Treatment of Race and Hispanic Origin in the 2000 Census

The changes in the Race Categories for Census 2000 were designed to

reflect more accurately the nation's racial diversity. For more, see the

(Federal Race Reporting Guidelines, Office of Management and Budget in 1997)

The question on race for Census 2000 was different from the race question used for the 1990 census, making direct comparisons between the two censuses difficult. The major difference derives from instructing respondents to mark "one or more races" for the first time in a U.S. population census. In other words, respondents were given the opportunity to indicate that they belong to more than one racial group. Other differences include disaggregating the Asian and Pacific Islander category into two separate racial categories in 2000; combining the three separate Native American identifiers of American, Eskimo, and Aleut into a category called "American Indian or Alaska Native"; and reversing the order of the questions on race and Hispanic origin, with the one on Hispanic origin placed first in 2000.

Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000

• Michigan
• Counties  
• Minor Civil Division (MCD) by County
• Places: A-E, F-J, K-O, P-T, U-Z
• Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
• 5-Digit Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA)