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Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the United States and the South

South

United States

Relative Race and Ethnicity#2

Race and Hispanic origin in the South as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from the United States.

Scope: population of the United States and the South

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.

Scope: population of the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Mixed³
Black³	Asian³	Other³

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#4

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Mixed³
Black³	Asian³	Other³

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#5

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Mixed³
Black³	Asian³	Other³

Race among Hispanics#6

Percentage of the Hispanic population.

Scope: population of the United States and the South

South

United States

Map of Race and Ethnicity by State in the South

White Race and Ethnicity by State#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):

35%		47%		58%		70%		81%		93%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by State#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):

1%		9%		16%		23%		31%		39%

Black Race and Ethnicity by State#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):

3%		12%		21%		30%		39%		49%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by State#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):

0.7%		1.8%		2.9%		4.0%		5.0%		6.1%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by State#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):

1.0%		2.2%		3.4%		4.5%		5.7%		6.9%

Other Race and Ethnicity by State#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):

0.3%		1.7%		3.1%		4.5%		5.9%		7.3%

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Race and Ethnicity by Place in the South

There are 9,692 places in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Race and Ethnicity by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the South (371 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Race and Ethnicity by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, the South, and the United States.

Non-White Population by State#29

Percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Black
Asian	Other¹

Relative Race and Ethnicity by State#30

Percentage point difference from the South.

Scope: population of the South, selected states in the South, and entities that contain the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Black
Asian	Mixed¹	Other¹

Race and Ethnicity by County in the South

There are 1,422 counties in the South. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the South, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 443,630.

Race and Ethnicity by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the South to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

Non-White Population by Region#45

Percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Black
Asian	Other¹

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Region#46

Percentage point difference from the South.

Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South

White¹	Hispanic²	Black
Asian	Mixed¹	Other¹

White
- White
- Hispanic
- Black
- Asian
- Mixed
- Other

White¹ Population by Region#47

Percentage of the total population.

Scope: population of the South, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the South

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

White: non-Hispanic whites
Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

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