591 33,440,670 33,311,642 33,258,162
85 years and over 4,403,759 4,285,656 4,239,587 159,934 152,992 150,708 4,243,825 4,132,664 4,088,879

One Race, White
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 28,315,503 28,372,623 28,380,987 5,849,610 5,674,571 5,627,593 22,465,893 22,698,052 22,753,394
14 to 17 years 12,560,054 12,514,541 12,522,473 2,260,456 2,234,996 2,232,202 10,299,598 10,279,545 10,290,271
18 to 24 years 21,701,867 21,311,826 21,198,593 4,460,964 4,396,598 4,369,812 17,240,903 16,915,228 16,828,781
16 years and over 180,901,010 179,241,811 178,789,289 23,634,087 22,689,762 22,437,854 157,266,923 156,552,049 156,351,435
18 years and over 174,630,636 172,995,872 172,544,679 22,506,111 21,556,366 21,300,201 152,124,525 151,439,506 151,244,478
15 to 44 years 98,826,934 98,847,221 98,854,688 17,575,069 16,997,486 16,843,191 81,251,865 81,849,735 82,011,497
65 years and over 31,131,778 31,013,642 30,963,683 1,745,905 1,659,180 1,634,894 29,385,873 29,354,462 29,328,789
85 years and over 3,974,064 3,868,705 3,826,757 151,197 144,420 142,197 3,822,867 3,724,285 3,684,560

One Race, Black or African American
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 5,907,186 5,920,106 5,923,287 279,823 272,091 270,258 5,627,363 5,648,015 5,653,029
14 to 17 years 2,463,489 2,432,196 2,426,070 101,500 98,752 98,233 2,361,989 2,333,444 2,327,837
18 to 24 years 4,074,097 3,970,871 3,944,145 190,310 188,322 187,696 3,883,787 3,782,549 3,756,449
16 years and over 26,160,613 25,743,452 25,632,884 947,785 915,700 907,780 25,212,828 24,827,752 24,725,104
18 years and over 24,944,545 24,538,727 24,430,032 898,553 867,049 858,817 24,045,992 23,671,678 23,571,215
15 to 44 years 16,953,124 16,824,280 16,788,802 720,021 700,444 695,724 16,233,103 16,123,836 16,093,078
65 years and over 2,908,951 2,871,299 2,860,018 59,142 56,829 56,206 2,849,809 2,814,470 2,803,812
85 years and over 322,192 317,891 316,256 4,974 4,923 4,882 317,218 312,968 311,374

One Race, American Indian and Alaska Native
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 465,797 470,168 470,865 110,382 109,082 108,610 355,415 361,086 362,255
14 to 17 years 206,597 204,936 205,096 45,254 44,384 44,280 161,343 160,552 160,816
18 to 24 years 329,559 318,648 315,275 81,324 79,421 78,499 248,235 239,227 236,776
16 years and over 1,920,145 1,870,248 1,857,289 395,146 379,409 374,904 1,524,999 1,490,839 1,482,385
18 years and over 1,817,456 1,768,227 1,755,089 372,882 357,156 352,600 1,444,574 1,411,071 1,402,489
15 to 44 years 1,317,037 1,299,835 1,294,757 308,171 299,155 296,361 1,008,866 1,000,680 998,396
65 years and over 155,168 146,437 144,368 19,718 18,414 18,126 135,450 128,023 126,242
85 years and over 13,888 13,064 12,781 1,522 1,406 1,386 12,366 11,658 11,395

One Race, Asian
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 1,311,009 1,294,001 1,287,679 46,808 45,229 44,824 1,264,201 1,248,772 1,242,855
14 to 17 years 589,595 588,949 590,383 16,937 16,608 16,593 572,658 572,341 573,790
18 to 24 years 1,186,790 1,180,345 1,177,764 32,176 31,703 31,514 1,154,614 1,148,642 1,146,250
16 years and over 8,653,842 8,376,893 8,304,617 157,179 151,550 150,079 8,496,663 8,225,343 8,154,538
18 years and over 8,354,042 8,076,210 8,003,281 148,819 143,225 141,761 8,205,223 7,932,985 7,861,520
15 to 44 years 5,558,685 5,457,516 5,431,289 121,382 118,076 117,161 5,437,303 5,339,440 5,314,128
65 years and over 876,045 828,595 815,091 8,152 7,949 7,911 867,893 820,646 807,180
85 years and over 71,688 65,355 63,486 620 680 696 71,068 64,675 62,790

One Race, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 78,269 77,714 77,516 19,693 19,059 18,825 58,576 58,655 58,691
14 to 17 years 33,370 33,313 33,302 7,096 7,062 7,083 26,274 26,251 26,219
18 to 24 years 64,417 64,189 64,140 14,485 14,423 14,367 49,932 49,766 49,773
16 years and over 340,067 330,123 327,569 64,650 62,198 61,573 275,417 267,925 265,996
18 years and over 323,223 313,331 310,836 61,146 58,649 57,971 262,077 254,682 252,865
15 to 44 years 245,830 241,239 240,103 52,128 50,460 50,020 193,702 190,779 190,083
65 years and over 24,030 22,825 22,501 2,959 2,945 2,921 21,071 19,880 19,580
85 years and over 2,116 1,986 1,951 292 304 304 1,824 1,682 1,647

