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Merced Population by Race and Ethnicity

Merced Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Merced, CA California United States
Population by Race
White 36,116 53.44% 20,606,235 55.43% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 3,771 5.58% 2,248,269 6.05% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 265 0.39% 339,417 0.91% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 7,758 11.48% 4,720,651 12.70% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 109 0.16% 197,993 0.53% 662,031 0.21%
Other 19,565 28.95% 9,060,539 24.37% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 31,934 47.25% 14,077,745 37.87% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 35,650 52.75% 23,095,359 62.13% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Merced, CA may also contain data for the following areas: Merced

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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