In this activity you will need to find the following information from the US Census Bureau. You may contact your local bureau or visit their Web site for all the information at http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php.

1. What different ethnic or racial groups are counted in the census?

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. What is the total population for the United States in the year 2000?

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Of the total US population, what is the largest ethnic racial group? How many Americans belong to that ethnic/racial group?

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. How many Americans claim to be Hispanic or Latino?

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. How many Americans claim to be partly Hispanic or Latino?

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

6. Answer the same questions for the years 1900, 1940, and 1980. What trends do you see with the Latino/Hispanic population?