U.S. Census Bureau

national population estimates - characteristics

Table 3. Annual Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Age, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin:
April 1, 20001/ to July 1, 2002
Age July 1, 2002
Population		 July 1, 2001
Population		 July 1, 2000
Population		 April 1, 2000
Population
Estimates Base		 Census 2000
Population

TOTAL POPULATION
288,368,698
285,317,559
282,224,348
281,422,509
281,421,906
Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 36,920,747 37,049,163 37,038,146 37,025,448 37,025,346
   14 to 17 years 16,364,589 16,203,590 16,096,168 16,092,720 16,092,668
   18 to 24 years 28,341,732 27,848,542 27,299,768 27,143,368 27,143,454
   16 years and over 223,631,174 220,775,166 217,904,070 217,149,539 217,149,127
   18 years and over 215,474,215 212,701,251 209,877,652 209,128,486 209,128,094
   15 to 44 years 125,434,691 124,937,887 124,367,030 124,224,362 124,224,142
   65 years and over 35,601,911 35,353,266 35,080,348 34,991,813 34,991,753
   85 years and over 4,593,063 4,448,302 4,295,080 4,239,591 4,239,587

White, one race
232,646,619
230,664,347
228,645,315
228,105,102
228,104,485
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 28,205,520 28,341,656 28,379,101 28,381,086 28,380,987
   14 to 17 years 12,666,738 12,575,861 12,518,076 12,522,528 12,522,473
   18 to 24 years 22,085,614 21,729,116 21,318,081 21,198,534 21,198,593
   16 years and over 183,141,856 181,235,042 179,303,366 178,789,725 178,789,289
   18 years and over 176,810,621 174,957,921 173,055,924 172,545,090 172,544,679
   15 to 44 years 99,196,653 99,080,354 98,897,670 98,854,931 98,854,688
   65 years and over 31,320,161 31,182,858 31,021,715 30,963,743 30,963,683
   85 years and over 4,139,812 4,013,316 3,877,025 3,826,761 3,826,757

Black or African American, one race
36,746,012
36,283,895
35,816,129
35,704,120
35,704,124
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 5,863,961 5,908,087 5,920,689 5,923,290 5,923,287
   14 to 17 years 2,505,029 2,462,744 2,432,198 2,426,068 2,426,070
   18 to 24 years 4,162,521 4,069,015 3,970,089 3,944,134 3,944,145
   16 years and over 26,613,513 26,175,850 25,745,356 25,632,872 25,632,884
   18 years and over 25,378,135 24,960,474 24,540,698 24,430,024 24,430,032
   15 to 44 years 17,087,900 16,959,978 16,825,025 16,788,793 16,788,802
   65 years and over 2,955,645 2,915,629 2,872,414 2,860,017 2,860,018
   85 years and over 332,441 325,518 318,660 316,256 316,256

American Indian and Alaska Native, one race
2,752,158
2,713,047
2,673,620
2,663,819
2,663,818
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 460,726 465,878 470,231 470,865 470,865
   14 to 17 years 208,904 206,598 204,945 205,096 205,096
   18 to 24 years 339,538 329,398 318,377 315,275 315,275
   16 years and over 1,971,553 1,920,920 1,870,052 1,857,290 1,857,289
   18 years and over 1,867,951 1,818,243 1,768,042 1,755,090 1,755,089
   15 to 44 years 1,337,636 1,318,885 1,299,824 1,294,757 1,294,757
   65 years and over 163,214 154,885 146,389 144,368 144,368
   85 years and over 15,494 14,253 13,136 12,781 12,781

Asian, one race
11,559,027
11,128,048
10,695,959
10,589,252
10,589,265
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 1,357,218 1,331,212 1,297,595 1,287,679 1,287,679
   14 to 17 years 611,479 596,885 590,122 590,382 590,383
   18 to 24 years 1,192,484 1,182,970 1,179,327 1,177,750 1,177,764
   16 years and over 9,128,405 8,762,546 8,396,978 8,304,604 8,304,617
   18 years and over 8,822,506 8,459,608 8,095,822 8,003,269 8,003,281
   15 to 44 years 5,831,930 5,654,968 5,476,262 5,431,276 5,431,289
   65 years and over 933,886 880,172 829,008 815,091 815,091
   85 years and over 81,166 72,824 65,520 63,486 63,486

