The Changing Face of America
The population of the United States increased by 32.7 million people between the censuses of 1990 and 2000. That increase represented the largest population growth in census history. Census 2000 revealed a nation with more ethnic and racial diversity. During the 1990s the Hispanic population (Hispanics may be of anyrace)increased by58%, the Asian population by 48%. The immigration of these groups accounted for about 13.3 million of the country’s total population—a number not equaled in American history. The second largest number of immigrants recorded—10.1 million people—occurred between 1905 and 1914. Of the 281.4 million people residingin the United States on census day, non-Hispanic whites accounted for 69.1% of the population; Hispanics, 12.5%; blacks, 12.3%; and Asians, 3.6%.
The changing face of the United States was reflected in cities, suburbs, and rural areas. For the first time, nearly half of the nation’s 100 largest cities were home to more African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and other minorities than to non-Hispanic whites. While the population of the country’s fastest-growing cities, such as Las Vegas and Phoenix, increased in all racial and ethnic categories, 71 of the top 100 cities lost non-Hispanic white residents to the suburbs and beyond. The nation’s largest cities gained 3.8 million Hispanic residents, a 43% increase from a decade ago. Many cities, including Boston, Los Angeles, and Dallas, would have lost population in the 1990s were it not for large gains in the num-berof Hispanics.
Even with the arrival of a record number of immigrants (who tend to be relativelyyoung), the United States continued toageasa nation. The medianage of thecountry’s population in 2000 was 35.3—five years older than the medianage in 1950.(The median age splits the population in half: 50% are over the median age, 50% under it.) This increase in median age was tied to the graying of the post-World War II “baby boom” generation. Born from 1946 through 1964, baby boomers between 36 and 54 years of age represented 28% of the country’s total population. The median age for non-Hispanic whites was 38.6, Asians 32.7, blacks 30.2, and Hispanics 25.8. Census 2000 revealed thatthe country’s population was 50.9% female and 49.1% male.There were 37.1 million males under the age of 18as compared with 35.2 million females. By the age of 36, however, there were more females than males. Female senior citizens 65 years and older outnumbered males 20.6 million to 14.4 million.
The Northeast and Midwest regions had the country’s oldest populations. Median ages for those regions were 36.8 and 35.6, respectively. In contrast, the West had the population with the youngest median age, 33.8.
State Populations, 1790-2007
Resident population of the states and the District of Columbia. Numbers are in thousands (’000)1.
STATE |
1790 |
1800 |
1810 |
1820 |
1830 |
1840 |
1850 |
1860 |
1870 |
1880 |
1890 |
1900 |
AL |
|
1 |
9 |
128 |
310 |
591 |
772 |
964 |
997 |
