POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS

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U.S. Female Population By Race and Ethnicity

There has been a considerable increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of females in the U.S. in recent years. Over the last decade, while the number of White non-Hispanic females has increased, the proportion of the female population that they represent has decreased from 76 percent to 71 percent. At the same time, the proportion of females who are non-White has increased. The greatest growth has occurred in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic populations, whose numbers grew between 1990 and 2000 by approximately 55 percent and 50 percent, respectively.


U.S. Female Population by race and Hispanic Origin, 1990 and 2000 (in thousands): Total Female Population 1990: 127,507; 2000: 141,079. White, Non-Hispanic in 1990: 96,564; 2000: 100,468. Black, Non-Hispanic in 1990: 15,479; 2000: 17,684. Hispanic in 1990: 10,977; 2000: 16,343. Asian and Pacific Islander in 1990: 3,575; 2000: 5,537. American Indian or Alaska Native in 1990: 912; 2000: 1,047.

 

Image of two graphs. Distribution of U.S. Female Population, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 1990: American Indian, Alaska Native - 0.7%; Asian and Pacific Islander: 2.8%; Hispanic: 8.6%; Black Non-Hispanic: 12.1%; White Non-Hispanic: 75.7%. Distribution of U.S. Female Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000: American Indian, Alaska Native - 0.7%; Asian and Pacific Islander: 3.9%; Hispanic: 11.6%; Black Non-Hispanic: 12.5%; White Non-Hispanic: 71.2%

 

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