Two or more races
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 923,981 892,651 885,012 122,128 117,117 115,837 801,853 775,534 769,175
14 to 17 years 327,970 317,432 315,344 41,790 40,337 39,947 286,180 277,095 275,397
18 to 24 years 474,311 449,721 443,537 64,916 62,569 61,992 409,395 387,152 381,545
16 years and over 2,333,791 2,256,466 2,237,479 286,072 274,675 271,754 2,047,719 1,981,791 1,965,725
18 years and over 2,174,824 2,102,119 2,084,177 265,912 254,949 252,209 1,908,912 1,847,170 1,831,968
15 to 44 years 1,672,730 1,625,645 1,614,503 228,035 220,122 218,161 1,444,695 1,405,523 1,396,342
65 years and over 194,970 187,872 186,092 14,396 13,711 13,533 180,574 174,161 172,559
85 years and over 19,811 18,655 18,356 1,329 1,259 1,243 18,482 17,396 17,113

White alone or in combination with another race/2
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 29,138,601 29,165,734 29,166,828 5,957,348 5,777,707 5,729,606 23,181,253 23,388,027 23,437,222
14 to 17 years 12,846,423 12,790,569 12,796,515 2,297,005 2,270,257 2,267,141 10,549,418 10,520,312 10,529,374
18 to 24 years 22,101,227 21,688,475 21,569,605 4,517,359 4,450,795 4,423,478 17,583,868 17,237,680 17,146,127
16 years and over 182,830,784 181,105,200 180,636,403 23,882,498 22,928,084 22,673,603 158,948,286 158,177,116 157,962,800
18 years and over 176,422,251 174,725,649 174,259,188 22,736,969 21,777,476 21,518,856 153,685,282 152,948,173 152,740,332
15 to 44 years 100,217,912 100,195,451 100,192,851 17,773,284 17,188,544 17,032,523 82,444,628 83,006,907 83,160,328
65 years and over 31,294,506 31,170,678 31,119,270 1,758,294 1,670,974 1,646,537 29,536,212 29,499,704 29,472,733
85 years and over 3,990,655 3,884,332 3,842,136 152,260 145,436 143,199 3,838,395 3,738,896 3,698,937

Black or African American alone or in combination with another race/2
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 6,327,374 6,314,717 6,311,751 332,437 321,749 319,222 5,994,937 5,992,968 5,992,529
14 to 17 years 2,585,205 2,546,928 2,539,195 117,802 114,233 113,514 2,467,403 2,432,695 2,425,681
18 to 24 years 4,238,901 4,126,319 4,097,306 217,993 215,626 214,879 4,020,908 3,910,693 3,882,427
16 years and over 26,835,177 26,388,880 26,271,086 1,073,427 1,036,763 1,027,700 25,761,750 25,352,117 25,243,386
18 years and over 25,561,981 25,129,805 25,014,544 1,016,462 980,631 971,285 24,545,519 24,149,174 24,043,259
15 to 44 years 17,484,285 17,332,464 17,291,384 819,671 796,905 791,429 16,664,614 16,535,559 16,499,955
65 years and over 2,954,029 2,914,899 2,903,250 65,358 62,817 62,133 2,888,671 2,852,082 2,841,117
85 years and over 327,299 322,796 321,095 5,614 5,534 5,488 321,685 317,262 315,607

American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with another race/2
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 724,529 730,872 732,042 157,359 155,105 154,384 567,170 575,767 577,658
14 to 17 years 323,868 321,327 321,389 63,545 62,306 62,043 260,323 259,021 259,346
18 to 24 years 504,230 484,110 478,452 108,960 105,733 104,507 395,270 378,377 373,945
16 years and over 3,053,892 2,979,705 2,960,903 520,722 499,813 494,045 2,533,170 2,479,892 2,466,858
18 years and over 2,892,737 2,820,178 2,801,174 489,423 468,761 463,035 2,403,314 2,351,417 2,338,139
15 to 44 years 2,014,755 1,991,141 1,984,638 405,757 393,566 389,950 1,608,998 1,597,575 1,594,688
65 years and over 279,014 265,849 262,662 26,410 24,700 24,312 252,604 241,149 238,350
85 years and over 26,689 25,084 24,639 2,174 2,004 1,972 24,515 23,080 22,667

Asian alone or in combination with another race/2
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 1,652,870 1,625,814 1,616,948 85,730 82,489 81,582 1,567,140 1,543,325 1,535,366
14 to 17 years 715,640 711,705 712,529 30,048 29,277 29,110 685,592 682,428 683,419
18 to 24 years 1,380,497 1,365,794 1,361,042 51,062 49,721 49,324 1,329,435 1,316,073 1,311,718
16 years and over 9,498,568 9,188,788 9,108,419 233,160 224,411 222,043 9,265,408 8,964,377 8,886,376
18 years and over 9,137,073 8,827,856 8,747,370 218,493 209,838 207,631 8,918,580 8,618,018 8,539,739
15 to 44 years 6,221,672 6,099,223 6,067,994 184,031 178,302 176,788 6,037,641 5,920,921 5,891,206
65 years and over 929,038 879,234 865,195 11,908 11,516 11,438 917,130 867,718 853,757
85 years and over 76,587 69,940 67,976 1,036 1,080 1,092 75,551 68,860 66,884

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with another race/2
Selected Age Categories
5 to 13 years 167,147 165,313 164,718 35,169 34,088 33,694 131,978 131,225 131,024
14 to 17 years 69,263 68,879 68,901 12,651 12,431 12,427 56,612 56,448 56,474
18 to 24 years 126,062 123,810 123,204 22,711 22,280 22,162 103,351 101,530 101,042
16 years and over 639,416 620,416 615,595 98,169 94,380 93,395 541,247 526,036 522,200
18 years and over 604,687 585,811 581,011 91,923 88,177 87,186 512,764 497,634 493,825
15 to 44 years 463,605 454,153 451,764 79,451 76,896 76,220 384,154 377,257 375,544
65 years and over 47,255 45,122 44,563 4,696 4,625 4,586 42,559 40,497 39,977
85 years and over 4,566 4,221 4,132 547 535 529 4,019 3,686 3,603
/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-03 - Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Age, Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2001
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: January 21, 2003

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