Springfield, Massachusetts: chart of racial breakdown of population (2010-1940)

In terms of race and ethnicity, Springfield is 51.8% White, 22.3% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4% Asian (1.2% Vietnamese), 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 18.0% from Some Other Race, and 4.7% from Two or More Races (1.5% White and Black or African American; 1.0% White and Some Other Race). Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 38.8% of the population (33.2% Puerto Rican). Non-Hispanic Whites were 36.7% of the population in 2010,[51] down from 84.1% in 1970.

Reference 1: White, —Non-Hispanic, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino (of any race) and Asian.

Reference 2: 2010[51], 1990[53], 1970[53] and 1940[53].

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts