Table 1a. Resident population and percentage distribution, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980–2008, and projections, selected years, 2010

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Table 1a.

Resident population and percentage distribution, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980–2008, and projections, selected years, 2010–2025

Year	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Two or more races
										Number (in thousands)
									1980	226,546	180,906	26,142	14,609	3,563	⁽¹⁾	1,326	—
									1985	237,924	184,945	27,738	18,368	5,315	⁽¹⁾	1,558	—
									1990	248,791	188,315	29,304	22,379	6,996	⁽¹⁾	1,797	—
1995	262,803	193,328	31,590	27,107	8,846	⁽¹⁾	1,932	—
2000	282,158	195,771	34,414	35,629	10,436	369	2,104	3,436
2001	284,915	196,325	34,793	36,958	10,777	377	2,131	3,555
2002	287,501	196,773	35,147	38,264	11,103	384	2,158	3,673
2003	289,986	197,152	35,457	39,579	11,432	391	2,184	3,791
2004	292,806	197,727	35,811	40,956	11,782	399	2,213	3,918
2005	295,583	198,244	36,145	42,354	12,145	407	2,241	4,047
2006	298,442	198,781	36,499	43,777	12,520	416	2,271	4,179
2007	301,280	199,272	36,849	45,219	12,901	425	2,300	4,314
2008	304,060	199,491	37,172	46,944	13,238	435	2,329	4,452

2010 ²	310,233	200,853	37,985	49,726	14,083	452	2,392	4,743
2015 ²	325,540	203,208	39,916	57,711	16,141	497	2,548	5,519
2020 ²	341,387	205,255	41,847	66,365	18,308	541	2,697	6,374
2025 ²	357,452	206,662	43,703	75,772	20,591	585	2,830	7,309
	Percentage distribution
1980	100.0	79.9	11.5	6.4	1.6	⁽¹⁾	0.6	—
1985	100.0	77.7	11.7	7.7	2.2	⁽¹⁾	0.7	—
1990	100.0	75.7	11.8	9.0	2.8	⁽¹⁾	0.7	—
1995	100.0	73.6	12.0	10.3	3.4	⁽¹⁾	0.7	—
2000	100.0	69.4	12.2	12.6	3.7	0.1	0.7	1.2
2001	100.0	68.9	12.2	13.0	3.8	0.1	0.7	1.2
2002	100.0	68.4	12.2	13.3	3.9	0.1	0.8	1.3
2003	100.0	68.0	12.2	13.6	3.9	0.1	0.8	1.3
2004	100.0	67.5	12.2	14.0	4.0	0.1	0.8	1.3
2005	100.0	67.1	12.2	14.3	4.1	0.1	0.8	1.4
2006	100.0	66.6	12.2	14.7	4.2	0.1	0.8	1.4
2007	100.0	66.1	12.2	15.0	4.3	0.1	0.8	1.4
2008	100.0	65.6	12.2	15.4	4.4	0.1	0.8	1.5

2010 ²	100.0	64.7	12.2	16.0	4.5	0.1	0.8	1.5
2015 ²	100.0	62.4	12.3	17.7	5.0	0.2	0.8	1.7
2020 ²	100.0	60.1	12.3	19.4	5.4	0.2	0.8	1.9
2025 ²	100.0	57.8	12.2	21.2	5.8	0.2	0.8	2.0
— Not available. ¹ Prior to 2000, estimates for Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander are included in the estimates for Asian. ² Projected. NOTE: Numbers for the year 2000 are from the Decennial Census. All other years are population estimates. The category "Two or more races" was not an option prior to 1996. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 and 2004, Population Estimates Program, 1980–2000; Table 4: Estimates of the Population by Race and Hispanic Origin for the United States and States: July 1, 2008 (SC-EST2008-04), released May 14, 2009, retrieved May 15, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/popest/states/asrh/SC-EST2008-04.html; and Projected Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2050 (NP2008-T4), released August 14, 2008.