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Table 101.20. Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2014
Year and age group Number (in thousands) Percentage distribution
Total White Black His- panic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Total White Black His- panic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Total                                
1980 227,225 181,140 26,215 14,869 3,665 (1) 1,336 100.0 79.7 11.5 6.5 1.6 (1) 0.6
1990 249,623 188,725 29,439 22,573 7,092 (1) 1,793 100.0 75.6 11.8 9.0 2.8 (1) 0.7
1995 266,278 194,389 32,500 28,158 9,188 (1) 2,044 100.0 73.0 12.2 10.6 3.5 (1) 0.8
20002 282,162 195,702 34,406 35,662 10,469 370 2,102 3,452 100.0 69.4 12.2 12.6 3.7 0.1 0.7 1.2
20042 292,805 196,462 35,798 41,501 12,220 421 2,169 4,234 100.0 67.1 12.2 14.2 4.2 0.1 0.7 1.4
20052 295,517 196,621 36,147 43,024 12,658 434 2,186 4,447 100.0 66.5 12.2 14.6 4.3 0.1 0.7 1.5
                                 
20082 304,094 197,184 37,291 47,794 13,956 475 2,237 5,158 100.0 64.8 12.3 15.7 4.6 0.2 0.7 1.7
20092 306,772 197,275 37,657 49,327 14,361 488 2,252 5,411 100.0 64.3 12.3 16.1 4.7 0.2 0.7 1.8
20102 309,347 197,387 38,013 50,756 14,774 500 2,269 5,648 100.0 63.8 12.3 16.4 4.8 0.2 0.7 1.8
20112 311,722 197,498 38,394 51,951 15,250 510 2,289 5,830 100.0 63.4 12.3 16.7 4.9 0.2 0.7 1.9
20122 314,112 197,668 38,778 53,086 15,737 521 2,310 6,013 100.0 62.9 12.3 16.9 5.0 0.2 0.7 1.9
20132 316,498 197,777 39,156 54,237 16,264 534 2,330 6,200 100.0 62.5 12.4 17.1 5.1 0.2 0.7 2.0
20142 318,857 197,871 39,528 55,388 16,787 546 2,350 6,388 100.0 62.1 12.4 17.4 5.3 0.2 0.7 2.0
                                 
Under 5
      years old
                               
1980 16,451 11,904 2,413 1,677 319 (1) 137 100.0 72.4 14.7 10.2 1.9 (1) 0.8
1990 18,856 12,757 2,825 2,497 593 (1) 184 100.0 67.7 15.0 13.2 3.1 (1) 1.0
1995 19,627 12,415 3,050 3,245 734 (1) 182 100.0 63.3 15.5 16.5 3.7 (1) 0.9
20002 19,178 11,253 2,753 3,748 686 30 171 538 100.0 58.7 14.4 19.5 3.6 0.2 0.9 2.8
20042 19,786 10,940 2,714 4,439 810 34 170 678 100.0 55.3 13.7 22.4 4.1 0.2 0.9 3.4
20052 19,917 10,847 2,706 4,607 839 35 171 712 100.0 54.5 13.6 23.1 4.2 0.2 0.9 3.6
                                 
20082 20,271 10,557 2,753 5,032 885 38 176 831 100.0 52.1 13.6 24.8 4.4 0.2 0.9 4.1
20092 20,245 10,395 2,776 5,101 890 39 176 868 100.0 51.3 13.7 25.2 4.4 0.2 0.9 4.3
20102 20,190 10,276 2,780 5,127 892 39 176 899 100.0 50.9 13.8 25.4 4.4 0.2 0.9 4.5
20112 20,126 10,160 2,777 5,159 901 39 174 916 100.0 50.5 13.8 25.6 4.5 0.2 0.9 4.5
20122 19,980 10,036 2,756 5,138 914 39 171 925 100.0 50.2 13.8 25.7 4.6 0.2 0.9 4.6
20132 19,868 9,931 2,739 5,120 935 40 169 933 100.0 50.0 13.8 25.8 4.7 0.2 0.9 4.7
20142 19,877 9,896 2,737 5,131 961 40 168 944 100.0 49.8 13.8 25.8 4.8 0.2 0.8 4.7
                                 
5 to 17
      years old
                               
1980 47,232 35,220 6,840 4,005 790 (1) 377 100.0 74.6 14.5 8.5 1.7 (1) 0.8
1990 45,359
1995 49,838
20002 53,198 33,008 7,994 8,700 1,829 85 522 1,059 100.0 62.0 15.0 16.4 3.4 0.2 1.0 2.0
20042 53,512 31,724 8,005 9,871 1,997 90 504 1,320 100.0 59.3 15.0 18.4 3.7 0.2 0.9 2.5
20052 53,606 31,379 7,987 10,207 2,047 92 499 1,396 100.0 58.5 14.9 19.0 3.8 0.2 0.9 2.6
                                 
