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Health Resources and Services Administration
Primary Care: The Health Center Program

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Patients by Race/Ethnicity/Language

National Summary for 2008

1080 Grantees

 

PATIENTS BY HISPANIC/LATINO IDENTITYNumber
(a)		Percent of Total
Number of Patients
1. Hispanic or Latino5,700,581 33.3% 
2. All others (including Unreported)11,421,954 66.7% 
4.Total Patients (sum lines 1-2 must = line 11)
17,122,535 100.0% 


PATIENTS BY RACENumber
(a)		Percent of Total% of Known
Number of Patients
5b. Native Hawaiian37,565 0.2% 0.3% 
5c. Other Pacific Islander112,626 0.7% 0.9% 
5.Subtotal (sum lines 5b + 5c)
150,191 0.9% 1.1% 
5a. Asian426,225 2.5% 3.2% 
6. Black/African American3,663,370 21.4% 27.7% 
7. American Indian/Alaska Native201,625 1.2% 1.5% 
8. White7,960,892 46.5% 60.2% 
9. More than one race816,195 4.8% 6.2% 
10. Unreported / Refused to report3,904,037 22.8%  
11.Total (sum lines 5+5a+6 to 10 must = line 4)
17,122,535 100.0% 100.0% 


PATIENTS BY LANGUAGENumber
(a)		Percent of Total
Number of Patients
12. Patients best served in a language other than English4,363,702 25.5% 


Percents may not equal 100% due to roundingDate Requested: 10/28/2009