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Population
T he faces in Tennessee
neighborhoods are
changing. The U.S. Census
Estimates of the Population Under 18
in Tennessee
Bureau reports that between By Race, and Hispanic Origin; 1997
1990 and 1997 the Hispanic NON HISPANIC
ESTIMATED
POPULATION
HISPANIC
ESTIMATED
POPULATION
population in Tennessee grew White male 517,572 White male 8,137
73 percent, from 32,742 to White female 487,443 White female 7,914
56,614. Black male 144,372 Black male 935
Black female 139,441 Black female 800
Overall, the state population American Indian,
American Indian,
has grown by 10 percent. Eskimo, and Aleut male
1,417 Eskimo, and Aleut
male
264
American Indian, American Indian,
Eskimo, and Aleut 1,378 Eskimo, and Aleut 278
National Census data show female female
that the number of Asian and Pacific
Islander male
7,236
Asian and Pacific
Islander male
296
immigrants living in the Asian and Pacific
Islander female
6,975
Asian and Pacific
Islander female
331
United States has almost Total Non Hispanic
1,305,834
Total Hispanic
Estimated 18,955
tripled since 1970, rising to Estimated Population
Population
an all-time high of 26.3 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, data differs from population tables due to variations in
reporting estimates (updated at varying times).
million. This number exceeds
the growth of the native-born
American population, but Estimates of the Population
may be underestimated as it of Tennessee
only includes legal By Race, and Hispanic Origin - 1997
immigrants (U.S. Census Contents Back
NON HISPANIC
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ESTIMATED
HISPANIC
ESTIMATED
Bureau ,1998). White male
POPULATION
2,127,643 White male
POPULATION
25,220
White female 2,245,966 White female 23,430
The Center for Immigration Black male 410,034 Black male 2,890
Black female 469,150 Black female 2,403
Studies reports that the American Indian, American Indian,
characteristics of this new Eskimo, and Aleut
male
5,493 Eskimo, and Aleut
male
524
population are that they are American Indian, American Indian,
Eskimo, and Aleut 5,491 Eskimo, and Aleut 497
poor, more in need of welfare female female
benefits, and less educated, Asian and Pacific
Islander male
22,962
Asian and Pacific
Islander male
810
thus presenting our Asian and Pacific
Islander female
24,845
Asian and Pacific
Islander female
840
communities and Total Non Hispanic Total Hispanic
neighborhoods with serious Estimated
Population
5,311,584 Estimated
Population
56,614
challenges. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, data dif f ers f rom population tables due to v ariations in reporting
estimates (updated at v ary ing times).
These challenges face schools,
health departments, hospitals,
unemployment offices, and other local agencies that serve children and families. Children and
families who do not speak English have a hard time finding people who can translate.
Tennessee hospitals are seeing young women presenting for deliveries that have not had
prenatal care, do not have a doctor, and do not have insurance. The local hospitals and
communities then absorb the medical expense. New efforts are underway to incorporate this
ever-changing population by offering translators at local health departments on certain days,
phone instructions in various language choices, and increasing the number of schools offering
English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
The State of the Child in Tennessee - 1999 A Tennessee KIDS COUNT/Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Report 82
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