Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Latest Data: 2023
Release Timing: N/A
Frequency: Annual

The percentages given for three races, white, black and Asian, are derived by dividing the number of persons identifying as of those races, divided by the total population of the state or city. "The Census Bureau collects race data according to U.S. Office of Management and Budget guidelines, and these data are based on self-identification. People may choose to report more than one race group. People of any race may be of any ethnic origin."

Hispanics are not considered a race, but an ethnicity.  The U.S. Census Bureau "must adhere to standards issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which specify that race and Hispanic origin (also known as ethnicity) are two separate and distinct concepts. These standards generally reflect a social definition of race and ethnicity recognized in this country, and they do not conform to any biological, anthropological, or genetic criteria."  Also, the OMB "defines "Hispanic or Latino" as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."  The data for Hispanic Ethnicity comes from Table B03001, HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY SPECIFIC ORIGIN, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates.

According to the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau the races are defined as follows:

White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

American Indian or Alaska Native – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

For more information about racial designations see https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html and the document "Race and Ethnicity."  

State Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Table: B03003: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

City Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Table: B03003: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN