What is the percentage of whites in the 2010 US Census?
72 percent
In the 2010 Census, 97 percent of all respondents reported only one race. The largest group reported White alone (72 percent). The Black or African American alone population represented 13 percent of the total population.
What percentage of the US population is black in 2010?
The U.S. Census Bureau released today a 2010 Census brief, The Black Population: 2010 [PDF], that shows 14 percent of all people in the United States identified as black, either alone or in combination with one or more other races.
What are the seven race categories reported in the 2010 Census?
Six categories make up this population: White alone, Black or African American alone, American Indian and Alaska Native alone, Asian alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, and Some Other Race alone.
What race is the least common?
The smallest major race group was Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (0.5 million), which represented 0.2 percent of the total population.
What percentage of the U.S. population is Black?
13.4%United States / Black population
In 2020, the Black or African American alone population (41.1 million) accounted for 12.4% of all people living in the United States, compared with 38.9 million and 12.6% in 2010.
What is the percentage of races in America?
Table
| Population | |
|---|---|
| White alone, percent | 76.3% |
| Black or African American alone, percent(a) | 13.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) | 1.3% |
| Asian alone, percent(a) | 5.9% |
What is the 2010 census question on race?
The 2010 Census question on race included 15 separate response categories and three areas where respondents could write in detailed information about their race.
How many people report multiple races in 2010?
Ninety-two percent of people who reported multiple races provided exactly two races in 2010; white and black was the largest multiple-race combination. An additional 8 percent of the two or more races population reported three races and less than 1 percent reported four or more races.
What are the 2010 census profile maps?
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census Profile maps present a graphic overview of selected demographic information from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
How were congressional seats apportioned in the 2010 census?
Congressional seats were apportioned among the 50 states based on the 2010 Census population counts. Apportionment results from 1790 to 2010 are also shown. Historical apportionment data for the nation and states. The center of population location is moving west and south.