TABLE 1.

—Population Size, Number of Adult Women, Percentage Change Since 1990, and Main Geographic Locations

	Total in 2000a	Estimated No. of Adult Womenb	Percentage Change Since 1990 (Total Population)	Main Geographic Locations
Mexican American	21.2 million	10.6 million	52.9% increase	Majority live in California, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
Puerto Rican	6 million	2 million	24.9% increase in US mainland	60% live in Puerto Rico, and 40% on US mainland, most in New York
Cuban American	1.24 million	515 000	18.1% increase	67% live in Florida
African American	36.4 million	15.3 million	21.5% increase	Highest population density in Southeast, mid-Atlantic, and Northeast
Asian American	11.9 million	4.8 million	72.2% increase	Most live in California, Hawaii, and New York
Native Hawaiian	242 100	120 500	8.5% 1 race Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI); 129.6% race alone or in combination NH/PI	Most live in Hawaii
American Samoan	118 000	40 000	17.2% increase in American Samoa 1990—1995	About 50% live in American Samoa; others mainly in California and Hawaii
American Indian	4.1 million	1.5 million	15.3% 1 race (American Indian/Alaska Native);	Most live in a few Western and Southern states, both on and off reservations 92.0% race alone or in combination
Alaska Native	106 000	24 500	66.9% increase	Most live in Alaska, where they are 15% of total population

Note. Total US population = 281.4 million in 2000, a 13.2% increase since 1990 (US Census Bureau, 2001). From various sources,11 mainly 2000 US census unless not available for the subgroup.

^aFigures given include “race alone or in combination.”

^bCalculated from percentage female and percentage older than age 18 years, if available; otherwise, estimated as 33% of total population.