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NOTE: The 1990 Hispanic orign count based on 100-percent tabulations includes only the three Hispanic groups listed separately in the Hispanic item: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban. Other Hispanic groups are based on tablulations. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
RACE All Persons 3,486,703 100.0 White 2,406,974 69.0 Black 1,039,884 29.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8,246 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 22,382 0.6 Asian 21,399 0.6 1 Filipino 5,521 0.2 2 Asian Indian 3,900 0.1 3 Chinese 2,039 0.1 4 Korean 2,577 0.1 5 Japanese 1,885 0.1 Other Asian 4,477 0.1 Pacific Islander 983 0 Other race 9,217 0.3 HISPANIC ORIGIN All persons 3,486,703 100.0 Hispanic origin 30,551 0.9 1 Mexican 11,028 0.3 2 Puerto Rican 6,423 0.2 3 Cuban 1,652 0 4 Colombian 1,096 0 5 Panamanian 666 0 6 Dominican Republic 464 0 7 Honduran 337 0 8 Nicaraguan 268 0 9 Venezuelan 218 0 10 Chilean 214 0 Other Hispanic origin 8,183 0.2 Not of Hispanic origin 3,456,152 99.1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN All persons 3,486,703 100.0 White 2,406,974 69.0 Hispanic origin 16,918 0.5 Not of Hispanic origin 2,390,056 68.5 Black 1,039,884 29.8 Hispanic origin 3,937 0.1 Not of Hispanic origin 1,035,947 29.7 American Indian, Eskimo, & Aleut 8,246 0.2 Hispanic origin 242 0 Not of Hispanic origin 8,004 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 22,382 0.6 Hispanic origin 1,078 0 Not of Hispanic origin 21,304 0.6 Other race 6,217 0.3 Hispanic orgin 8,376 0.2 Not of Hispanic origin 841 0 ANCESTRY All persons 3,486,703 100.0 1 Afro American 869,786 24.9 2 German 500,089 14.3 3 Irish 485,804 13.9 4 English 436,149 12.5 5 American 347,488 10.0 6 Scotch-Irish 150,534 4.6 7 American Indian 117,321 3.4 8 French 87,527 2.5 9 Scottish 77,111 2.2 10 Italian 56,291 1.6 PLACE OF BIRTH Foreign born persons 49,964 100.0 1 Germany 6,224 12.5 2 United Kingdom 5,130 10.3 3 Philippines 3,429 6.9 4 Canada 3,218 6.4 5 India 2,307 4.6 6 Mexico 2,147 4.3 7 Korea 1,866 3.7 8 Japan 1,665 3.3 9 Vietnam 1,041 2.1 10 Greece 1,038 2.1 NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP All persons 3,486,703 100.0 Native 3,436,739 98.6 Foreign born 49,964 1.4 Entered 1980 to 1990 18,139 0.5 Under 18 years 922,048 100.0 Citizens 919,073 99.7 Not a citizen 2,975 0.3 Native 918,315 99.6 Born in the United States 907,841 98.5 Born abroad of American parents 9,554 1.0 Born in an outlying area 920 0.1 Foreign born 3,733 0.4 Naturalized citizen 758 0.1 Not a citizen 2,975 0.3 18 years and over 2,564,655 100.0 Citizen 2,543,077 99.2 Not a citizen 21,578 0.8 Native 2,518,424 98.2 Born in the United States 2,501,049 97.5 Born abroad of American parents 14,192 0.6 Born in an outlying area 3,183 0.1 Foreign born 46,231 1.8 Naturalized citizen 24,653 1.0 Not a citizen 21,578 0.8 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH Persons 5 years and over 3,231,539 100.0 Speak a language other than English 113,163 3.5 Do not speak English "very well" 37,757 1.2 Speak Spanish 44,427 1.4 Do not speak English "very well" 15,885 0.5 Speak Asian or Pacific Island lang. 13,749 0.4 Do not speak English "very well" 6,187 0.2 Speak other language 54,987 1.7 Do not speak English "very well" 15,685 0.5 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Persons 5 years and over 3,231,539 100.0 Speak a language other than English 113,163 3.5 1 Spanish 44,427 1.4 2 French 22,339 0.7 3 German 14,053 0.4 4 Tagalog 2,976 0.1 5 Greek 2,940 0.1 6 Indic 2,912 0.1 7 Italian 2,735 0.1 8 Chinese 2,343 0.1 9 Korean 2,318 0.1 10 Japanese 2,133 0.1
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census Special Tabulations.
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