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, one race
484,314
474,652
464,972
462,534
462,534
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 78,403 78,279 77,701 77,516 77,516
   14 to 17 years 33,561 33,406 33,335 33,302 33,302
   18 to 24 years 64,452 64,335 64,171 64,140 64,140
   16 years and over 352,173 341,238 330,416 327,569 327,569
   18 years and over 335,375 324,379 313,614 310,836 310,836
   15 to 44 years 251,242 246,606 241,454 240,103 240,103
   65 years and over 25,804 24,172 22,853 22,501 22,501
   85 years and over 2,294 2,116 1,993 1,951 1,951

Two or more races
4,180,568
4,053,570
3,928,353
3,897,682
3,897,680
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 954,919 924,051 892,829 885,012 885,012
   14 to 17 years 338,878 328,096 317,492 315,344 315,344
   18 to 24 years 497,123 473,708 449,723 443,535 443,537
   16 years and over 2,423,674 2,339,570 2,257,902 2,237,479 2,237,479
   18 years and over 2,259,627 2,180,626 2,103,552 2,084,177 2,084,177
   15 to 44 years 1,729,330 1,677,096 1,626,795 1,614,502 1,614,503
   65 years and over 203,201 195,550 187,969 186,093 186,092
   85 years and over 21,856 20,275 18,746 18,356 18,356

White alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
236,232,281
234,135,120
232,002,988
231,435,007
231,434,388
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 29,058,295 29,164,669 29,172,334 29,166,927 29,166,828
   14 to 17 years 12,963,499 12,862,287 12,794,146 12,796,570 12,796,515
   18 to 24 years 22,506,493 22,128,025 21,694,754 21,569,544 21,569,605
   16 years and over 185,147,750 183,169,067 181,167,895 180,636,839 180,636,403
   18 years and over 178,673,442 176,753,824 174,786,846 174,259,599 174,259,188
   15 to 44 years 100,638,217 100,474,659 100,246,839 100,193,093 100,192,851
   65 years and over 31,489,419 31,345,993 31,178,833 31,119,331 31,119,270
   85 years and over 4,158,114 4,030,291 3,892,740 3,842,140 3,842,136

Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
38,318,443
37,778,737
37,234,591
37,104,247
37,104,248
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 6,309,348 6,328,023 6,315,330 6,311,754 6,311,751
   14 to 17 years 2,634,249 2,584,464 2,546,946 2,539,193 2,539,195
   18 to 24 years 4,336,454 4,233,768 4,125,588 4,097,296 4,097,306
   16 years and over 27,323,482 26,852,824 26,391,283 26,271,075 26,271,086
   18 years and over 26,027,364 25,580,357 25,132,285 25,014,537 25,014,544
   15 to 44 years 17,646,562 17,492,651 17,333,569 17,291,376 17,291,384
   65 years and over 3,002,909 2,961,106 2,916,081 2,903,249 2,903,250
   85 years and over 338,101 330,782 323,604 321,095 321,095

American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
4,327,858
4,282,391
4,236,561
4,225,061
4,225,058
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 717,323 724,600 730,977 732,042 732,042
   14 to 17 years 326,588 323,870 321,359 321,389 321,389
   18 to 24 years 522,714 504,102 483,872 478,452 478,452
   16 years and over 3,130,912 3,055,601 2,979,717 2,960,906 2,960,903
   18 years and over 2,968,256 2,894,457 2,820,189 2,801,177 2,801,174
   15 to 44 years 2,042,972 2,017,481 1,991,354 1,984,639 1,984,638
   65 years and over 291,838 278,932 265,812 262,663 262,662
   85 years and over 29,677 27,382 25,208 24,639 24,639

Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
13,087,372
12,606,826
12,125,737
12,006,878
12,006,894
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 1,709,123 1,673,529 1,629,568 1,616,948 1,616,948
   14 to 17 years 741,471 723,049 712,896 712,528 712,529
   18 to 24 years 1,393,340 1,376,199 1,364,724 1,361,025 1,361,042
   16 years and over 10,013,551 9,611,189 9,209,870 9,108,403 9,108,419
   18 years and over 9,644,572 9,246,562 8,848,469 8,747,355 8,747,370
   15 to 44 years 6,521,845 6,320,919 6,118,704 6,067,978 6,067,994
   65 years and over 989,596 933,368 879,716 865,195 865,195
   85 years and over 86,525 77,792 70,122 67,976 67,976

