1. 6.8 Million people, or 2.4 percent reported more than one race. The Two or More Races Population: 2000 The Two or More Races Population: 2000

2. The question on race was changed in Census 2000.

4. The data collected by Census 2000 on race can be divided into two broad categories: the race alone population and the Two or more races population.

5. Census 2000 Provides a Snapshot of the Two or More Races Population

6. The majority of the Two or more races population lived in the West.

8. Nearly two-thirds of all people who reported more than one race lived in just ten states.

9. 10 States With the Largest Two or More Races Population: 2000 TX 514,633 TX 514,633 CA 1,607,646 CA 1,607,646 NY 590,182 NY 590,182 MI 192,416 MI 192,416 OH 157,885 OH 157,885 FL 376,315 FL 376,315 IL 235,016 IL 235,016 NJ 213,755 NJ 213,755 WA 213,519 WA 213,519 HI 259,343 HI 259,343

10. There were fourteen states where the Two or more races population exceeded the U.S. rate of 2.4 percent.

11. 14 States With the Largest Two or More Races Population: 2000 AK 5.4% AK 5.4% TX 2.5% TX 2.5% CA 4.7% CA 4.7% NY 3.1% NY 3.1% NJ 2.5% NJ 2.5% HI 21% HI 21% OK 4.5% OK 4.5% AZ 2.9% AZ 2.9% CO 2.8% CO 2.8% NV 3.8% NV 3.8% NM 3.6% NM 3.6% OR 3.1% OR 3.1% WA.3.6% WA.3.6% RI 2.7% RI 2.7%

12. There were five states where the Two or more races population represented 1.0 percent or less of the total population.

13. ME 1.0% ME 1.0% States Where Two or More Races Population Represented One Percent or Less: 2000 AL 1.0% AL 1.0% MS 0.7% MS 0.7% SC 1.0% SC 1.0% WV 0.9% WV 0.9%

14. The Two or more races population was concentrated in counties in the West.

16. The places with the largest Two or more races populations were New York and Los Angeles.

18. Among places of 100,000 or more, Honolulu, Hawaii with 15 percent, had the highest proportion of persons reporting more than one race.

20. One in three people in the Two or more races population also reported as Hispanic. Six percent of Hispanics reported more than one race.

21. The percent reporting more than one race varied by race.

23. About four-fifths of individuals who reported more than one race included “White” as one of the reported races.

25. People who reported more than one race were more likely to be under age 18 than those reporting only one race.

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