Population & Economic Data : Population : Racial Diversity

Racial Diversity

Racial Distribution	Total	%
Total population	5,893,192
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	376,030	6.4%
White alone	4,204,036	71.3%
Black or African American alone	1,249,321	21.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone	29,151	0.5%
Asian alone	275,669	4.7%
Some other race alone	216,245	3.7%

Source: American Community Survey, 2005