United States: population by ethnic status 1900

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Aaron O'Neill,
Jul 4, 2024
The United States had a population of 76.3 million people in 1900. Approximately 67 million of these were white, of whom the majority were native born, while most of the remaining nine million people were Black. At this time, the United States Census included persons of Hispanic origin along with its white population, however the Hispanic share of the population in 1900 was much lower than it is today.

Total population of the United States by ethnic status in 1900

CharacteristicTotal population
Native American 266,760
Japanese 86,000
Chinese 119,050
Black 8,840,789
White: foreign born 10,250,049
White: native born 56,740,739
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Total population56,740,73956,740,73910,250,04910,250,0498,840,7898,840,789119,050119,05086,00086,000266,760266,760White: native bornWhite: foreign bornBlackChineseJapaneseNative American
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Release date

October 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1900

Supplementary notes

Release date refers to date of most recent access - no date is given by the source.

The combined total for each ethnic group given by the source is equal to the total figure for the United States - it is unclear where persons belonging to ethnic groups not mentioned are included.

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