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Digest of Education Statistics: 2010
Digest of Education Statistics: 2010

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 21. Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2010
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 282,172 195,763 34,405 35,642 10,453 369 2,104 3,436 100.0 69.4 12.2 12.6 3.7 0.1 0.7 1.2
20032 290,326 197,146 35,442 39,786 11,583 395 2,185 3,789 100.0 67.9 12.2 13.7 4.0 0.1 0.8 1.3
                                 
20042 293,046 197,648 35,801 41,139 11,929 404 2,213 3,912 100.0 67.4 12.2 14.0 4.1 0.1 0.8 1.3
20052 295,753 198,074 36,150 42,552 12,289 413 2,242 4,034 100.0 67.0 12.2 14.4 4.2 0.1 0.8 1.4
20062 298,593 198,549 36,524 44,017 12,648 422 2,271 4,161 100.0 66.5 12.2 14.7 4.2 0.1 0.8 1.4
20072 301,580 199,109 36,931 45,508 13,003 431 2,302 4,295 100.0 66.0 12.2 15.1 4.3 0.1 0.8 1.4
20082 304,375 199,529 37,319 46,979 13,349 440 2,332 4,428 100.0 65.6 12.3 15.4 4.4 0.1 0.8 1.5
20092 307,007 199,851 37,682 48,419 13,686 449 2,361 4,559 100.0 65.1 12.3 15.8 4.5 0.1 0.8 1.5
20102 309,629 200,141 38,045 49,877 14,022 457 2,389 4,698 100.0 64.6 12.3 16.1 4.5 0.1 0.8 1.5
                                 
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 19,204 11,268 2,756 3,755 687 29 172 535 100.0 58.7 14.4 19.6 3.6 0.2 0.9 2.8
20032 19,940 11,206 2,761 4,367 799 33 176 598 100.0 56.2 13.8 21.9 4.0 0.2 0.9 3.0
                                 
20042 20,243 11,214 2,768 4,593 841 34 178 616 100.0 55.4 13.7 22.7 4.2 0.2 0.9 3.0
20052 20,484 11,183 2,773 4,802 877 35 182 633 100.0 54.6 13.5 23.4 4.3 0.2 0.9 3.1
20062 20,613 11,104 2,772 4,975 896 35 185 646 100.0 53.9 13.4 24.1 4.3 0.2 0.9 3.1
20072 20,921 11,112 2,816 5,180 922 36 189 667 100.0 53.1 13.5 24.8 4.4 0.2 0.9 3.2
20082 21,153 11,070 2,869 5,356 945 37 192 684 100.0 52.3 13.6 25.3 4.5 0.2 0.9 3.2
20092 21,300 11,016 2,909 5,485 960 37 195 698 100.0 51.7 13.7 25.8 4.5 0.2 0.9 3.3
20102 21,489 11,009 2,955 5,600 974 38 197 718 100.0 51.2 13.8 26.1 4.5 0.2 0.9 3.3
                                 
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 53,182 33,016 7,990 8,688 1,827 85 522 1,053 100.0 62.1 15.0 16.3 3.4 0.2 1.0 2.0
20032 53,319 32,218 7,971 9,441 1,935 85 506 1,162 100.0 60.4 14.9 17.7 3.6 0.2 0.9 2.2
                                 
20042 53,249 31,887 7,936 9,676 1,964 85 499 1,202 100.0 59.9 14.9 18.2 3.7 0.2 0.9 2.3
20052 53,265 31,578 7,902 9,958 2,005 86 493 1,244 100.0 59.3 14.8 18.7 3.8 0.2 0.9 2.3
20062 53,397 31,305 7,869 10,300 2,059 86 488 1,289 100.0 58.6 14.7 19.3 3.9 0.2 0.9 2.4
20072 53,419 30,970 7,803 10,638 2,107 87 482 1,332 100.0 58.0 14.6 19.9 3.9 0.2 0.9 2.5
20082 53,277 30,554 7,685 10,943 2,160 88 475 1,372 100.0 57.3 14.4 20.5 4.1 0.2 0.9 2.6
20092 53,249 30,209 7,584 11,265 2,218 88 470 1,414 100.0 56.7 14.2 21.2 4.2 0.2 0.9 2.7
20102 53,286 29,893 7,496 11,609 2,276 89 466 1,457 100.0 56.1 14.1 21.8 4.3 0.2 0.9 2.7
                                 
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 27,317 16,927 3,782 4,779 1,152 50 239 387 100.0 62.0 13.8 17.5 4.2 0.2 0.9 1.4
20032 28,912 17,834 4,045 5,057 1,210 51 264 450 100.0 61.7 14.0 17.5 4.2 0.2 0.9 1.6
                                 
20042 29,286 18,053 4,114 5,115 1,212 51 272 469 100.0 61.6 14.0 17.5 4.1 0.2 0.9 1.6
20052 29,405 18,097 4,145 5,146 1,208 50 276 484 100.0 61.5 14.1 17.5 4.1 0.2 0.9 1.6
20062 29,541 18,116 4,195 5,196 1,206 50 280 498 100.0 61.3 14.2 17.6 4.1 0.2 0.9 1.7
20072 29,734 18,167 4,264 5,248 1,208 50 284 514 100.0 61.1 14.3 17.6 4.1 0.2 1.0 1.7
20082 30,090 18,278 4,367 5,360 1,215 50 287 533 100.0 60.7 14.5 17.8 4.0 0.2 1.0 1.8
20092 30,412 18,335 4,457 5,503 1,224 51 289 553 100.0 60.3 14.7 18.1 4.0 0.2 1.0 1.8
20102 30,572 18,252 4,520 5,653 1,235 51 290 571 100.0 59.7 14.8 18.5 4.0 0.2 0.9 1.9
                                 
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 182,470 134,551 19,877 18,420 6,787 205 1,171 1,460 100.0 73.7 10.9 10.1 3.7 0.1 0.6 0.8
20032 188,156 135,887 20,664 20,920 7,639 226 1,239 1,580 100.0 72.2 11.0 11.1 4.1 0.1 0.7 0.8
                                 
20042 190,267 136,494 20,982 21,755 7,912 234 1,264 1,626 100.0 71.7 11.0 11.4 4.2 0.1 0.7 0.9
20052 192,599 137,216 21,330 22,647 8,199 242 1,290 1,674 100.0 71.2 11.1 11.8 4.3 0.1 0.7 0.9
20062 195,042 138,025 21,687 23,546 8,488 250 1,318 1,727 100.0 70.8 11.1 12.1 4.4 0.1 0.7 0.9
20072 197,506 138,861 22,049 24,443 8,765 258 1,347 1,783 100.0 70.3 11.2 12.4 4.4 0.1 0.7 0.9
20082 199,855 139,628 22,398 25,319 9,029 265 1,378 1,839 100.0 69.9 11.2 12.7 4.5 0.1 0.7 0.9
20092 202,046 140,291 22,731 26,167 9,285 272 1,407 1,894 100.0 69.4 11.3 13.0 4.6 0.1 0.7 0.9
20102 204,282 140,987 23,075 27,016 9,537 280 1,436 1,952 100.0 69.0 11.3 13.2 4.7 0.1 0.7 1.0
—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. Estimates as of July 1.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Estimates, retrieved September 10, 2010, from http://www.census.gov/popest/national/asrh/2009-nat-res.html. (This table was prepared September 2010.)