Population and Ethnicity

2. Population at the Last Census, 2000
	Total	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	White (%)	Other (%)
LRGV	978,369	0.4	87.4	11.6	0.7
MRG	239,814	0.3	92.5	6.7	0.5
WGB	138,267	0.7	79.4	19.0	0.9
South Central	1,807,868	6.1	49.5	42.6	1.9
South Coastal	505,567	4.0	57.1	37.5	1.4
South Texas	3,669,885	3.7	64.6	30.4	1.4
Texas	20,851,820	11.6	32.0	53.1	3.3
United States	281,422,000	12.6	12.5	70.3	4.6
Sources:	Census Recalculations from the Texas State Data Center (US Census Recalculations from the Center for South Texas Programs)
The Border population will be approximately 90% Hispanic by 2040 (Table 3), and Anglo will be the largest minority. South Texas will be approximately 80% Hispanic and 17% Anglo as compared to Texas (over 50% Hispanic and 33% Anglo). 3. Projected Population in 2040   Total Black (%) Hispanic (%) White (%) Other (%) LRGV 2,250,734 0.2 94.4 4.3 1.2 MRG 608,394 0.1 96.9 2.3 0.7 WGB 219,718 0.4 88.3 10.4 1.0 South Central 2,625,250 5.5 60.5 30.2 3.8 South Coastal 736,769 3.3 71.6 22.5 2.6 South Texas 6,440,865 2.7 78.0 16.9 2.4 Texas 35,761,159 9.5 52.6 32.2 5.7 United States 391,946,000 na na na na Sources: Texas State Data Center, 2005 (US Data from the US Statistical Abstract)