Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| By race | White | Black | AIAN* | Asian | NHPI* |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 (total population) | 75.43% | 4.46% | 19.06% | 5.24% | 0.88% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) | 3.42% | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.16% | 0.06% |
| 2005 (total population) | 74.71% | 4.72% | 18.77% | 5.90% | 0.88% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) | 4.32% | 0.38% | 0.48% | 0.19% | 0.05% |
| Growth 2000–05 (total population) | 4.85% | 12.03% | 4.27% | 19.23% | 5.35% |
| Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) | 3.49% | 11.30% | 4.02% | 18.96% | 5.86% |
| Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) | 33.56% | 21.02% | 14.52% | 27.89% | -1.95% |
Question:
was the asian population in 2005 more or less than it was in 2000?
Answer:
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