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According to the most recent national census, approximately 46 percent of the people residing in Brazil identified as Pardo Brazilians, making it the largest ethnic group in the country. However, when breaking it down by regions, it can be seen that the ethnic distribution of the Brazilian population varied considerably across the country. In the North, for example, 69 percent of the population identifies as Pardo, while this share fell to 22.7 percent in the South, where 71.4 percent of inhabitants identify as white. The Northeast has the largest percentage of black people, with more than 13 percent.