...that in 1995 out of almost 55 million married couples in the United States, more than 1.39 million were interracially married couples. Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series, “Household and Family Characteristics: March 1994,” and earlier reports. ...that the following U.S. States have an African American Population of 1 million or more. (1997) New York 3.2 million California 2.4 Texas 2.4 Florida 2.3 Georgia 2.1 Illinois 1.8 North Carolina 1.6 Maryland 1.4 Louisiana 1.4 Michigan 1.4 Virginia 1.3 Ohio 1.3 Pennsylvania 1.2 New Jersey 1.2 South Carolina 1.1 Alabama 1.1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau ...that in 1990 there were more people of German ancestry (23.2% of the entire population and almost 58 million) living in the United States than any other ancestry. Second was Irish with 15.6% of the total population and almost 39 million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. ...that in 1990 there were 149,000 people speaking Navajo rather than English at home. More than 17 million were speaking Spanish and 150,000 speaking Armenian. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Census of Population and Housing Data Paper Listing (CPH-L-133). ...61.66% of White people in the United States preferred to be called White over 16.53% who preferred to be called Caucasian. 44.15% of Black people in the United States preferred to be called Black over 28.07% who preferred the term African American. Source: U.S. Census Bureau This website: Copyright © 2000 Studio Q Int'l Inc / Urban Mozaik Magazine. All rights reserved. This website/publication, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher or the previous publisher of original republished materials.