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
942,723
926,728
910,795
906,785
906,785
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 168,224 167,177 165,327 164,718 164,718
   14 to 17 years 69,892 69,360 68,922 68,901 68,901
   18 to 24 years 127,597 125,795 123,762 123,204 123,204
   16 years and over 661,828 641,212 620,832 615,595 615,595
   18 years and over 627,086 606,441 586,205 581,011 581,011
   15 to 44 years 474,612 464,836 454,482 451,764 451,764
   65 years and over 50,059 47,424 45,144 44,563 44,563
   85 years and over 4,943 4,568 4,230 4,132 4,132

NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION
249,607,328
248,085,210
246,537,665
246,116,676
246,116,088
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 30,309,938 30,609,032 30,799,171 30,839,500 30,839,399
   14 to 17 years 13,812,412 13,724,802 13,653,042 13,654,380 13,654,330
   18 to 24 years 23,436,009 22,991,381 22,524,154 22,399,488 22,399,574
   16 years and over 196,737,160 195,074,908 193,394,496 192,945,586 192,945,183
   18 years and over 189,837,543 188,234,580 186,604,333 186,164,919 186,164,535
   15 to 44 years 105,490,500 105,752,959 105,947,053 106,003,734 106,003,524
   65 years and over 33,641,174 33,491,523 33,320,769 33,258,222 33,258,162
   85 years and over 4,412,594 4,280,563 4,140,509 4,088,883 4,088,879

White, one race
196,845,392
196,311,053
195,756,312
195,576,087
195,575,485
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 22,189,250 22,480,696 22,702,791 22,753,492 22,753,394
   14 to 17 years 10,334,949 10,309,805 10,282,168 10,290,324 10,290,271
   18 to 24 years 17,567,702 17,255,183 16,918,964 16,828,722 16,828,781
   16 years and over 158,191,342 157,398,811 156,579,987 156,351,862 156,351,435
   18 years and over 153,010,271 152,251,721 151,466,286 151,244,881 151,244,478
   15 to 44 years 80,739,809 81,333,786 81,867,681 82,011,730 82,011,497
   65 years and over 29,472,097 29,427,664 29,362,449 29,328,849 29,328,789
   85 years and over 3,969,350 3,854,919 3,731,152 3,684,564 3,684,560

Black or African American, one race
35,270,495
34,845,656
34,415,473
34,313,003
34,313,007
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 5,577,021 5,628,100 5,648,539 5,653,032 5,653,029
   14 to 17 years 2,399,416 2,361,206 2,333,412 2,327,835 2,327,837
   18 to 24 years 3,971,764 3,878,772 3,781,545 3,756,438 3,756,449
   16 years and over 25,621,458 25,221,601 24,828,076 24,725,092 24,725,104
   18 years and over 24,437,392 24,055,445 23,672,068 23,571,207 23,571,215
   15 to 44 years 16,341,598 16,236,213 16,123,517 16,093,069 16,093,078
   65 years and over 2,891,829 2,855,064 2,815,294 2,803,811 2,803,812
   85 years and over 326,721 320,168 313,667 311,374 311,374

American Indian and Alaska Native, one race
2,156,544
2,130,298
2,103,868
2,097,441
2,097,440
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 348,607 355,353 361,112 362,255 362,255
   14 to 17 years 162,591 161,297 160,549 160,816 160,816
   18 to 24 years 256,597 248,096 239,213 236,776 236,776
   16 years and over 1,555,601 1,523,319 1,490,542 1,482,386 1,482,385
   18 years and over 1,474,808 1,442,928 1,410,780 1,402,490 1,402,489
   15 to 44 years 1,016,114 1,008,531 1,000,656 998,396 998,396
   65 years and over 142,329 135,228 127,967 126,242 126,242
   85 years and over 13,875 12,721 11,719 11,395 11,395

Asian, one race
11,311,418
10,887,087
10,461,669
10,356,791
10,356,804
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 1,308,980 1,284,393 1,252,378 1,242,855 1,242,855
   14 to 17 years 593,800 579,927 573,499 573,789 573,790
   18 to 24 years 1,160,181 1,150,804 1,147,593 1,146,236 1,146,250
   16 years and over 8,963,172 8,603,925 8,245,080 8,154,525 8,154,538
   18 years and over 8,665,798 8,309,362 7,952,255 7,861,508 7,861,520
   15 to 44 years 5,705,762 5,532,832 5,357,966 5,314,115 5,314,128
   65 years and over 924,800 871,585 820,977 807,180 807,180
   85 years and over 80,393 72,086 64,824 62,790 62,790

