PL94-171 Population & Housing Data
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Starting in 2000 persons can select multiple race categories
63 race categories
126 race and ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino) categories
126 for Voting Age Population
Major Race Categories
◦ White, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native,
Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Some other race,
Two or more races
Alone or Combined Race Designators
◦ Alone (single race selected)
◦ Combined (multiple races selected)
Other Population Consideration
◦ Option to use Citizen Population
◦ Exclude certain groups of people - such as prisoners
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