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Table 1: Percentage Racial and Ethnic Composition of the
United States, 1900-1996
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1997
(Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997), Tables 12 and 13. For 1980 and 1990, the category "other" was broken down into the categories "American Indians and Alaska Natives" and "Asian and Pacific Islanders." Hispanics may be of any race. NA means data not available.
Year
White
Black
Other
American
IndianAsian/Pacific
IslanderHispanic
1900
87.9
11.6
0.5
NA
NA
NA
1910
88.9
10.7
0.4
NA
NA
NA
1920
89.7
9.9
0.4
NA
NA
NA
1930
89.8
9.7
0.5
NA
NA
NA
1940
89.8
9.8
0.4
NA
NA
NA
1950
89.5
10.0
0.5
NA
NA
NA
1960
88.6
10.5
0.9
NA
NA
NA
1970
87.6
11.1
1.3
NA
NA
NA
1980
85.9
11.8
---
0.6
1.7
6.4
1990
83.9
12.3
---
0.8
3.0
9.0
1996
82.8
12.6
---
0.9
3.7
10.7
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