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, one race
382,086
375,447
368,761
367,104
367,104
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 58,180 58,574 58,653 58,691 58,691
   14 to 17 years 26,061 26,258 26,259 26,219 26,219
   18 to 24 years 50,033 49,804 49,732 49,773 49,773
   16 years and over 283,363 275,680 268,033 265,996 265,996
   18 years and over 270,218 262,350 254,789 252,865 252,865
   15 to 44 years 196,355 193,843 190,864 190,083 190,083
   65 years and over 22,520 21,113 19,888 19,580 19,580
   85 years and over 1,949 1,794 1,680 1,647 1,647

Two or more races
3,641,393
3,535,669
3,431,582
3,406,250
3,406,248
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 827,900 801,916 775,698 769,175 769,175
   14 to 17 years 295,595 286,309 277,155 275,397 275,397
   18 to 24 years 429,732 408,722 387,107 381,543 381,545
   16 years and over 2,122,224 2,051,572 1,982,778 1,965,725 1,965,725
   18 years and over 1,979,056 1,912,774 1,848,155 1,831,968 1,831,968
   15 to 44 years 1,490,862 1,447,754 1,406,369 1,396,341 1,396,342
   65 years and over 187,599 180,869 174,194 172,560 172,559
   85 years and over 20,306 18,875 17,467 17,113 17,113

White alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
199,956,935
199,327,450
198,679,232
198,476,195
198,475,591
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 22,929,827 23,195,953 23,392,862 23,437,320 23,437,222
   14 to 17 years 10,593,710 10,559,663 10,522,974 10,529,427 10,529,374
   18 to 24 years 17,930,003 17,597,653 17,241,399 17,146,066 17,146,127
   16 years and over 159,935,152 159,082,731 158,205,798 157,963,227 157,962,800
   18 years and over 154,629,311 153,815,072 152,975,703 152,740,735 152,740,332
   15 to 44 years 81,973,797 82,528,711 83,025,515 83,160,560 83,160,328
   65 years and over 29,627,927 29,578,165 29,507,721 29,472,794 29,472,733
   85 years and over 3,986,398 3,870,768 3,745,834 3,698,941 3,698,937

Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
36,601,150
36,110,674
35,616,030
35,498,172
35,498,173
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 5,967,003 5,995,436 5,993,517 5,992,532 5,992,529
   14 to 17 years 2,511,456 2,466,633 2,432,691 2,425,679 2,425,681
   18 to 24 years 4,117,628 4,015,841 3,909,716 3,882,417 3,882,427
   16 years and over 26,198,895 25,771,840 25,352,689 25,243,375 25,243,386
   18 years and over 24,962,235 24,556,299 24,149,812 24,043,252 24,043,259
   15 to 44 years 16,795,950 16,668,482 16,535,426 16,499,947 16,499,955
   65 years and over 2,932,256 2,894,148 2,852,938 2,841,116 2,841,117
   85 years and over 331,621 324,740 317,988 315,607 315,607

American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
3,521,065
3,491,990
3,462,714
3,455,528
3,455,525
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 557,165 567,094 575,825 577,658 577,658
   14 to 17 years 261,681 260,283 259,035 259,346 259,346
   18 to 24 years 410,756 395,077 378,363 373,945 373,945
   16 years and over 2,583,225 2,531,851 2,479,649 2,466,861 2,466,858
   18 years and over 2,452,587 2,402,035 2,351,176 2,338,142 2,338,139
   15 to 44 years 1,619,958 1,609,110 1,597,673 1,594,689 1,594,688
   65 years and over 263,823 252,541 241,088 238,351 238,350
   85 years and over 27,332 25,184 23,188 22,667 22,667

Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
12,683,522
12,215,773
11,747,369
11,631,919
11,631,935
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 1,620,341 1,587,787 1,547,099 1,535,366 1,535,366
   14 to 17 years 710,314 692,988 683,603 683,418 683,419
   18 to 24 years 1,341,139 1,325,119 1,314,971 1,311,701 1,311,718
   16 years and over 9,768,168 9,376,128 8,985,012 8,886,360 8,886,376
   18 years and over 9,414,169 9,026,174 8,638,192 8,539,724 8,539,739
   15 to 44 years 6,330,038 6,135,860 5,940,128 5,891,190 5,891,206
   65 years and over 976,433 920,940 868,095 853,757 853,757
   85 years and over 85,286 76,632 69,023 66,884 66,884

