Following Asians in rate of growth were Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (increasing 2.3 percent to just over 1.4 million), American Indians and Alaska Natives (increasing 1.5 percent to slightly more than 6.4 million) and blacks or African-Americans (increasing 1.2 percent to 45 million).

 

The non-Hispanic white alone population was the only group to have natural decrease (more deaths than births) from 2012 to 2013. However, due to migration, its population rose 0.1 percent from 2012 to 2013, reaching 197.8 million. Because of its slow rate of growth relative to other groups, its share of the total population declined from 63.0 percent to 62.6 percent over the period.

 

Highlights for each race group and Hispanics, age groups and both sexes at the national, state and county levels follow. For Hispanics and each of the race groups listed below (except for American Indians and Alaska Natives), their populations rose at a faster rate from 2012 to 2013 in North Dakota than in any other state.

 

California had the largest Hispanic population of any state on July 1, 2013 (14.7 million). However, Texas had the largest numeric increase within the Hispanic population since July 1, 2012 (213,000). New Mexico had the highest percentage of Hispanics at 47.3 percent.  

                                                                                                                                                              

Los Angeles County had the largest Hispanic population of any county (4.8 million) in 2013 while Miami-Dade, Fla., had the largest numeric increase since 2012 (50,000). Starr County — on the Mexican border in Texas — had the highest share of Hispanics (95.7 percent). 

 

New York had the largest black or African-American population of any state or equivalent as of July 1, 2013 (3.7 million); Texas had the largest numeric increase since 2012 (78,000). The District of Columbia had the highest percentage of blacks  (51.0 percent), followed by Mississippi (38.1 percent).   Cook County, Ill. (Chicago) had the largest black or African-American population of any county in 2013 (1.3 million), and Harris, Texas (Houston) had the largest numeric increase since 2012 (18,000). Holmes, Miss., was the county with the highest percentage of blacks or African-Americans in the nation (83.2 percent). 

 

California had both the largest Asian population of any state (6.1 million) in July 2013 and the largest numeric increase of Asians since July 1, 2012 (142,000). Hawaii was the nation's only majority-Asian state, with people of this group comprising 56.3 percent of the total population.

 

Los Angeles had the largest Asian population of any county (1.6 million) in 2013 and the largest numeric increase (26,000) since 2012. At 60.4 percent, Honolulu County had the highest percentage of Asians in the nation. 

 

California had the largest American Indian and Alaska Native population of any state in 2013 (1.1 million) and the largest numeric increase since 2012 (13,000). Alaska had the highest percentage (19.4 percent).

 

 Los Angeles had the largest American Indian and Alaska Native population of any county in 2013 (233,000), and Maricopa, Ariz., the largest numeric increase (4,600) since 2012. Shannon County, S.D. — on the Nebraska border and located entirely within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation — had the highest percentage (94.1 percent). 

 

     Hawaii had the largest population of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of any state (366,000) in 2013 and the highest percentage (26.1 percent). California had the largest numeric increase since 2012 (7,000).

    Honolulu had the largest population of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of any county (239,000) in 2013, and Hawaii County had the highest percentage (34.4 percent). Clark, Nev., had the largest numeric increase since 2012 (1,100).