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Racial and ethnic demographics of the United States in percentage of the population. The United States census enumerated Whites and Blacks since 1790, Asians and Native Americans since 1860 (though all Native Americans in the U.S. were not enumerated until 1890), "some other race" since 1950, and "two or more races" since 2000. [2]
The Census Bureau showed a population increase of 0.98% for the twelve-month period ending in July 2024, [21] slightly below the world estimated annual growth rate of 1.03%. [22] The total fertility rate (TFR) in 2024 was around 1.84 children per woman, [ 5 ] which is below the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1.
On March 10, 2022, the Census Bureau released estimates of total overcount and undercount by demographic characteristic. [146] The results found that the total Hispanic population had likely been undercounted by 4.99%, the Black population by 3.3% and Some other race by 4.34%. [146]
But the population of Puerto Rico continued to fall, albeit at a slower rate than in recent years, falling by just 0.2 percent to 3,203,295, compared with drops of 1.3 percent and 0.5 percent in ...
Clearer questions pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ethnicity are one step closer to appearing on the U.S. Census.. Following new categorizing standards set by the ...
By 2100, the population is expected to have grown by about 9.7% above 2022 levels. But changes to immigration levels between now and 2100 may swing U.S. population numbers by up to 209 million people.
The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. [1] At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
This is a list of the 50 U.S. states, the 5 populated U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia by race/ethnicity. It includes a sortable table of population by race /ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category.