What is New for Census 2000?
Visit Census 2000 via the Census Bureau. Subjects and Classifications- Subjects in 1990 and 2000 (PDF)
- Same-Sex Unmarried Partners
- Occupation "The Census Bureau currently uses the 1980 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) to classify responses to its household surveys. The 1998 SOC was issued in September 1999. The revised SOC will be used to classify responses to the 2000 Decennial Census."
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Race
- Questions and Answers for Census 2000 Data on Race
- Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin (PDF). "Provides a portrait of race and Hispanic origin in the United States and discusses their distributions at the national level. It is based on the Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File."
- Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond. Provides "information about changes to the questions on race and Hispanic origin that have occurred for the Census 2000. These changes conform to the revisions of the standards for the classification of federal data on race and ethnicity promulgated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in October 1997."
- Office of Management and Budget's Provisional Guidance on the Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, with Appendices and Federal Register Notice. Look for these documents under "Data on Race and Ethnicity".
- Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data on Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement . "Establishes guidance for agencies that collect or use aggregate data on race. It also establishes guidance for the allocation of multiple race responses for use in civil rights monitoring and enforcement."
- Tabulating Data on Race and Hispanic Origin from the 2000 Census. Joseph J. Salvo. "This article offers a few basic guidelines regarding the use of these [race] data and some resources to help users work through the conceptual and methodological issues affecting the tabulation of race data."
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Hispanic and Not Hispanic Population by Race for the United States, 2000
Race Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Total Total 35,305,818 246,116,088 281,421,906 One race 33,081,736 241,513,942 274,595,678 White 16,907,852 194,552,774 211,460,626 Black or African American 710,353 33,947,837 34,658,190 American Indian and Alaska Native 407,073 2,068,883 2,475,956 Asian 119,829 10,123,169 10,242,998 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 45,326 353,509 398,835 Some other race 14,891,303 467,770 15,359,073 Two or more races, e.g.
White & Black/African American
White & American Indian/Alaska Native
White & Asian
Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native
White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native
White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian
White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian & Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
White & Black/African American & American Indian/Alaska Native & Asian & Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander & Some other race
etc.2,224,082 4,602,146 6,826,228 There are 6 categories of only one race and 57 combinations of two or more races, for a total of 63 racial categories. Table from Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin 2000. Census Bureau. (Census 2000 Brief.) March 2001.
Race Alone or in Combination with One or More Other Races for the United States, 2000
White 216,930,975 Black or African American 36,419,434 American Indian and Alaska Native 4,119,301 Asian 11,898,828 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 874,414 Some other race 18,521,486 In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race. From Profiles of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, United States, 2000. Census Bureau. Issued May 2001.
- Geographic Changes for Census 2000 + Glossary
- Census 2000 Geographic Definitions, Hierarchical Relationship of Census Geographic Entities (PDF), and American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land Hierarchy (PDF)
- Participant Statistical Areas Program: Census 2000 Statistical Areas Boundary Criteria
- Census 2000 New Census Block Strategy
- Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas
- ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)
- Urban and Rural Classification Census 2000: Urban and Rural Criteria
- On a related topic, Metropolitan Area Standards Review Project (MASRP)
- Maps via U.S. Census Bureau Geography
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