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MULTIRACIAL PROFILE

The 2000 Census was the first Census that allowed respondents to select more than one race . Nationwide, approximately 2.4% of the population, or over 6.8 million Americans, identified with two or more races. As is the case with many racial and ethnic groups, the multiracial population is not evenly distributed across the U.S.: Hawaii is the most multiracial state, with 24.1% of its population identifying with two or more races, and Alaska following a distant second with a 5.4% multiracial population. The five least most multiracial states, Mississippi, West Virginia, Maine, Alabama and South Carolina, all have multiracial populations of less than 1%. For more on the geography of the U.S. multiracial population, please see our multiracial map .

Number of Races Selected
Number Percent of Total Percent of Multiracial
Two Races 6,368,075 2.26% 93.29%
Three Races 410,285 0.15% 6.01%
Four Races 38,408 0.01% 0.56%
Five Races 8,637 0.00% 0.13%
Six Races 823 0.00% 0.01%

Multiple Race Combinations by Frequency
Rank Multiple Race Selection Number Percent of Total Population Percent of Multiple Race Population
1. White and Some Other Race 2,206,251 0.78% 32.32%
2. White and American Indian 1,082,683 0.38% 15.86%
3. White and Asian 868,395 0.31% 12.72%
4. White and Black 784,764 0.28% 11.50%
5. Black and Some Other Race 417,249 0.15% 6.11%
6. Asian and Some Other Race 249,108 0.09% 3.65%
7. Black and American Indian 182,494 0.06% 2.67%
8. Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 138,802 0.05% 2.03%
9. White and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 112,964 0.04% 1.65%
10. White and Black and American Indian 112,207 0.04% 1.64%
11. Black and Asian 106,782 0.04% 1.56%
12. American Indian and Some Other Race 93,842 0.03% 1.37%
13. White and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 89,611 0.03% 1.31%
14. American Indian and Asian 52,429 0.02% 0.77%
15. White and Black and Some Other Race 43,172 0.02% 0.63%
16. Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 35,108 0.01% 0.51%
17. White and Asian and Some Other Race 34,962 0.01% 0.51%
18. Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 29,876 0.01% 0.44%
19. White and American Indian and Some Other Race 29,095 0.01% 0.43%
20. White and American Indian and Asian 23,766 0.01% 0.35%
21. White and Black and Asian 21,166 0.01% 0.31%
22. White and Black and American Indian and Asian 10,672 0.00% 0.16%
23. White and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 8,364 0.00% 0.12%
24. Black and Asian and Some Other Race 8,069 0.00% 0.12%
25. White and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 7,932 0.00% 0.12%
26. American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7,328 0.00% 0.11%
27. Black and American Indian and Some Other Race 7,023 0.00% 0.10%
28. White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6,611 0.00% 0.10%
29. White and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6,450 0.00% 0.09%
30. Black and American Indian and Asian 5,798 0.00% 0.08%
31. Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5,309 0.00% 0.08%
32. White and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4,843 0.00% 0.07%
33. White and Black and American Indian and Some Other Race 4,645 0.00% 0.07%
34. Non- Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 4,604 0.00% 0.07%
35. American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3,063 0.00% 0.04%
36. White and Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2,938 0.00% 0.04%
37. American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race 2,544 0.00% 0.04%
38. Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 2,167 0.00% 0.03%
39. White and Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2,128 0.00% 0.03%
40. White and Black and Asian and Some Other Race 1,376 0.00% 0.02%
41. White and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race 1,099 0.00% 0.02%
42. Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 1,082 0.00% 0.02%
43. Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 998 0.00% 0.01%
44. White and Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 988 0.00% 0.01%
45. White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 823 0.00% 0.01%
46. Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 750 0.00% 0.01%
47. White and Black and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race 724 0.00% 0.01%
48. White and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 639 0.00% 0.01%
49. American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 586 0.00% 0.01%
50. White and Black and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 379 0.00% 0.01%
51. Black and American Indian and Asian and Some Other Race 334 0.00% 0.00%
52. White and Black and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 325 0.00% 0.00%
53. White and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 309 0.00% 0.00%
54. Black and American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 216 0.00% 0.00%
55. American Indian and Asian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 207 0.00% 0.00%
56. Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 111 0.00% 0.00%
57. White and Black and American Indian and Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Some Other Race 68 0.00% 0.00%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).