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Table 101.20. Estimates of resident population, by race/ethnicity and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2017
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
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
20072 301,231 197,011 36,906 46,197 13,527 461 2,220 4,909 100.0 65.4 12.3 15.3 4.5 0.2 0.7 1.6
                                 
20102 309,348 197,394 38,015 50,754 14,768 500 2,269 5,648 100.0 63.8 12.3 16.4 4.8 0.2 0.7 1.8
20122 313,998 197,701 38,776 52,993 15,687 522 2,311 6,008 100.0 63.0 12.3 16.9 5.0 0.2 0.7 1.9
20132 316,205 197,777 39,136 54,064 16,170 533 2,331 6,193 100.0 62.5 12.4 17.1 5.1 0.2 0.7 2.0
20142 318,563 197,902 39,508 55,190 16,687 544 2,351 6,381 100.0 62.1 12.4 17.3 5.2 0.2 0.7 2.0
20152 320,897 197,964 39,877 56,339 17,221 556 2,370 6,571 100.0 61.7 12.4 17.6 5.4 0.2 0.7 2.0
20162 323,128 197,970 40,229 57,470 17,741 567 2,387 6,762 100.0 61.3 12.4 17.8 5.5 0.2 0.7 2.1
20172 325,344 197,960 40,574 58,603 18,263 578 2,405 6,962 100.0 60.8 12.5 18.0 5.6 0.2 0.7 2.1
                                 
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
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
20072 20,126 10,645 2,716 4,899 868 37 174 787 100.0 52.9 13.5 24.3 4.3 0.2 0.9 3.9
                                 
20102 20,190 10,277 2,780 5,128 891 39 176 899 100.0 50.9 13.8 25.4 4.4 0.2 0.9 4.5
20122 19,981 10,044 2,755 5,147 903 39 172 920 100.0 50.3 13.8 25.8 4.5 0.2 0.9 4.6
20132 19,854 9,943 2,734 5,124 917 39 170 926 100.0 50.1 13.8 25.8 4.6 0.2 0.9 4.7
20142 19,878 9,919 2,735 5,142 938 39 169 935 100.0 49.9 13.8 25.9 4.7 0.2 0.9 4.7
20152 19,912 9,901 2,744 5,154 964 40 168 941 100.0 49.7 13.8 25.9 4.8 0.2 0.8 4.7
20162 19,927 9,885 2,744 5,145 993 41 167 952 100.0 49.6 13.8 25.8 5.0 0.2 0.8 4.8
20172 19,975 9,866 2,745 5,167 1,018 41 166 971 100.0 49.4 13.7 25.9 5.1 0.2 0.8 4.9
                                 
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
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
20072 53,893 30,679 7,916 10,988 2,166 96 489 1,559 100.0 56.9 14.7 20.4 4.0 0.2 0.9 2.9
                                 
20102 53,934 29,496 7,645 12,057 2,351 101 475 1,809 100.0 54.7 14.2 22.4 4.4 0.2 0.9 3.4
20122 53,727 28,879 7,484 12,427 2,446 102 467 1,922 100.0 53.8 13.9 23.1 4.6 0.2 0.9 3.6
20132 53,725 28,601 7,451 12,624 2,498 103 465 1,982 100.0 53.2 13.9 23.5 4.7 0.2 0.9 3.7
20142 53,700 28,306 7,433 12,807 2,546 104 464 2,040 100.0 52.7 13.8 23.8 4.7 0.2 0.9 3.8
20152 53,704 28,027 7,413 13,003 2,598 105 462 2,098 100.0 52.2 13.8 24.2 4.8 0.2 0.9 3.9
20162 53,715 27,763 7,395 13,201 2,643 106 459 2,148 100.0 51.7 13.8 24.6 4.9 0.2 0.9 4.0
20172 53,679 27,491 7,377 13,357 2,695 107 457 2,195 100.0 51.2 13.7 24.9 5.0 0.2 0.9 4.1
                                 
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
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
20072 29,808 17,668 4,189 5,636 1,408 60 266 581 100.0 59.3 14.1 18.9 4.7 0.2 0.9 2.0
                                 
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
20122 31,388 17,613 4,664 6,416 1,597 66 276 756 100.0 56.1 14.9 20.4 5.1 0.2 0.9 2.4
20132 31,504 17,526 4,703 6,509 1,628 65 277 795 100.0 55.6 14.9 20.7 5.2 0.2 0.9 2.5
20142 31,438 17,345 4,670 6,597 1,656 64 276 830 100.0 55.2 14.9 21.0 5.3 0.2 0.9 2.6
20152 31,160 17,051 4,590 6,645 1,679 62 271 862 100.0 54.7 14.7 21.3 5.4 0.2 0.9 2.8
20162 30,844 16,745 4,497 6,686 1,697 61 267 891 100.0 54.3 14.6 21.7 5.5 0.2 0.9 2.9
20172 30,592 16,499 4,405 6,728 1,720 60 261 918 100.0 53.9 14.4 22.0 5.6 0.2 0.9 3.0
                                 
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
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
20072 197,404 138,020 22,083 24,674 9,086 268 1,292 1,981 100.0 69.9 11.2 12.5 4.6 0.1 0.7 1.0
                                 
20102 204,458 140,003 23,155 27,386 10,006 294 1,352 2,262 100.0 68.5 11.3 13.4 4.9 0.1 0.7 1.1
20122 208,903 141,166 23,873 29,004 10,741 315 1,395 2,410 100.0 67.6 11.4 13.9 5.1 0.2 0.7 1.2
20132 211,121 141,707 24,247 29,807 11,127 326 1,418 2,489 100.0 67.1 11.5 14.1 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.2
20142 213,548 142,333 24,670 30,644 11,547 337 1,443 2,576 100.0 66.7 11.6 14.3 5.4 0.2 0.7 1.2
20152 216,120 142,986 25,131 31,536 11,980 348 1,468 2,670 100.0 66.2 11.6 14.6 5.5 0.2 0.7 1.2
20162 218,641 143,576 25,594 32,438 12,408 359 1,495 2,771 100.0 65.7 11.7 14.8 5.7 0.2 0.7 1.3
20172 221,099 144,103 26,047 33,352 12,829 370 1,521 2,877 100.0 65.2 11.8 15.1 5.8 0.2 0.7 1.3
—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 2017 Population Estimates, retrieved September 5, 2017, from https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2016/demo/popest/nation-detail.html. (This table was prepared September 2017.)

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