U.S. Census Data

U.S. Census Bureau main web site for the U.S. Census

• American FactFinder Census 2000 & others (tables for class -Word document)
• Census 2000 Short Form (.pdf file)
• Census 2000 Long Form (.pdf file)

About Census 2000 and Race

• List of Race or Ethnic Groups
• American FactFinder Data Choices (Word document)

• The Two or More Races Population: 2000 (.pdf file)
• Mapping Census 200: Two or More Races (.pdf file)
• Racial and Ethnic Classification Used in Census 2000 and Beyond
• Population Studies Center: Coding of Race in 2000: from the University of Michigan
• Comparability of data on race

Historical racial classification and the census:

• Comparison of US census classifications of race or colour, 1890-1990 (.pdf file) from
  Lee, Sharon M. "Racial Classification in the US census: 1890-1990." Ethnic and Racial Studies 16(1993):75-94.
• The Shift from "Color" to "Race" in Decennial Censuses, 1790-1990 (.pdf file) from
  Rodríguez, Clara E. Changing Race: Latinos, the Census, and the History of Ethnicity in the United States. New York and London: New York University Press, [2000].