Ethnicity (United States Census)
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The Federal government of the United States considers race and ethnicity to be two separate and distinct concepts, and 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.”"[1]
To that end, the Census form contains a question on ethnicity and immediately following it is a question on race.[1]
The OMB defines Hispanic or Latino as “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.”[1]
In the 2000 Census, 12.5% of the U.S. population reported Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and 87.5% reported non-Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.[1]
[edit] The U.S. population by race and ethnicity
The number of Asian Hispanics was 119,829([1]) in 2000, or .04% of the U.S. population, which is rounded off to zero in this table. "Other", as used in this table, should not be confused with the Census' racial category "Some other race"; here it is a combination of four categories: Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Native American, "Some other race", and "Two or more races".
| race | "Hispanic" | "not Hispanic" |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 0% | 3.6% |
| black | .3% | 12.1% |
| white | 6% | 69.1% |
| other | 6.2% | 2.7% |
[edit] See also
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Demographics of the United States · Demographic history Economic · Social Race · Ethnicity · Ancestry Asian Americans · African Americans · Africans in the United States · Hispanics in the United States · Native Americans · Pacific Islander American · White Americans · European Americans |
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- Race (United States Census)
- Ancestry (United States Census)
- Language (United States Census)
- United States Census, 2000
- Ethnic group
- Racial demographics of the United States
