Table 2. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for All Ages and for 18 Years and Over, for Montana:  2000 and 2010
This table provides a state summary of the data included in the 2000 and the 2010 Redistricting Data Summary Files.  Data are shown by age for the Hispanic or Latino population, as well as for people who reported one race and for people who reported two or more races. The population of One Race is the total of the population in the 6 categories of one race.  The population of Two or More Races is the total of the population in the 57 specific combinations of two or more races.  The redistricting files include data for all 63 groups.  This table also shows the numeric and percent change in the population by race and Hispanic origin between 2000 and 2010.
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Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino origin	2000		2010		Change, 2000 to 2010
	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent
ALL AGES
RACE
Total population……………………………………….	902 195	100.0	989 415	100.0	87 220	9.7
One Race……………………………………………………………………………..	886 465	98.3	964 439	97.5	77 974	8.8
White………………………………………………………………………………	817 229	90.6	884 961	89.4	67 732	8.3
Black or African American……………………………………………………………….	2 692	0.3	4 027	0.4	1 335	49.6
American Indian and Alaska Native…………………………..	56 068	6.2	62 555	6.3	6 487	11.6
Asian…………………………………………………………………………………	4 691	0.5	6 253	0.6	1 562	33.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	470	0.1	668	0.1	198	42.1
Some Other Race…………………………………………………………	5 315	0.6	5 975	0.6	660	12.4
Two or More Races………………………………………………………….	15 730	1.7	24 976	2.5	9 246	58.8
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population………………………………………………	902 195	100.0	989 415	100.0	87 220	9.7
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)……………………………………………	18 081	2.0	28 565	2.9	10 484	58.0
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………………	884 114	98.0	960 850	97.1	76 736	8.7
One Race……………………………………………………………………………….	870 346	96.5	939 560	95.0	69 214	8.0
White……………………………………………………………………………………….	807 823	89.5	868 628	87.8	60 805	7.5
Black or African American……………………………………………………..	2 534	0.3	3 743	0.4	1 209	47.7
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………………………………………………..	54 426	6.0	59 902	6.1	5 476	10.1
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	4 569	0.5	6 138	0.6	1 569	34.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………….	425	-	609	0.1	184	43.3
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………	569	0.1	540	0.1	-  29	-5.1
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	13 768	1.5	21 290	2.2	7 522	54.6
18 YEARS AND OVER
RACE
Total population…………………………………………..	672 133	100.0	765 852	100.0	93 719	13.9
One Race………………………………………………………………………………	663 517	98.7	752 213	98.2	88 696	13.4
White……………………………………………………………………………..	620 530	92.3	699 344	91.3	78 814	12.7
Black or African American……………………………………………	1 770	0.3	2 786	0.4	1 016	57.4
American Indian and Alaska Native………………………………	33 986	5.1	40 351	5.3	6 365	18.7
Asian……………………………………………………………………………..	3 399	0.5	4 926	0.6	1 527	44.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	341	0.1	511	0.1	170	49.9
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………..	3 491	0.5	4 295	0.6	804	23.0
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	8 616	1.3	13 639	1.8	5 023	58.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population…………………………………………	672 133	100.0	765 852	100.0	93 719	13.9
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)………………………………………….	10 731	1.6	17 420	2.3	6 689	62.3
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………….	661 402	98.4	748 432	97.7	87 030	13.2
One Race…………………………………………………………………………………	653 599	97.2	736 423	96.2	82 824	12.7
White…………………………………………………………………………………	614 700	91.5	689 188	90.0	74 488	12.1
Black or African American…………………………………………	1 683	0.3	2 617	0.3	934	55.5
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………..	33 204	4.9	38 949	5.1	5 745	17.3
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	3 327	0.5	4 838	0.6	1 511	45.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander……………..	308	-	464	0.1	156	50.6
Some Other Race………………………………………………………….	377	0.1	367	-	-  10	-2.7
Two or More Races……………………………………………………………	7 803	1.2	12 009	1.6	4 206	53.9
-  Represents zero or rounds to 0.0.
Note: The observed changes in Hispanic origin and race counts between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census could be attributed to a number of factors.  Demographic change since 2000, which includes births and deaths in a geographic area and migration in and out of a geographic area, will have an impact on the resulting 2010 Census counts.  Additionally, some changes in the Hispanic origin and race questions' wording and format since Census 2000 could have influenced reporting patterns in the 2010 Census.  Also, in Census 2000 an error in data processing resulted in an overstatement of the Two or More Races population by about 1 million people (about 15 percent) nationally, which almost entirely affected race combinations involving Some Other Race.  Therefore, data users should assess observed changes in the Two or More Races population between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census with caution.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4, and 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables P1, P2, P3, and P4.