Table 1

Population race and ethnicity, region of residence, and rural–urban status in the United States, 2000–2016

2000
Black/African AmericanAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeHispanicWhite
Population%Population%Population%Population%Population%
Northeast Urban 5,986,743 17.06 2,234,533 19.68 12,593 0.56 5,160,348 14.62 34,837,189 17.65 
Northeast Rural 98,943 0.28 31,557 0.28 23,418 1.05 93,739 0.27 5,004,315 2.54 
Midwest Urban 6,392,163 18.22 1,205,783 10.62 213,377 9.56 2,726,948 7.72 38,320,456 19.42 
Midwest Rural 267,496 0.76 88,945 0.78 203,142 9.10 397,584 1.13 14,575,882 7.39 
South Urban 15,364,979 43.79 1,995,943 17.58 407,280 18.24 10,317,057 29.22 50,792,618 25.74 
South Rural 3,771,106 10.75 101,670 0.90 307,947 13.79 1,269,639 3.60 15,908,581 8.06 
West Urban 3,144,785 8.96 5,444,082 47.94 619,847 27.76 14,468,937 40.98 32,822,279 16.63 
West Rural 64,594 0.18 253,040 2.23 445,438 19.95 871,566 2.47 5,063,364 2.57 
Total 35,090,809 100.00 11,355,553 100.00 2,233,042 100.00 35,305,818 100.00 197,324,684 100.00 
2016
Black/African AmericanAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeHispanicWhite
Population%Population%Population%Population%Population%
Northeast Urban 6,509,536 15.45 3,809,742 19.56 130,494 4.81 7,820,026 13.61 32,669,347 16.23 
Northeast Rural 150,539 0.36 58,936 0.30 26,926 0.99 194,769 0.34 4,839,165 2.40 
Midwest Urban 7,118,356 16.89 2,177,397 11.18 240,523 8.87 4,514,415 7.86 38,360,326 19.05 
Midwest Rural 397,906 0.94 156,657 0.80 236,374 8.72 745,580 1.30 13,993,895 6.95 
South Urban 20,222,172 47.99 4,289,527 22.02 517,922 19.10 19,295,665 33.58 55,256,507 27.45 
South Rural 3,816,455 9.06 209,812 1.08 370,694 13.67 2,092,812 3.64 16,245,008 8.07 
West Urban 3,819,755 9.06 8,437,441 43.31 705,920 26.04 21,521,663 37.45 34,620,532 17.20 
West Rural 106,950 0.25 340,218 1.75 482,214 17.79 1,285,357 2.24 5,336,950 2.65 
Total 42,141,669 100.00 19,479,730 100.00 2,711,067 100.00 57,470,287 100.00 201,321,730 100.00 
2000
Black/African AmericanAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeHispanicWhite
Population%Population%Population%Population%Population%
Northeast Urban 5,986,743 17.06 2,234,533 19.68 12,593 0.56 5,160,348 14.62 34,837,189 17.65 
Northeast Rural 98,943 0.28 31,557 0.28 23,418 1.05 93,739 0.27 5,004,315 2.54 
Midwest Urban 6,392,163 18.22 1,205,783 10.62 213,377 9.56 2,726,948 7.72 38,320,456 19.42 
Midwest Rural 267,496 0.76 88,945 0.78 203,142 9.10 397,584 1.13 14,575,882 7.39 
South Urban 15,364,979 43.79 1,995,943 17.58 407,280 18.24 10,317,057 29.22 50,792,618 25.74 
South Rural 3,771,106 10.75 101,670 0.90 307,947 13.79 1,269,639 3.60 15,908,581 8.06 
West Urban 3,144,785 8.96 5,444,082 47.94 619,847 27.76 14,468,937 40.98 32,822,279 16.63 
West Rural 64,594 0.18 253,040 2.23 445,438 19.95 871,566 2.47 5,063,364 2.57 
Total 35,090,809 100.00 11,355,553 100.00 2,233,042 100.00 35,305,818 100.00 197,324,684 100.00 
2016
Black/African AmericanAsian/Pacific IslanderAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeHispanicWhite
Population%Population%Population%Population%Population%
Northeast Urban 6,509,536 15.45 3,809,742 19.56 130,494 4.81 7,820,026 13.61 32,669,347 16.23 
Northeast Rural 150,539 0.36 58,936 0.30 26,926 0.99 194,769 0.34 4,839,165 2.40 
Midwest Urban 7,118,356 16.89 2,177,397 11.18 240,523 8.87 4,514,415 7.86 38,360,326 19.05 
Midwest Rural 397,906 0.94 156,657 0.80 236,374 8.72 745,580 1.30 13,993,895 6.95 
South Urban 20,222,172 47.99 4,289,527 22.02 517,922 19.10 19,295,665 33.58 55,256,507 27.45 
South Rural 3,816,455 9.06 209,812 1.08 370,694 13.67 2,092,812 3.64 16,245,008 8.07 
West Urban 3,819,755 9.06 8,437,441 43.31 705,920 26.04 21,521,663 37.45 34,620,532 17.20 
West Rural 106,950 0.25 340,218 1.75 482,214 17.79 1,285,357 2.24 5,336,950 2.65 
Total 42,141,669 100.00 19,479,730 100.00 2,711,067 100.00 57,470,287 100.00 201,321,730 100.00 

Source: Population estimates are derived from the bridged modified race estimates (2000) and the bridged-race estimates (2016) produced by the U.S. Census Bureau (accessed through CDC WONDER).

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