1,263 |
1,513 |
1,829 |
AK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
32 |
64 |
AZ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
40 |
88 |
123 |
AR |
|
|
1 |
14 |
30 |
98 |
210 |
435 |
484 |
803 |
1,128 |
1,312 |
CA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
380 |
560 |
865 |
1,213 |
1,485 |
CO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
40 |
194 |
413 |
540 |
CT |
238 |
251 |
262 |
275 |
298 |
310 |
371 |
460 |
537 |
623 |
746 |
908 |
DE |
59 |
64 |
73 |
73 |
77 |
78 |
92 |
112 |
125 |
147 |
168 |
185 |
DC |
|
8 |
15 |
23 |
30 |
34 |
52 |
75 |
132 |
178 |
230 |
279 |
FL |
|
|
|
|
35 |
54 |
87 |
140 |
188 |
269 |
391 |
529 |
GA |
83 |
163 |
252 |
341 |
517 |
691 |
906 |
1,057 |
1,184 |
1,542 |
1,837 |
2,216 |
HI |
|
\ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
154 |
ID |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
33 |
89 |
162 |
IL |
|
|
12 |
55 |
157 |
476 |
851 |
1,712 |
2,540 |
3,078 |
3,826 |
4,822 |
IN |
|
6 |
25 |
147 |
343 |
686 |
988 |
1,350 |
1,681 |
1,978 |
2,192 |
2,516 |
IA |
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
192 |
675 |
1,194 |
1,625 |
1,912 |
2,232 |
KS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
107 |
364 |
996 |
1,428 |
1,470 |
KY |
7 |
221 |
407 |
564 |
688 |
780 |
982 |
1,156 |
1,321 |
1,649 |
1,859 |
2,147 |
LA |
|
|
77 |
153 |
216 |
352 |
518 |
708 |
727 |
940 |
1,119 |
1,382 |
ME |
97 |
152 |
229 |
298 |
399 |
502 |
583 |
628 |
627 |
649 |
661 |
694 |
MD |
320 |
342 |
381 |
407 |
447 |
470 |
583 |
687 |
781 |
935 |
1,042 |
1,188 |
MA |
379 |
423 |
472 |
523 |
610 |
738 |
995 |
1,231 |
1,457 |
1,783 |
2,239 |
2,805 |
MI |
|
|
5 |
9 |
32 |
212 |
398 |
749 |
1,184 |
1,637 |
2,094 |
2,421 |
MN |
\ |
|
\ |
|
|
|
6 |
172 |
440 |
781 |
1,310 |
1,751 |
MS |
|
8 |
31 |
75 |
137 |
376 |
607 |
791 |
828 |
1,132 |
1,290 |
1,551 |
MO |
|
|
20 |
67 |
140 |
384 |
682 |
1,182 |
1,721 |
2,168 |
2,679 |
3,107 |
MT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
39 |
143 |
243 |
NE |
|
|
|
|
|
\ |
|
29 |
123 |
452 |
1,063 |
1,066 |
NV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
42 |
62 |
47 |
42 |
NH |
142 |
184 |
214 |
244 |
269 |
285 |
318 |
326 |
318 |
347 |
377 |
412 |
NJ |
184 |
211 |
246 |
278 |
321 |
373 |
490 |
672 |
906 |
1,131 |
1,445 |
1,884 |
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
94 |
92 |
120 |
160 |
195 |
NY |
340 |
589 |
959 |
1,373 |
1,919 |
2,429 |
3,097 |
3,881 |
4,383 |
5,083 |
6,003 |
7,269 |
NC |
394 |
478 |
556 |
639 |
738 |
753 |
869 |
993 |
1,071 |
1,400 |
1,618 |
1,894 |
ND |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
2 |
37 |
191 |
319 |
OH |
|
45 |
231 |
581 |
938 |
1,519 |
1,980 |
2,340 |
2,665 |
3,198 |
3,672 |
4,158 |
OK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259 |
790 |
OR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
52 |
91 |
175 |
318 |
414 |
PA |
434 |
602 |
810 |
1,049 |
1,348 |
1,724 |
2,312 |
2,906 |
3,522 |
4,283 |
5,258 |
6,302 |
RI |
69 |
69 |
77 |
83 |
97 |
109 |
148 |
175 |
217 |
277 |
346 |
429 |
SC |
