To better understand the context of disparities, it is important to understand more about the U.S. population. In 2008, the U.S. population was estimated at 304 million people.1. In 2008, approximately 33%, or more than 100 million people, identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority population.1.
Find the degree symbol. The degree symbol is in the third row of symbols, just right of the ^ symbol. There is a larger degree symbol on the right side of this same row if the one on the far-left is too small for you.
The degree symbol (Â°) redirects here. It is not to be confused with the superscript lower-case o (o), the ordinal indicator (Âº), or the ring diacritic (Ë). For other meanings, see Degree (disambiguation).