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CENSUS 2000 DATA CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN AND HOW WE CAN USE IT USE IT Claudette Bennett Population Division U.S. Census Bureau January 2003
CENSUS 2000 CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE ITWE CAN USE IT
Claudette BennettPopulation DivisionU.S. Census BureauJanuary 2003
Census 2000 Question on Census 2000 Question on Hispanic OriginHispanic Origin
Census 2000 Question on RaceCensus 2000 Question on Race
Six Race “Alone” CategoriesSix Race “Alone” Categories
• White• Black or African American• American Indian and Alaska Native• Asian• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander• Some other race
Race Alone and Race Alone and Race in Combination Race in Combination
• Race alone
Respondents who reported only one race
• Race in combination
Respondents who reported two or more races
• Race alone or in combination
Respondents who reported one race, plus those who reported that race in combination
with at least one other race
Race and Hispanic Race and Hispanic Tabulation CategoriesTabulation Categories
7 mutually exclusive racial categories7 mutually exclusive racial categories
• White alone• Black or African American alone• American Indian & Alaska Native alone• Asian alone• Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander alone• Some other race alone• Two or more races
Hispanic or LatinoHispanic or Latino• White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
DiversityDiversity
The Census Bureau does not have an official definition for “minority”
One way to measure the Nation’s diversity is to combine both Hispanic Origin and Race
• White Not Hispanic
• All other race and Hispanic or Latino groups
Growing Diversity Growing Diversity
White Not Hispanic Population
• Still the largest population group, but it’s growing slowly
• 19901990: 188.1 million or 76% of the total population
• Up 6.4 million -- an increase of 3% since 1990
• 20002000: 194.6 million or 69% of the total population
Growing Diversity Growing Diversity (cont’d.)(cont’d.)
All other race and Hispanic or Latino Groups
• Still less than one-third of the population, but growing rapidly
• 19901990: 60.6 million or 24% of the total population
• Up 26.3 million -- an increase of 43% since 1990
• 20002000: 86.9 million or 31% of the total population
75.1
74.6
30.8
90.1
64.0
72.1
85.0
72.3
95.0
12.3
19.2
60.0
7.3
27.9
21.6
11.5
19.6
3.2
United States
Delaware
DC
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
White alone
Black alone
AIAN alone
Asian alone
NHOPI alone
SOR alone
Two or more races
RACE DISTRIBUTION: 2000RACE DISTRIBUTION: 2000(US, 8 States)(US, 8 States)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
Percent Hispanic: 2000Percent Hispanic: 2000(any race)(any race)
0.7
22.9
15.8
21.3
14.9
12.5
4.8
12.8
19.2
UnitedStates
Delaware DC Kentucky Maryland NorthCarolina
Ohio Virginia WestVirginia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
United States
Delaware
DC
Maryland
Virginia
12.3
19.2
60.0
27.9
19.6
0.9 3.6
2.1
2.7
4.0
3.7
5.5
2.0
3.8
1.8
2.0
2.4
1.7
2.4
2.0
2.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
75.1
72.3
64.0
30.8
74.6
Distribution of Non-White Distribution of Non-White Race Groups: 2000Race Groups: 2000
Black alone
AIAN alone
Asian alone
NHOPI aloneSOR aloneTwo or more races
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
12.3
7.3
21.6
11.5
3.2
0.9
1.2
0.2
3.6
0.7
1.4
1.2
0.5
5.5
0.6
2.3
0.8
0.2
2.4
1.1
1.3
1.4
0.9
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
75.1
95.0
85.0
72.1
90.1
United States
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
Distribution of Non-White Distribution of Non-White Race Groups: 2000 Race Groups: 2000 (cont’d.)(cont’d.)
