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Population Trends in Silicon Valley




Population Trends in Silicon Valley*

 
1990
2000
Change
1990-2000
Non-Hispanic White
869,874
58.1%
744,282
44.2%
125,592
14%
Non-Hispanic Asian
251,496
16.8%
431,811
25.7%
180,315
72%
Hispanic
314,564
21.0%
403,401
24%
88,837
28%
Non-Hispanic Black
52,583
3.5%
44,475
2.6%
(8,108)
-15%
Non-Hispanic Am. Indian
6,694
0.4%
5,270
0.3%
(1,424)
-21%
Non-Hispanic Other
2,366
0.2%
3,522
0.2%
1,156
49%
Two or More Races
--
--
49,824 3.0%
--
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Asian Groups            
Chinese** 65,027 26% 115,781 27% 50,754 78%
Vietnamese 54,212 21% 99,986 27% 45,774 84%
Filipino 61,518 24% 76,060 18% 14,542 24%
Asian Indian 20,164 8% 66,741 16% 46,577 231%
Korean 15,565 6% 21,647 5% 6,082 39%
Japanese 26,516 10% 27,257 6% 741 3%
Other Asian 11,784 5% 22,623 5% 10,839 92%

* Silicon Valley = Santa Clara County.
** Chinese includes ethnic Chinese born in Vietnam; this group was 12,000 in 1990. Although this specific data are not yet available for 2000, the ethnic Chinese population from Vietnam is estimated to be 20,000

Source: 2000 U.S. Census