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Whites represented the largest ethnic group in Wisconsin, with 88.9 percent of the population. Blacks constituted 5.7 percent, Asians were 1.7 percent, Native Americans were 0.9 percent, and those of mixed or not reporting a racial heritage were 2.8 percent of the total. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders numbered 1,630. Hispanics, which are of any race, represent 3.6 percent of the population. The largest Native American tribes are the Chippewa and Menominee. There are six Native American reservations in northern Wisconsin.

The 2000 Census put Wisconsin's population at 5,363,675. The State Capital is Madison, other Major Cities or Towns include Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Waukesha, Oshkosh, Janesville and Eau Claire.