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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
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The question on race was changed in Census 2000.
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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.
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Census 2000 Provides a Snapshot of the Two or More Races Population
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The majority of the Two or more races population lived in the West.
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Nearly two-thirds of all people who reported more than one race lived in just ten states.
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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
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There were fourteen states where the Two or more races population exceeded the U.S. rate of 2.4 percent.
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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%
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There were five states where the Two or more races population represented 1.0 percent or less of the total population.
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ME1.0%
States Where Two or More Races Population Represented One Percent or Less: 2000
AL1.0%
MS0.7%
SC1.0%
WV0.9%
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The Two or more races population was concentrated in counties in the West.
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The places with the largest Two or more races populations were New York and Los Angeles.
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Among places of 100,000 or more, Honolulu, Hawaii with 15 percent, had the highest proportion of persons reporting more than one race.
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One in three people in the Two or more races population also reported as Hispanic.
Six percent of Hispanics reported more than one race.
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The percent reporting more than one race varied by race.
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About four-fifths of individuals who reported more than one race included “White” as one of the reported races.
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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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