"Resident Population of the U.S. by Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Region"				

	1990		2000	
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total population	"248,709,873"	100.0	"281,421,906"	100.0
Under age 18	"63,604,432"	25.6	"72,293,812"	25.7
Ages 18 to 64	"153,863,610"	61.9	"174,136,341"	61.9
Ages 65 and over	"31,241,831"	12.6	"34,991,753"	12.4
Males	"121,239,418"	48.7	"138,053,563"	49.1
Females	"127,470,455"	51.3	"143,368,343"	50.9
"White, non-Hispanic*"	"188,128,296"	75.6	"194,552,774"	69.1
"Black, non-Hispanic*"	"29,216,293"	11.7	"33,947,837"	12.1
Hispanic	"22,354,059"	9.0	"35,305,818"	12.5
"Asian, non-Hispanic*"	"6,968,359"	2.8	"10,476,678"	3.7
"American Indian, non-Hispanic*"	"1,793,773"	0.7	"2,068,883"	0.7
"Some other race, non-Hispanic*"	"249,093"	0.1	"467,770"	0.2
"Two or more races, non-Hispanic"	N/A	N/A	"4,602,146"	1.6

N/A=Not Available.				
"*For 2000, excludes people who identified with two or more races."				

"Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Citations U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Summary File for states, Tables PL1, PL2, "				
"PL3, and PL4, accessed at www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t1.html (August 17, 2001); U.S. Census Bureau, ""Table DP-1. "				
"Profile of General Demographic Characteristics for the United States: 2000,"" accessed at www.census.gov/Press-"				
"Release/www/2001/tables/dp_us_2000.xls (August 17, 2001); and U.S. Census Bureau, ""Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic "				
"Characteristics for the United States: 1990,"" accessed at www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/tables/dp_us_1990.xls (August 17, "				
2001).