Facts and Figures
The 2000 census showed that the United States population was 281.4 million on April 1,
2000. Of the total,
11.9 million, or 4.2 percent,
reported as Asian.
This number included
10.2 million people, or
3.6 percent, who reported
only Asian and
1.7 million people, or
0.6 percent, who reported
Asian as well as one
or more other races.
Click here to review The Asian Population: 2000 Census 2000 Brief
