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Atlanta Population by Race and Ethnicity

Atlanta Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Atlanta, GA Georgia United States
Population by Race
White 164,101 34.05% 6,029,676 60.94% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 279,779 58.05% 2,869,928 29.01% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 434 0.09% 37,026 0.37% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 12,063 2.50% 298,060 3.01% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 651 0.14% 10,579 0.11% 662,031 0.21%
Other 24,940 5.17% 649,274 6.56% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 33,565 6.96% 795,671 8.04% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 448,403 93.04% 9,098,872 91.96% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Atlanta, GA may also contain data for the following areas: Atlanta

Race versus Ethnicity: According to the Census, race and ethnicity are considered two separate and distinct identities. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked as a separate question and categorized under ethnicity. In addition to their race and/or races, all respondents are categorized by one of two ethnicities, which are "Hispanic" and "Non Hispanic."

Hispanic Ethnicity: According to the Census, people of Hispanic origin, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that people of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

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