Table 2a. Percentage of population in the United States, by nativity, age group, and race/ethnicity: 1990, 2000, and 2005

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Table 2a.

Percentage of population in the United States, by nativity, age group, and race/ethnicity: 1990, 2000, and 2005

Year and race/ethnicity	Total population		Under 18
Year and race/ethnicity	Native	Foreign-born	Native	Foreign-born
1990 ¹
Total	92.0	8.0	—	—
White	96.7	3.3	—	—
Black	95.8	4.2	—	—
Hispanic	64.3	35.7	—	—
Asian/Pacific Islander	36.6	63.4	—	—
American Indian/Alaska Native	98.6	1.4	—	—

2000
Total ²	88.9	11.1	95.9	4.1
White	96.2	3.8	98.8	1.2
Black	93.7	6.3	98.1	1.9
Hispanic	60.9	39.1	87.3	12.7
Asian	31.2	68.8	75.3	24.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	83.5 !	16.5	95.2	4.8 !
American Indian/Alaska Native	98.5 !	1.5 !	99.6	0.4 !
More than one race	92.8	7.2	98.4	1.6

2005
Total ²	87.6	12.4	95.7	4.3
White	96.1	3.9	98.7	1.3
Black	92.6	7.4	97.7	2.3
Hispanic	59.6	40.2	88.5	10.8
Asian	32.2	67.8	77.4	22.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	78.7	21.3	90.2	9.8 !
American Indian/Alaska Native	98.5	1.5	99.4	0.6 !
More than one race	95.2	4.8	99.0	1.0
— Not available. ! Interpret data with caution. ¹ 1990 data are from Census Bureau population estimates, rather than American Community Survey. Use caution in comparing these percentages to those from 2000 and 2005. ² Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Births to U.S. citizens outside of U.S. territory are included as native. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Foreign-Born Resident Population Estimates and Native Population Estimates of the United States by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 1990, released April 11, 2000; and American Community Survey, 2000 and 2005.