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
777,657
766,174
754,715
751,844
751,844
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 132,085 131,994 131,251 131,024 131,024
   14 to 17 years 56,709 56,652 56,472 56,474 56,474
   18 to 24 years 104,548 103,029 101,460 101,042 101,042
   16 years and over 557,752 541,887 526,207 522,200 522,200
   18 years and over 529,403 513,391 497,796 493,825 493,825
   15 to 44 years 391,150 384,601 377,411 375,544 375,544
   65 years and over 44,885 42,575 40,491 39,977 39,977
   85 years and over 4,306 3,984 3,684 3,603 3,603

HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION
38,761,370
37,232,349
35,686,683
35,305,833
35,305,818
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 6,610,809 6,440,131 6,238,975 6,185,948 6,185,947
   14 to 17 years 2,552,177 2,478,788 2,443,126 2,438,340 2,438,338
   18 to 24 years 4,905,723 4,857,161 4,775,614 4,743,880 4,743,880
   16 years and over 26,894,014 25,700,258 24,509,574 24,203,953 24,203,944
   18 years and over 25,636,672 24,466,671 23,273,319 22,963,567 22,963,559
   15 to 44 years 19,944,191 19,184,928 18,419,977 18,220,628 18,220,618
   65 years and over 1,960,737 1,861,743 1,759,579 1,733,591 1,733,591
   85 years and over 180,469 167,739 154,571 150,708 150,708

White, one race
35,801,227
34,353,294
32,889,003
32,529,015
32,529,000
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 6,016,270 5,860,960 5,676,310 5,627,594 5,627,593
   14 to 17 years 2,331,789 2,266,056 2,235,908 2,232,204 2,232,202
   18 to 24 years 4,517,912 4,473,933 4,399,117 4,369,812 4,369,812
   16 years and over 24,950,514 23,836,231 22,723,379 22,437,863 22,437,854
   18 years and over 23,800,350 22,706,200 21,589,638 21,300,209 21,300,201
   15 to 44 years 18,456,844 17,746,568 17,029,989 16,843,201 16,843,191
   65 years and over 1,848,064 1,755,194 1,659,266 1,634,894 1,634,894
   85 years and over 170,462 158,397 145,873 142,197 142,197

Black or African American, one race
1,475,517
1,438,239
1,400,656
1,391,117
1,391,117
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 286,940 279,987 272,150 270,258 270,258
   14 to 17 years 105,613 101,538 98,786 98,233 98,233
   18 to 24 years 190,757 190,243 188,544 187,696 187,696
   16 years and over 992,055 954,249 917,280 907,780 907,780
   18 years and over 940,743 905,029 868,630 858,817 858,817
   15 to 44 years 746,302 723,765 701,508 695,724 695,724
   65 years and over 63,816 60,565 57,120 56,206 56,206
   85 years and over 5,720 5,350 4,993 4,882 4,882

American Indian and Alaska Native, one race
595,614
582,749
569,752
566,378
566,378
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 112,119 110,525 109,119 108,610 108,610
   14 to 17 years 46,313 45,301 44,396 44,280 44,280
   18 to 24 years 82,941 81,302 79,164 78,499 78,499
   16 years and over 415,952 397,601 379,510 374,904 374,904
   18 years and over 393,143 375,315 357,262 352,600 352,600
   15 to 44 years 321,522 310,354 299,168 296,361 296,361
   65 years and over 20,885 19,657 18,422 18,126 18,126
   85 years and over 1,619 1,532 1,417 1,386 1,386

Asian, one race
247,609
240,961
234,290
232,461
232,461
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 48,238 46,819 45,217 44,824 44,824
   14 to 17 years 17,679 16,958 16,623 16,593 16,593
   18 to 24 years 32,303 32,166 31,734 31,514 31,514
   16 years and over 165,233 158,621 151,898 150,079 150,079
   18 years and over 156,708 150,246 143,567 141,761 141,761
   15 to 44 years 126,168 122,136 118,296 117,161 117,161
   65 years and over 9,086 8,587 8,031 7,911 7,911
   85 years and over 773 738 696 696 696

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, one race
102,228
99,205
96,211
95,430
95,430
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 20,223 19,705 19,048 18,825 18,825
   14 to 17 years 7,500 7,148 7,076 7,083 7,083
   18 to 24 years 14,419 14,531 14,439 14,367 14,367
   16 years and over 68,810 65,558 62,383 61,573 61,573
   18 years and over 65,157 62,029 58,825 57,971 57,971
   15 to 44 years 54,887 52,763 50,590 50,020 50,020
   65 years and over 3,284 3,059 2,965 2,921 2,921
   85 years and over 345 322 313 304 304

