CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE IT Claudette Bennett Population Division U.S. Census Bureau January 2003

Census 2000 Question on Hispanic Origin

Census 2000 Question on Race

Six Race “Alone” Categories White Black or African American American Indian and Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Some other race

Race Alone and Race in Combination Race alone Respondents who reported only one race Race in combination Respondents who reported two or more races Race alone or in combination Respondents who reported one race, plus those who reported that race in combination with at least one other race

Race and Hispanic Tabulation Categories 7 mutually exclusive racial categories White alone Black or African American alone American Indian & Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander alone Some other race alone Two or more races Hispanic or Latino White alone, not Hispanic or Latino

Diversity The Census Bureau does not have an official definition for “minority” One way to measure the Nation’s diversity is to combine both Hispanic Origin and Race White Not Hispanic All other race and Hispanic or Latino groups

Growing Diversity White Not Hispanic Population Still the largest population group, but it’s growing slowly : million or 76% of the total population Up 6.4 million -- an increase of 3% since : million or 69% of the total population

Growing Diversity (cont’d.) All other race and Hispanic or Latino Groups Still less than one-third of the population, but growing rapidly : 60.6 million or 24% of the total population Up 26.3 million -- an increase of 43% since : 86.9 million or 31% of the total population

United States Delaware DC Kentucky Maryland North Carolina Ohio Virginia West Virginia White alone Black alone AIAN alone Asian alone NHOPI alone SOR alone Two or more races RACE DISTRIBUTION: 2000 (US, 8 States) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

Percent Hispanic: 2000 (any race) United States DelawareDCKentuckyMarylandNorth Carolina OhioVirginiaWest Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

United States Delaware DC Maryland Virginia Distribution of Non-White Race Groups: 2000 Black alone AIAN alone Asian alone NHOPI alone SOR alone Two or more races Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

United States Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia Distribution of Non-White Race Groups: 2000 (cont’d.) Black alone AIAN alone Asian alone NHOPI alone SOR alone Two or more races Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

United StatesDelawareDCMarylandVirginia WhiteBlackAIANAsianNHOPISOR Percent of Race Groups “In Combination”: 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

United StatesKentuckyNorth CarolinaOhio West Virginia WhiteBlackAIANAsianNHOPISOR Percent of Race Groups “In Combination”: 2000 (cont’d.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

White; SORWhite; AIANWhite; AsianWhite; BlackBlack; SORBlack; AIAN United StatesVirginiaMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaDelaware Top 5 Race Combinations: 2000 (US, 8 States) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

White; SORWhite; AIAN White; AsianWhite; Black Black; SORBlack; AIANWhite; Black; AIAN United StatesWest VirginiaOhioNorth Carolina Kentucky Top 5 Race Combinations: 2000 (cont’d.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1.

School Enrollment by Race and Hispanic Origin The following slides will present school enrollment by race and Hispanic origin for selected states.

PRE-SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC PRE-SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: 2000 (cont’d.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC ELEMENTARY Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

ELEMENTARY Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: 2000 (cont’d.) Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: 2000 (cont’d.) Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

COLLEGE COLLEGE Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: Delaware District of Columbia Maryland Virginia WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3.

COLLEGE Race and Hispanic Origin Distribution: 2000 (cont’d.) Kentucky North Carolina Ohio West Virginia Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3. WHITE BLACK AIAN ASIAN NHOPI TWO+ HISPANIC

1990 and Census 2000 Comparability Major Changes Respondents allowed to report more than one race 1990 Asian and Pacific Islander category split into two categories Question placement (Hispanic question before race question in Census 2000) Question wording

Census 2000 Data on Race, Hispanic Origin, and Ancestry Racial Statistics Branch Population Division U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC Ethnic & Hispanic Statistics Branch Population Division U.S. Census Bureau Washington, DC For more information, please contact the -- or

CENSUS 2000 DATA AND HOW WE CAN USE IT Claudette Bennett Population Division U.S. Census Bureau January 2003