The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders December 10, 2010 George Washington University Robert M. Groves U.S. Census Bureau 1

Outline 2010 Census Data Releases Current AANHPI Data 2010 Census Status Update Addressing Concerns Questions 2

2010 Census Status Update All operations during 2010 on schedule Mailback rates comparable to 2000; somewhat more proxy response in nonresponse followup Initial indications are that the 2010 operations yielded more consistent results over tracts – Less variation in mailback rates – Less variation in completeness of population counts Indications of a better address list A return of over $1.6 billion because of absence of natural disasters and presence of active management controls 22

2010 Census Data Releases National and State Population Counts Coming before December 31, 2010 o Official counts of the entire U.S. population for purposes of apportionment, as mandated by U.S. Constitution o Includes basic demographic information, as well as home ownership and relationship to householder data 3

2010 Census Data Release Timeline December: National and State Population Counts; U.S. House of Representatives Seats Allocated February/March: States Begin Receiving Block-level Counts for Redistricting Spring/Summer 2011: Briefs Released on the Asian and NHPI Population 4

Current Data on the Evolving AANHPI Communities 5

Population Growth - Asian Asian Population – 2000 to 2009 (Population in millions) (Percent of total population)(Percent) (Population in millions) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates, July 1 7 (Population in millions)

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Population Growth - Asian % Asian Contribution to Annual Components of Change – 2000 to 2009 (Population in millions) (Percent of total population)(Percent) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates April 1, 2000 to July 1,

Population Growth - Asian Asian Population – 2000 to 2050 (Population in millions) *Population estimates as of July 1 **Projected population as of July 1 1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates and 2008 National Population Projections 6

Population Growth - NHPI NHPI Population – 2000 to 2009 (Population in millions) (Percent of total population)(Percent) (Population in millions) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates, July 1 13 (Population in millions)

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Population Growth - NHPI % NHPI Contribution to Annual Components of Change – 2000 to 2009 (Population in millions) (Percent of total population)(Percent) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (Percent) 13

Population Growth - NHPI NHPI Population – 2000 to 2050 (Population in millions) *Population estimates as of July 1 **Projected population as of July 1 1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 National Population Estimates and 2008 National Population Projections 10

Characteristics of the Asian and NHPI US Populations

NHPI – Household Type: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (Percent) Total family Married-couple Total nonfamily Nonfamily, Nonfamily, households family male female householder householder 20

NHPI – Household Type: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (Percent) Total family Married-couple Total nonfamily Nonfamily, Nonfamily, households family male female householder householder 21

Asian – Nativity: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (Percent) 16

NHPI – Nativity: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (Percent) 17

Asian – Educational Attainment: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey 18

NHPI – Educational Attainment: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey 19

Asian – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months by Sex: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (For employed, full-time, year-round workers 16 and older. In 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars) 20

NHPI – Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months by Sex: 2009 (Percent. Population 25 years and older) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey (For employed, full-time, year-round workers 16 and older. In 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars) 21

Addressing Concerns Race and Ethnic Advisory Committees Asian-American and Pacific Islander employment at Census Bureau Census Information Centers 23

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