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Some other race. 8.4%. Asian. 6.0%. Native American or Alaska Native. 2.9%. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 0.2%. The first United States census in 1790 classed residents as free White people (divided by age and sex), all other free persons (reported by sex and color), and enslaved people.
On April 1, 2020, the United States had a population of 331,449,281, according to the 2020 United States census. [ 31 ] The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook estimated as of 2018 [update] , [ 5 ] unless otherwise indicated.
This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category. The table also excludes all mixed raced/multiracial persons from the ...
Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]
This census acknowledged that "race categories include both racial and national-origin groups." The federal government of the United States has mandated that "in data collection and presentation, federal agencies are required to use a minimum of two ethnicities: "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino". [ 32]
The data source for the list is the 2020 United States Census. [ 1 ] At the time of the 2020 Census, there were 47.5 million Americans who were black (either alone or in combination), making up 14.2% of the U.S. population.
The 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, [1] this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. [2]
The U.S. Census Bureau will have new categories for race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years, directly affecting people who identify as Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern and North African.