Two New Census Reports

The Census Bureau has released two new 2010 Census Briefs:

The Black Population: 2010
The White Population: 2010

Each report examines the size and growth of the population since 2000, including those who identify themselves as the race alone and those who identify themselves as the race in combination with other races. Some highlights...

Blacks: The black alone or in combination population numbered 42 million in 2010 and accounts for 14 percent of the U.S. population. The number of people who identify themselves as black and white more than doubled between 2000 and 2010 (as reported in Demo Memo blog in March, see The Obama Effect on Racial Identification).

Whites: The white alone or in combination population numbered 231 million in 2010, a count that includes 27 million white Hispanics--who may be of any race. The white population also includes Arabs, Palestinians, and North Africans. The non-Hispanic white alone population numbered 197 million in 2010 and accounts for 64 percent of the population.