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Tempe Population by Race and Ethnicity

Tempe Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Tempe, AZ Arizona United States
Population by Race
White 131,690 74.02% 4,882,394 73.45% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 7,979 4.49% 230,753 3.47% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4,477 2.52% 319,055 4.80% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 11,580 6.51% 173,552 2.61% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 765 0.43% 14,098 0.21% 662,031 0.21%
Other 21,412 12.04% 1,027,652 15.46% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 44,415 24.97% 2,013,688 30.29% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 133,488 75.03% 4,633,816 69.71% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Tempe, AZ may also contain data for the following areas: Tempe

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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