Table 1. Hispanic/Latino Ethnic Identity by Self-reported "Race," 2000 Census
Ranked by Proportion Identifying as "Other Race"
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Race (Self-reported) |
| Ethnic Identity |
Total |
Percent "Other" race |
Percent White |
Percent Two or more races |
Percent Black |
Percent Asian |
Percent Indigenous* |
| Total US Population |
281,421,906 |
5.5 |
75.1 |
2.6 |
12.2 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
| Not Hispanic/Latino |
246,217,426 |
0.2 |
79.0 |
2.0 |
13.7 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
35,204,480 |
42.6 |
47.8 |
6.4 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
| Dominican |
994,313 |
58.8 |
22.4 |
9.4 |
8.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Salvadoran, Guatemalan |
1,532,512 |
55.2 |
35.8 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
| Mexican |
22,293,812 |
45.8 |
46.8 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Peruvian, Ecuadorian |
697,798 |
41.7 |
47.9 |
8.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
| Puerto Rican |
3,537,351 |
38.1 |
46.9 |
8.1 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| Other Central American |
903,574 |
37.7 |
44.7 |
9.5 |
7.1 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Colombian |
648,731 |
28.2 |
62.0 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| Other South American |
494,186 |
20.6 |
70.0 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Cuban |
1,311,994 |
7.6 |
84.4 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Other Spanish, Hispanic, Latino |
2,790,209 |
34.7 |
49.2 |
10.7 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
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Source: 2000 US Census, 5 percent Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS).
NoteNote: * Includes American Indians, Alaskan and Hawaiian natives, and other indigenous Pacific Islanders.
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