6.8 Million people, or 2.4 percent

reported more than one race.

The Two or More Races The Two or More Races Population: 2000Population: 2000

The question on race was changed in Census 2000.

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.

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

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

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

10 States With the Largest Two or 10 States With the Largest Two or More Races Population: 2000More Races Population: 2000

TX514,633

CA1,607,646

NY590,182MI

192,416

OH157,885

FL376,315

IL235,016

NJ213,755

WA213,519

HI259,343

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

14 States With the Largest Two 14 States With the Largest Two or More Races Population: 2000or More Races Population: 2000

AK5.4%

TX2.5%

CA4.7%

NY3.1%

NJ2.5%

HI21%

OK4.5%

AZ2.9%

CO2.8%

NV3.8%

NM3.6%

OR3.1%

WA.3.6%

RI2.7%

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

ME1.0%

States Where Two or More Races Population Represented One Percent or Less: 2000

AL1.0%

MS0.7%

SC1.0%

WV0.9%

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

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

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

One in three people in the Two or more races population also reported as Hispanic.

Six percent of Hispanics reported more than one race.

The percent reporting more than one race varied by race.

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

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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