Race and Ethnicity

At the 2000 Census, Kern County had 664,694 residents. The California Department of Finance (the state's official demographic unit) reports Kern County race/ethnicity percentages at follows.

    American Indian (.9%)
    Asian (3.4%)
    Black (5.8%)
    Hispanic (38.7%)
    Multirace (1.5%)
    Pacific Islander (.1%)
    White (49.6%)

However, these figures will not match Census Bureau documents, which place ethnicity data (such as Hispanic/Latino ethnicity) completely separate from race data. Although the base figures are the same, race and ethnicity figures are calculated differently in the two agencies.


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