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State level data on population by race.

Usage

pop_race_2019

Format

A data frame with 2820 rows and 4 variables.

state

State as 2 letter abbreviation.

state_name

State name.

race

race cohort for population.

hispanic

indicates whether population is Hispanic or Latino

population

Population of race cohort.

state_total_population

total estimated state population in 2019

Examples

library(dplyr)

# List race population for each state with percent of total
pop_race_2019 |>
  group_by(state_name, race, hispanic) |>
  mutate(percent = population / state_total_population * 100) |>
  select(state_name, race, hispanic, population, percent)
#> # A tibble: 408 × 5
#> # Groups:   state_name, race, hispanic [408]
#>    state_name race                             hispanic       population percent
#>    <chr>      <chr>                            <chr>               <dbl>   <dbl>
#>  1 Alabama    American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic or L…       7823  0.160 
#>  2 Alabama    American Indian or Alaska Native Not Hispanic …      30433  0.621 
#>  3 Alabama    Asian or Pacific Islander        Hispanic or L…       4833  0.0986
#>  4 Alabama    Asian or Pacific Islander        Not Hispanic …      80310  1.64  
#>  5 Alabama    Black or African American        Hispanic or L…      17693  0.361 
#>  6 Alabama    Black or African American        Not Hispanic …    1324613 27.0   
#>  7 Alabama    White                            Hispanic or L…     192929  3.93  
#>  8 Alabama    White                            Not Hispanic …    3244551 66.2   
#>  9 Alaska     American Indian or Alaska Native Hispanic or L…       7912  1.08  
#> 10 Alaska     American Indian or Alaska Native Not Hispanic …     120349 16.5   
#> # ℹ 398 more rows

pop_race_2019 |>
  select(state_name, state_total_population) |>
  distinct() |>
  arrange(desc(state_total_population))
#> # A tibble: 52 × 2
#>    state_name   state_total_population
#>    <chr>                         <dbl>
#>  1 California                 39512223
#>  2 Texas                      28995881
#>  3 Florida                    21477737
#>  4 Pennsylvania               12801989
#>  5 Illinois                   12671821
#>  6 Ohio                       11689100
#>  7 Georgia                    10617423
#>  8 Michigan                    9986857
#>  9 New Jersey                  8882190
#> 10 Washington                  7614893
#> # ℹ 42 more rows