Table 1c. Percentage distribution of population in the 5 states with lowest percentages of total minority population, by race/ethnicity and state: 2005

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Table 1c.

Percentage distribution of population in the 5 states with lowest percentages of total minority population, by race/ethnicity and state: 2005

State	White	Total minority	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	More than one race
Maine	96.0	4.0	0.7	1.0	0.8	#	0.5	0.9
Vermont	95.9	4.1	0.6	1.1	1.0	#	0.3	1.0
West Virginia	94.4	5.6	3.2	0.9	0.6	#	0.2	0.8
New Hampshire	94.1	5.9	0.8	2.2	1.7	#	0.2	0.9
Iowa	91.5	8.5	2.2	3.7	1.4	#	0.3	0.8
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: 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.