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Table 4. Resident Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000/1, July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2001
Race Total Population 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
White alone 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
White in combination with one or more
   other races		 3,490,104 3,360,620 3,329,903 453,986 434,367 429,797 3,036,118 2,926,253 2,900,106
White alone or in combination with one
   or more other races		 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 alone		 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
Black or African American in combination
   with one or more other races		 1,494,274 1,418,158 1,400,124 227,726 217,360 214,958 1,266,548 1,200,798 1,185,166
Black or African American alone or in
   combination with one or more other races		 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 alone		 2,725,540 2,676,306 2,663,818 591,243 571,593 566,378 2,134,297 2,104,713 2,097,440
American Indian and Alaska Native in
   combination with one or more other races		 1,593,717 1,567,557 1,561,240 212,706 204,929 203,155 1,381,011 1,362,628 1,358,085
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
   or in combination with one or more other races		 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 alone		 10,982,633 10,670,068 10,589,265 242,968 234,498 232,461 10,739,665 10,435,570 10,356,804
Asian in combination with one or more
   other races		 1,486,450 1,430,810 1,417,629 150,649 144,055 142,498 1,335,801 1,286,755 1,275,131
Asian alone or in combination with one
   or more other races		 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 alone		 476,336 465,265 462,534 99,902 96,333 95,430 376,434 368,932 367,104
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
   in combination with one or more other races		 459,254 447,152 444,251 62,519 60,072 59,511 396,735 387,080 384,740
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
   alone or in combination with one or more
   other races		 935,590 912,417 906,785 162,421 156,405 154,941 773,169 756,012 751,844
/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.
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Table US-EST2001-ASRO-04 - Resident Population of the United States by 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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