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Basic Information Supporting Redistricting

Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171, or "PL") contains basic information on the U.S. population in the 2000 Census. It includes data on people's race and whether they are of Hispanic origin, for both the total and the adult population. This information is based on answers to the questions in the Census 2000 Short-Form (PDF - 424 KB) questionnaire.

There are 4 detailed tables available in the PL data product. A full description of all the tables in PL can be found in the technical documentation (PDF - 4.2MB).

Congressional Redistricting has Special Geographies

The PL product contains data for the smallest published geographical areas of any product: the census block level. The geographies available in PL include:

• Census Block
• Census Tract
• County
• Place & County Subdivision (City or Town)
• American Indian/Alaska Native/Hawaiian Home Land area
• Congressional District - for 106th Congress
• State Legislative Districts, Upper & Lower Chambers
• State

Major Race Groups Available in PL

The race and ethnic groups available in the PL tables are:

• White alone (alone: only one race was identified by the individual)
• Black or African-American alone
• American Indian or Alaska Native alone
• Asian alone
• Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone
• Some other Race alone
• Two or more Races
• Hispanic or Latino origin

Note that the federal government considers Hispanic or Latino origin different from race.

For quick access to results:

1. Select a table.
2. Select a state the drop-down menu.
3. Click 'Go'.
   
   Use the links at the top of the result screen to select other tables and other geographic areas.

Tables

Population, Race, Hispanic or Latino, and Age for a state
Population, Race and Hispanic or Latino for a state and its counties

Select a state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming