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Statistics about Minorities
in the Profession from the Census
Here is the breakdown by race/ethnicity of lawyers and judges from
the 2000 Census. At the bottom is a breakdown of the entire population
by race and ethnicity for comparison.
Percentages
Source: US Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation
| Occupation |
Total |
White non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
Black non-Hispanic |
AIAN non-Hispanic |
Asian non-Hispanic |
NHOPI non-Hispanic |
Black & White non-Hispanic |
AIAN & White non-Hispanic |
AIAN & Black non-Hispanic |
Asian & White non-Hispanic |
Balance 2+ Races, non-Hispanic |
| Judges,
Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers |
100% |
83.2% |
4.5% |
8.8% |
0.8% |
1.6% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
| Male
|
62.7% |
54.3% |
2.5% |
3.9% |
0.4% |
1.0% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
| Female |
37.3% |
28.8% |
2.1% |
4.9% |
0.4% |
0.6% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
| Lawyers
|
100% |
89.2% |
3.3% |
3.9% |
0.2% |
2.3% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.5% |
| Male
|
71.3% |
65.2% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
0.1% |
1.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Female |
28.7% |
23.9% |
1.2% |
1.9% |
0.1% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
* AIAN = American Indian or Alaskan Native
** NHOPI = Native Hawiian or Pacific Islander
NOTE: Percentages may not add to total due to
rounding. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling
error, nonsampling error, and accuracy of the data, see
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3chap8.pdf.
Number of People
Source: US Census Bureau, Census 2000 special tabulation
| Occupation |
Total |
White non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
Black non-Hispanic |
AIAN non-Hispanic |
Asian non-Hispanic |
NHOPI non-Hispanic |
Black & White non-Hispanic |
AIAN & White non-Hispanic |
AIAN & Black non-Hispanic |
Asian & White non-Hispanic |
Balance 2+ Races, non-Hispanic |
| Judges, Magistrates, and
Other Judicial Workers |
58355 |
48530 |
2650 |
5155 |
465 |
910 |
90 |
30 |
180 |
35 |
100 |
215 |
| Male
|
36565 |
31700 |
1440 |
2285 |
260 |
565 |
40 |
15 |
60 |
10 |
65 |
125 |
| Female |
21795 |
16830 |
1210 |
2870 |
205 |
345 |
50 |
15 |
120 |
25 |
35 |
90 |
| Lawyers |
871115 |
776625 |
28630 |
33865 |
1730 |
19865 |
295 |
745 |
2460 |
350 |
2160 |
4395 |
| Male
|
621315 |
568125 |
17835 |
17450 |
975 |
10830 |
190 |
385 |
1635 |
165 |
1140 |
2585 |
| Female |
249805 |
208500 |
10795 |
16415 |
755 |
9035 |
105 |
360 |
825 |
185 |
1020 |
1810 |
* AIAN = American Indian or Alaskan Native
** NHOPI = Native Hawiian or Pacific Islander
NOTE: Estimates may not add to the total due to
rounding. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling
error, nonsampling error, and accuracy of the data, see
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3chap8.pdf
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