20082 53,833 30,226 7,813 11,346 2,227 98 483 1,641 100.0 56.1 14.5 21.1 4.1 0.2 0.9 3.0
20092 53,890 29,851 7,726 11,717 2,290 99 478 1,729 100.0 55.4 14.3 21.7 4.2 0.2 0.9 3.2
20102 53,933 29,496 7,644 12,057 2,351 101 475 1,809 100.0 54.7 14.2 22.4 4.4 0.2 0.9 3.4
20112 53,791 29,173 7,548 12,237 2,398 101 470 1,864 100.0 54.2 14.0 22.7 4.5 0.2 0.9 3.5
20122 53,732 28,879 7,485 12,431 2,446 102 467 1,922 100.0 53.7 13.9 23.1 4.6 0.2 0.9 3.6
20132 53,742 28,603 7,455 12,632 2,501 103 465 1,983 100.0 53.2 13.9 23.5 4.7 0.2 0.9 3.7
20142 53,707 28,308 7,438 12,808 2,547 104 463 2,039 100.0 52.7 13.8 23.8 4.7 0.2 0.9 3.8
                                 
18 to 24
      years old
                               
1980 30,103 23,278 3,872 2,284 468 (1) 201 100.0 77.3 12.9 7.6 1.6 (1) 0.7
1990 26,853
1995 25,482
20002 27,315 16,913 3,780 4,786 1,158 50 239 389 100.0 61.9 13.8 17.5 4.2 0.2 0.9 1.4
20042 29,302 17,765 4,072 5,313 1,328 57 261 506 100.0 60.6 13.9 18.1 4.5 0.2 0.9 1.7
20052 29,442 17,741 4,092 5,406 1,351 57 263 531 100.0 60.3 13.9 18.4 4.6 0.2 0.9 1.8
                                 
20082 30,194 17,712 4,283 5,813 1,445 62 266 613 100.0 58.7 14.2 19.3 4.8 0.2 0.9 2.0
20092 30,530 17,705 4,363 6,006 1,481 64 266 645 100.0 58.0 14.3 19.7 4.9 0.2 0.9 2.1
20102 30,767 17,618 4,436 6,183 1,520 66 266 678 100.0 57.3 14.4 20.1 4.9 0.2 0.9 2.2
20112 31,094 17,615 4,564 6,304 1,558 66 272 716 100.0 56.6 14.7 20.3 5.0 0.2 0.9 2.3
20122 31,397 17,611 4,664 6,428 1,596 66 276 756 100.0 56.1 14.9 20.5 5.1 0.2 0.9 2.4
20132 31,534 17,525 4,705 6,541 1,627 65 277 794 100.0 55.6 14.9 20.7 5.2 0.2 0.9 2.5
20142 31,464 17,340 4,671 6,639 1,645 65 276 829 100.0 55.1 14.8 21.1 5.2 0.2 0.9 2.6
                                 
25 years old
      and over
                               
1980 133,438 110,737 13,091 6,903 2,088 (1) 620 100.0 83.0 9.8 5.2 1.6 (1) 0.5
1990 158,555 125,653 16,322 11,447 4,190 (1) 944 100.0 79.2 10.3 7.2 2.6 (1) 0.6
1995 171,332 131,839 18,250 14,519 5,628 (1) 1,096 100.0 76.9 10.7 8.5 3.3 (1) 0.6
20002 182,471 134,529 19,879 18,427 6,796 205 1,170 1,465 100.0 73.7 10.9 10.1 3.7 0.1 0.6 0.8
20042 190,205 136,033 21,007 21,877 8,084 240 1,234 1,729 100.0 71.5 11.0 11.5 4.3 0.1 0.6 0.9
20052 192,551 136,655 21,361 22,804 8,421 250 1,253 1,808 100.0 71.0 11.1 11.8 4.4 0.1 0.7 0.9
                                 
20082 199,795 138,689 22,441 25,603 9,400 277 1,312 2,074 100.0 69.4 11.2 12.8 4.7 0.1 0.7 1.0
20092 202,107 139,324 22,792 26,504 9,700 285 1,332 2,170 100.0 68.9 11.3 13.1 4.8 0.1 0.7 1.1
20102 204,457 139,997 23,153 27,389 10,011 294 1,352 2,262 100.0 68.5 11.3 13.4 4.9 0.1 0.7 1.1
20112 206,710 140,550 23,505 28,251 10,392 304 1,373 2,334 100.0 68.0 11.4 13.7 5.0 0.1 0.7 1.1
20122 209,003 141,142 23,873 29,088 10,782 314 1,395 2,409 100.0 67.5 11.4 13.9 5.2 0.2 0.7 1.2
20132 211,353 141,718 24,257 29,943 11,201 326 1,418 2,490 100.0 67.1 11.5 14.2 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.2
20142 213,809 142,328 24,682 30,810 11,634 337 1,443 2,576 100.0 66.6 11.5 14.4 5.4 0.2 0.7 1.2
—Not available.
1 Included under Asian.
2 Data on persons of Two or more races were collected beginning in 2000. Direct comparability of the data (other than Hispanic) prior to 2000 with the data for 2000 and later years is limited by the extent to which people reporting more than one race in later years had been reported in specific race groups in earlier years.
NOTE: Resident population includes civilian population and armed forces personnel residing within the United States; it excludes armed forces personnel residing overseas. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Population estimates as of July 1 of the indicated reference year.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1092 and 1095; 2000 through 2009 Population Estimates, retrieved August 14, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2011/index.html; and 2010 through 2014 Population Estimates, retrieved September 15, 2015, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2014/index.html. (This table was prepared September 2015.)

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