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Multiracial Populations
Multiracial Americans are those people who belong to two or more of the federally designated racial categories.1 According to the 2000 U.S. Census, approximately 6.8 million Americans -- 2.4 percent of the total U.S. population -- self-identify with two or more racial categories the Census Bureau has not made any projections about the rate of growth of Multiracial Americans in the coming decades. The highest concentrations of Multiracial Americans live in Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Washington.2 Census 2000 was the first U.S. census which allowed individuals to self-identify with more than one racial and ethnic category. It is very difficult to make generalizations about which health conditions are most prevalent among Multiracial Americans, as there is little research about this group. In the coming years, as more data is collected, a clearer picture of the health status of Multiracial Americans will emerge. For more details about Multiracial populations, see US Census 2000 Brief: The Two or More Races (Multiracial) Population. Ten Leading Causes of death in the U.S. in 2001 for all Americans (all races and ethnicities):
For more information about these topics see the following links: Other Resources:
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