Table 2.

U.S. National Population Characteristics, 2006

Race	U.S. Population (millions)	Percentage of total U.S. Population, %	Population Growth, % (July 2005 to July 2006)	Median Age (years)
Source: Bernstein R. Minority population tops 100 million. U.S. Census Bureau News. Available at: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/010048.html. Accessed February 20, 2008.
Caucasian	198.7	66.4	0.26	40.5
Latin American	44.3	14.8	3.4	27.4
African American	40.2	13.4	1.3	30.1
Asian American	14.9	4.98	3.2	33.5