Table 2. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for All Ages and for 18 Years and Over, for Rhode Island:  2000 and 2010
This table provides a state summary of the data included in the 2000 and the 2010 Redistricting Data Summary Files.  Data are shown by age for the Hispanic or Latino population, as well as for people who reported one race and for people who reported two or more races. The population of One Race is the total of the population in the 6 categories of one race.  The population of Two or More Races is the total of the population in the 57 specific combinations of two or more races.  The redistricting files include data for all 63 groups.  This table also shows the numeric and percent change in the population by race and Hispanic origin between 2000 and 2010.
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Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino origin	2000		2010		Change, 2000 to 2010
	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent
ALL AGES
RACE
Total population……………………………………….	1 048 319	100.0	1 052 567	100.0	4 248	0.4
One Race……………………………………………………………………………..	1 020 068	97.3	1 017 780	96.7	- 2 288	-0.2
White………………………………………………………………………………	891 191	85.0	856 869	81.4	- 34 322	-3.9
Black or African American……………………………………………………………….	46 908	4.5	60 189	5.7	13 281	28.3
American Indian and Alaska Native…………………………..	5 121	0.5	6 058	0.6	937	18.3
Asian…………………………………………………………………………………	23 665	2.3	30 457	2.9	6 792	28.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	567	0.1	554	0.1	-  13	-2.3
Some Other Race…………………………………………………………	52 616	5.0	63 653	6.0	11 037	21.0
Two or More Races………………………………………………………….	28 251	2.7	34 787	3.3	6 536	23.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population………………………………………………	1 048 319	100.0	1 052 567	100.0	4 248	0.4
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)……………………………………………	90 820	8.7	130 655	12.4	39 835	43.9
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………………	957 499	91.3	921 912	87.6	- 35 587	-3.7
One Race……………………………………………………………………………….	936 683	89.4	898 433	85.4	- 38 250	-4.1
White……………………………………………………………………………………….	858 433	81.9	803 685	76.4	- 54 748	-6.4
Black or African American……………………………………………………..	41 922	4.0	51 560	4.9	9 638	23.0
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………………………………………………..	4 181	0.4	4 020	0.4	-  161	-3.9
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	23 416	2.2	29 988	2.8	6 572	28.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………….	320	-	305	-	-  15	-4.7
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………	8 411	0.8	8 875	0.8	464	5.5
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	20 816	2.0	23 479	2.2	2 663	12.8
18 YEARS AND OVER
RACE
Total population…………………………………………..	800 497	100.0	828 611	100.0	28 114	3.5
One Race………………………………………………………………………………	783 588	97.9	809 253	97.7	25 665	3.3
White……………………………………………………………………………..	698 952	87.3	695 283	83.9	- 3 669	-0.5
Black or African American……………………………………………	31 339	3.9	42 563	5.1	11 224	35.8
American Indian and Alaska Native………………………………	3 244	0.4	4 220	0.5	976	30.1
Asian……………………………………………………………………………..	16 942	2.1	23 524	2.8	6 582	38.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	410	0.1	404	-	-  6	-1.5
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………..	32 701	4.1	43 259	5.2	10 558	32.3
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	16 909	2.1	19 358	2.3	2 449	14.5
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population…………………………………………	800 497	100.0	828 611	100.0	28 114	3.5
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)………………………………………….	55 818	7.0	84 715	10.2	28 897	51.8
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………….	744 679	93.0	743 896	89.8	-  783	-0.1
One Race…………………………………………………………………………………	732 012	91.4	730 879	88.2	- 1 133	-0.2
White…………………………………………………………………………………	678 358	84.7	660 823	79.8	- 17 535	-2.6
Black or African American…………………………………………	28 337	3.5	37 225	4.5	8 888	31.4
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………..	2 723	0.3	2 933	0.4	210	7.7
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	16 807	2.1	23 257	2.8	6 450	38.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander……………..	250	-	240	-	-  10	-4.0
Some Other Race………………………………………………………….	5 537	0.7	6 401	0.8	864	15.6
Two or More Races……………………………………………………………	12 667	1.6	13 017	1.6	350	2.8
-  Represents zero or rounds to 0.0.
Note: The observed changes in Hispanic origin and race counts between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census could be attributed to a number of factors.  Demographic change since 2000, which includes births and deaths in a geographic area and migration in and out of a geographic area, will have an impact on the resulting 2010 Census counts.  Additionally, some changes in the Hispanic origin and race questions' wording and format since Census 2000 could have influenced reporting patterns in the 2010 Census.  Also, in Census 2000 an error in data processing resulted in an overstatement of the Two or More Races population by about 1 million people (about 15 percent) nationally, which almost entirely affected race combinations involving Some Other Race.  Therefore, data users should assess observed changes in the Two or More Races population between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census with caution.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4, and 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables P1, P2, P3, and P4.