Table 1b. Population in the four U.S. regions, and in the 20 states with highest percentages of total minority population, by race/ethnicity and region/state: 2005

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Table 1b.

Population in the four U.S. regions, and in the 20 states with highest percentages of total minority population, by race/ethnicity and region/state: 2005

Region/state	White	Total minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	More than one race
United States	66.9	33.1	12.3	14.4	4.2	0.1	0.8	1.3

Northeast	71.8	28.2	11.1	11.0	4.8	#	0.2	1.0
Midwest	80.0	20.0	10.2	5.8	2.2	#	0.6	1.1
South	63.4	36.6	19.0	13.6	2.3	#	0.6	1.1
West	55.9	44.1	4.6	26.7	8.6	0.5	1.5	2.2

Hawaii	23.5	76.5	2.1	8.0	40.5	8.5	0.3	17.2
District of Columbia	31.1	68.9	55.7	8.6	3.0	0.1	0.2	1.3
New Mexico	43.1	56.9	1.8	43.4	1.1	0.1	9.3	1.1
California	43.8	56.2	6.2	35.2	11.9	0.3	0.5	2.0
Texas	49.2	50.8	11.2	35.1	3.2	0.1	0.3	0.9
Maryland	59.2	40.8	28.8	5.7	4.7	#	0.2	1.4
Georgia	59.6	40.4	29.4	7.1	2.6	#	0.2	0.9
Mississippi	59.7	40.3	36.8	1.7	0.7	#	0.4	0.6
Nevada	60.0	40.0	7.2	23.5	5.5	0.5	1.1	2.2
Arizona	60.4	39.6	3.2	28.5	2.1	0.1	4.5	1.2
New York	60.9	39.1	15.0	16.1	6.6	#	0.3	1.1
Louisiana	61.6	38.4	32.9	2.8	1.4	#	0.6	0.8
Florida	62.1	37.9	15.0	19.5	2.0	0.1	0.3	1.0
New Jersey	63.2	36.8	13.2	15.2	7.1	#	0.1	1.0
South Carolina	65.5	34.5	29.0	3.3	1.1	#	0.3	0.8
Illinois	65.8	34.2	14.8	14.3	4.0	#	0.1	1.0
Alaska	66.5	33.5	3.4	5.1	4.5	0.5	15.7	4.4
Virginia	68.2	31.8	19.5	6.0	4.5	0.1	0.3	1.5
North Carolina	68.3	31.7	21.4	6.4	1.8	#	1.2	0.9
Alabama	69.3	30.7	26.2	2.3	0.8	#	0.5	0.8
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Northeastern states are CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT. Midwestern states are IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, and WI. Southern states are AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, and DC. Western states are AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Total minority includes all race/ethnicity categories shown except White. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population by Race Alone and Hispanic or Latino Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2005 (SC-EST2005-04), released July 15, 2006.