Two or more races
539,175
517,901
496,771
491,432
491,432
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 127,019 122,135 117,131 115,837 115,837
   14 to 17 years 43,283 41,787 40,337 39,947 39,947
   18 to 24 years 67,391 64,986 62,616 61,992 61,992
   16 years and over 301,450 287,998 275,124 271,754 271,754
   18 years and over 280,571 267,852 255,397 252,209 252,209
   15 to 44 years 238,468 229,342 220,426 218,161 218,161
   65 years and over 15,602 14,681 13,775 13,533 13,533
   85 years and over 1,550 1,400 1,279 1,243 1,243

White alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
36,275,346
34,807,670
33,323,756
32,958,812
32,958,797
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 6,128,468 5,968,716 5,779,472 5,729,607 5,729,606
   14 to 17 years 2,369,789 2,302,624 2,271,172 2,267,143 2,267,141
   18 to 24 years 4,576,490 4,530,372 4,453,355 4,423,478 4,423,478
   16 years and over 25,212,598 24,086,336 22,962,097 22,673,612 22,673,603
   18 years and over 24,044,131 22,938,752 21,811,143 21,518,864 21,518,856
   15 to 44 years 18,664,420 17,945,948 17,221,324 17,032,533 17,032,523
   65 years and over 1,861,492 1,767,828 1,671,112 1,646,537 1,646,537
   85 years and over 171,716 159,523 146,906 143,199 143,199

Black or African American alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
1,717,293
1,668,063
1,618,561
1,606,075
1,606,075
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 342,345 332,587 321,813 319,222 319,222
   14 to 17 years 122,793 117,831 114,255 113,514 113,514
   18 to 24 years 218,826 217,927 215,872 214,879 214,879
   16 years and over 1,124,587 1,080,984 1,038,594 1,027,700 1,027,700
   18 years and over 1,065,129 1,024,058 982,473 971,285 971,285
   15 to 44 years 850,612 824,169 798,143 791,429 791,429
   65 years and over 70,653 66,958 63,143 62,133 62,133
   85 years and over 6,480 6,042 5,616 5,488 5,488

American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
806,793
790,401
773,847
769,533
769,533
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 160,158 157,506 155,152 154,384 154,384
   14 to 17 years 64,907 63,587 62,324 62,043 62,043
   18 to 24 years 111,958 109,025 105,509 104,507 104,507
   16 years and over 547,687 523,750 500,068 494,045 494,045
   18 years and over 515,669 492,422 469,013 463,035 463,035
   15 to 44 years 423,014 408,371 393,681 389,950 389,950
   65 years and over 28,015 26,391 24,724 24,312 24,312
   85 years and over 2,345 2,198 2,020 1,972 1,972

Asian alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
403,850
391,053
378,368
374,959
374,959
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 88,782 85,742 82,469 81,582 81,582
   14 to 17 years 31,157 30,061 29,293 29,110 29,110
   18 to 24 years 52,201 51,080 49,753 49,324 49,324
   16 years and over 245,383 235,061 224,858 222,043 222,043
   18 years and over 230,403 220,388 210,277 207,631 207,631
   15 to 44 years 191,807 185,059 178,576 176,788 176,788
   65 years and over 13,163 12,428 11,621 11,438 11,438
   85 years and over 1,239 1,160 1,099 1,092 1,092

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination with one or more other races2/
165,066
160,554
156,080
154,941
154,941
 Selected Age Categories
   5 to 13 years 36,139 35,183 34,076 33,694 33,694
   14 to 17 years 13,183 12,708 12,450 12,427 12,427
   18 to 24 years 23,049 22,766 22,302 22,162 22,162
   16 years and over 104,076 99,325 94,625 93,395 93,395
   18 years and over 97,683 93,050 88,409 87,186 87,186
   15 to 44 years 83,462 80,235 77,071 76,220 76,220
   65 years and over 5,174 4,849 4,653 4,586 4,586
   85 years and over 637 584 546 529 529
1/ The Census 2000 race data and the April 1, 2000 population estimates race data have been modified to be consistent with the race categories for which population estimates are produced. For more information about the race modification see the methodology section.
2/ In combination with one or more races listed. The five numbers may add to more than the total population because individuals may report more than one race.
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Table NA-EST2002-ASRO-03 - Annual Resident Population Estimates of the United States by Age, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Origin: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: June 18, 2003

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