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UNITED STATES
Population
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Nationality:
noun:
American(s)
adjective:
American
Ethnic
groups:
White:
199,686,070 (80.3%)
Black:
29,986,060 (12.1%)
Hispanic
origin: 22,354,059 (9.0%)
Asian
or Pacific Islander: 7,273,662 (2.9%)
American
Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 1,959,234 (0.8%)
Other
Race: 9,804,847 (3.9%)
Population:
275,562,673 (July 2000 est.)
Since
the breakup of the U.S.S.R., the United States ranks as the third most
populous nation in the world. The largest city is New York, which
has over 7 million people within its boundaries, and more in its surrounding
area. There are people of many different ethnic groups in the United
States. The majority are Caucasians of European origin, including
English, French, German, Irish, Scandinavian, Polish, Russian, and so forth.
However, Blacks (many of whom prefer the term African-American) constitute
12 percent of the population. Other large minorities are Asians,
Hispanics, and Native Americans. Hispanics are expected to become
the largest minority early in the 21st century.
More than
75% of the United States population are urban, and as of the late 1990s
more than 50% are estimated to be suburban, a not strictly defined category
that can be taken as a subset of urban.
Age
structure:
0-14
years: 21.25% (male 29,956,875; female 28,597,880)
15-64
years: 66.11% (male 90,345,154; female 91,827,471)
65 years
and over: 12.64% (male 14,472,865; female 20,362,428) (2000 est.)
Population
growth rate: 0.91% (2000 est.)
Birth
rate: 14.2 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death
rate: 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex
ratio: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.) total population
Infant
mortality rate: 6.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life
expectancy at birth: 77.12 years total population
male:
74.24 years
female:
79.9 years (2000 est.)
Total
fertility rate: 2.06 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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World
Population
2000
Census
Sources:
Central
Intelligence Agency |
