Table 2b. Number, percentage, and percentage distribution of U.S. population, by nativity and race/ethnicity with Hispanic and Asian subgroups: 2005

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Table 2b.

Number, percentage, and percentage distribution of U.S. population, by nativity and race/ethnicity with Hispanic and Asian subgroups: 2005

Race/ethnicity and subgroup	Total population	Native	Foreign-born
Race/ethnicity and subgroup	Total population	Native	Number	Percent	Percentage distribution
Total ¹	288,399,000	87.6	35,778,000	12.4	100.0
White	192,527,000	96.1	7,446,000	3.9	20.8
Black	34,411,000	92.6	2,536,000	7.4	7.1
Hispanic	41,926,000	59.6	16,841,000	40.2	47.1
Mexican	26,784,000	59.5	10,856,000	40.5	30.3
Puerto Rican	3,795,000	98.9	41,000	1.1	0.1
Dominican	1,136,000	40.8	672,000	59.2	1.9
Central American	3,115,000	31.3	2,141,000	68.7	6.0
South American	2,238,000	28.4	1,603,000	71.6	4.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,859,000	68.5	1,528,000	31.5	4.3
Asian	12,331,000	32.2	8,355,000	67.8	23.4
Asian Indian	2,299,000	25.4	1,715,000	74.6	4.8
Chinese	2,831,000	30.2	1,975,000	69.8	5.5
Filipino	2,230,000	32.4	1,507,000	67.6	4.2
Japanese	823,000	60.1	328,000	39.9	0.9
Korean	1,253,000	22.4	972,000	77.6	2.7
Vietnamese	1,406,000	32.5	949,000	67.5	2.7
Other Asian	1,490,000	39.0	908,000	61.0	2.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	346,000	78.7	74,000	21.3	0.2
American Indian/Alaska Native	2,036,000	98.5	30,000	1.5	0.1
More than one race	4,046,000	95.2	195,000	4.8	0.5
¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Births to U.S. citizens outside of U.S. territory are included as native. Population estimates may differ from those in other tables due to time of year of estimation. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2005.