StateMaster - North Carolina People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	59.2	[26th of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	206,000	[9th of 43]
Median Age	36	[36th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	21%	[37th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	12.7%	[37th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	41.8%	[13th of 49]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	13.1 %	[20th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.1 %	[38th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	21.2 %	[8th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	6.5 %	[23rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	72.6 %	[37th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	68.8 %	[33rd of 51]
Population	8,683,242	[11th of 56]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	7.9%	[9th of 52]
Population density	165.2	[17th of 50]
Sex Ratio	94.5	[38th of 51]
Total Black Population	1,774,909	[7th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	571,307	[10th of 51]
Total Two or More Races	110,470	[10th of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	55	[21st of 51]

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SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; US Census Bureau; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

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