Black alone
AIAN alone
Asian alone
NHOPI aloneSOR aloneTwo or more races
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
2.5 1.64.5
2.1 2.24.8 4.1
2.0 3.1 3.5
39.9
55.0
64.160.9 60.0
13.9 14.2 15.4
11.514.3
54.4
57.855.7
62.760.5
17.1
22.2 23.3
29.027.0
United States Delaware DC Maryland Virginia
White Black AIAN Asian NHOPI SOR
Percent of Race GroupsPercent of Race Groups““In Combination”: 2000In Combination”: 2000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
2.51.0 1.4 1.4 0.8
4.8 5.12.2
5.2
8.9
39.9
64.9
24.4
67.866.1
13.9
19.7
16.5 17.0
20.5
54.4 53.8 53.5
60.6
54.9
17.1
28.9
16.4
31.1
44.3
United States Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia
White Black AIAN Asian NHOPI SOR
Percent of Race GroupsPercent of Race Groups““In Combination”: 2000 In Combination”: 2000 (cont’d.)(cont’d.)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
White; SOR White; AIAN White; Asian White; Black Black; SOR Black; AIAN
32.3
15.9
12.711.5
6.1
24.1
18.2
12.6
9.8
25.4
17.2
12.5
10.3 9.8
20.118.6
15.1
10.510.0
23.2
19.5
17.2
12.4
6.0
12.3
United States VirginiaMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaDelaware
Top 5 Race Combinations: Top 5 Race Combinations: 20002000
(US, 8 States)(US, 8 States)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
White; SOR White; AIAN White; Asian White; Black Black; SOR Black; AIAN White; Black; AIAN
32.3
15.9
12.711.5
6.1
30.3
26.1
11.1
2.8
21.7
18.818.1
11.7
5.9
27.8
21.9
16.4
11.4
4.9
37.8
26.3
10.810.7
2.3
14.5
United States West VirginiaOhioNorth CarolinaKentucky
Top 5 Race Combinations: 2000 Top 5 Race Combinations: 2000 (cont’d.)(cont’d.)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.
School Enrollment by School Enrollment by Race and Hispanic OriginRace and Hispanic Origin
The following slides will present school enrollment by race and Hispanic origin
for selected states.
PRE-SCHOOLPRE-SCHOOLRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000
7.0
1.3
0.5
1.3
1.3
4.2
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.1
3.7
2.9
3.4
3.6
1.7
3.1
3.0
1.5
4.9
2.9
3.4
3.4
6.7
6.4
5.4
3.8
4.2
4.3
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
4.3
4.1
4.5
3.5
2.4
3.4
2.9
2.5
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.1
1.7
3.0
4.5
5.4
7.7
7.2
7.6
5.8
4.1
3.9
5.2
4.2
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
PRE-SCHOOLPRE-SCHOOLRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000(cont’d.)(cont’d.)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
10.7
4.2
11.4
10.8
15.7
12.9
15.1
14.9
13.7
10.9
11.4
10.4
10.2
4.2
11.0
10.9
4.5
16.2
9.6
9.7
20.6
10.0
19.5
19.2
16.8
10.7
14.6
13.9
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
ELEMENTARYELEMENTARYRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
ELEMENTARYELEMENTARYRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000(cont’d.)(cont’d.)11.5
10.5
11.7
10.5
15.0
15.3
16.4
12.8
11.6
14.9
12.5
11.1
11.4
12.6
10.4
10.0
12.6
11.8
14.3
11.5
18.8
19.0
21.3
17.7
13.8
13.2
17.2
15.5
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
HIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
200020005.2
2.0
5.4
5.2
7.3
6.3
7.3
7.1
7.2
4.6
7.6
5.9
5.5
3.3
6.2
6.0
6.0
4.9
7.6
7.2
10.5
5.0
8.5
8.0
6.7
6.2
7.1
6.7
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
HIGH SCHOOLHIGH SCHOOLRace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000(cont’d.)(cont’d.)5.6
4.8
5.7
5.3
7.7
7.2
7.3
6.5
5.7
7.0
6.6
6.6
5.1
6.5
5.4
5.7
7.0
8.4
5.7
13.4
7.8
6.5
8.1
8.0
6.1
4.9
7.9
6.0
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
COLLEGECOLLEGERace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
200020006.6
17.3
6.2
6.3
7.1
6.8
7.7
6.6
6.2
11.6
7.7
7.8
10.9
25.0
13.2
12.1
29.9
25.8
10.6
12.6
8.2
13.0
9.0
9.6
5.2
8.6
7.3
6.8
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
COLLEGECOLLEGERace and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution:
20002000(cont’d.)(cont’d.)5.1
5.7
5.7
5.0
6.7
6.6
6.4
8.4
7.3
4.8
7.3
8.3
14.6
11.9
16.9
22.9
4.8
12.0
12.2
8.0
6.1
8.0
7.6
7.9
5.3
4.1
6.7
9.4
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.
WHITE
BLACKAIAN
ASIANNHOPITWO+HISPANIC
1990 and Census 20001990 and Census 2000ComparabilityComparability
Major Changes• Respondents allowed to report more than
one race• 1990 Asian and Pacific Islander category
split into two categories• Question placement (Hispanic question
before race question in Census 2000)• Question wording
Census 2000Census 2000Data on Race, Data on Race,
Hispanic Origin, and Hispanic Origin, and AncestryAncestry
Racial Statistics Branch
Population DivisionU.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233
301-763-2402
Ethnic & Hispanic Statistics Branch
Population DivisionU.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233
301-763-2403
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