249 |
346 |
415 |
503 |
581 |
594 |
669 |
704 |
706 |
996 |
1,151 |
1,340 |
SD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
98 |
349 |
402 |
TN |
36 |
106 |
262 |
423 |
682 |
829 |
1,003 |
1,110 |
1,259 |
1,542 |
1,768 |
2,021 |
TX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
213 |
604 |
819 |
1,592 |
2,236 |
3,049 |
UT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
40 |
87 |
144 |
211 |
277 |
VT |
85 |
154 |
218 |
236 |
281 |
292 |
314 |
315 |
331 |
332 |
332 |
344 |
VA |
692 |
808 |
878 |
938 |
1,044 |
1,025 |
1,119 |
1,220 |
1,225 |
1,513 |
1,656 |
1,854 |
WA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
12 |
24 |
75 |
357 |
518 |
WV |
56 |
79 |
105 |
137 |
177 |
225 |
302 |
377 |
442 |
618 |
763 |
959 |
WI |
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
305 |
776 |
1,055 |
1,315 |
1,693 |
2,069 |
WY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
21 |
63 |
93 |
US total2 3,929 |
5,308 |
7,240 |
9,638 |
12,866 |
17,069 |
23,192 |
31,443 |
39,8183 |
50,156 |
62,948 |
75,995 |
1Detail may not add to total given because of rounding. 2Alaska and Hawaii are not included in the US total until
1910 |
1920 |
1930 |
1940 |
1950 |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2007 est. |
2,138 |
2,348 |
2,646 |
2,833 |
3,062 |
3,267 |
3,444 |
3,894 |
4,040 |
4,447 |
4,628 |
64 |
55 |
59 |
73 |
129 |
226 |
300 |
402 |
550 |
627 |
683 |
204 |
334 |
436 |
499 |
750 |
1,302 |
1,771 |
2,718 |
3,665 |
5,131 |
6,339 |
1,574 |
1,752 |
1,854 |
1,949 |
1,910 |
1,786 |
1,923 |
2,286 |
2,351 |
2,673 |
2,835 |
2,378 |
3,427 |
5,677 |
6,907 |
10,586 |
15,717 |
19,953 |
23,668 |
29,811 |
33,872 |
36,553 |
799 |
940 |
1,036 |
1,123 |
1,325 |
1,754 |
2,207 |
2,890 |
3,294 |
4,302 |
4,862 |
1,115 |
1,381 |
1,607 |
1,709 |
2,007 |
2,535 |
3,032 |
3,108 |
3,287 |
3,406 |
3,502 |
202 |
223 |
238 |
267 |
318 |
446 |
548 |
594 |
666 |
784 |
865 |
331 |
438 |
487 |
663 |
802 |
764 |
757 |
638 |
607 |
572 |
588 |
753 |
968 |
1,468 |
1,897 |
2,771 |
4,952 |
6,789 |
9,746 |
12,938 |
15,983 |
18,251 |
2,609 |
2,896 |
2,909 |
3,124 |
3,445 |
3,943 |
4,590 |
5,463 |
6,478 |
8,187 |
9,545 |
192 |
256 |
368 |
423 |
500 |
633 |
769 |
965 |
1,108 |
1,212 |
1,283 |
326 |
432 |
445 |
525 |
589 |
667 |
713 |
944 |
1,007 |
1,294 |
1,499 |
5,639 |
6,485 |
7,631 |
7,897 |
8,712 |
10,081 |
11,114 |
11,427 |
11,431 |
12,420 |
12,853 |
2,701 |
2,930 |
3,239 |
3,428 |
3,934 |
4,662 |
5,194 |
5,490 |
5,544 |
6,081 |
6,345 |
2,225 |
2,404 |
2,471 |
2,538 |
2,621 |
2,758 |
2,824 |
2,914 |
2,777 |
2,926 |
2,988 |
1,691 |
1,769 |
1,881 |
1,801 |
1,905 |
2,179 |
2,247 |
2,364 |
2,478 |
2,689 |
2,776 |
2,290 |
2,417 |
2,615 |
2,846 |
2,945 |
3,038 |
3,219 |
3,661 |
3,687 |
4,042 |
4,241 |
1,656 |
1,799 |
2,102 |
2,364 |
2,684 |
3,257 |
3,641 |
4,206 |
4,222 |
4,469 |
4,293 |
742 |
768 |
797 |
847 |
914 |
969 |
992 |
1,125 |
1,228 |
1,275 |
1,317 |
1,295 |
1,450 |
1,632 |
1,821 |
2,343 |
3,101 |
3,922 |
4,217 |
4,781 |
5,297 |
5,618 |
3,366 |
3,852 |
4,250 |
4,317 |
4,691 |
5,149 |
5,689 |
5,737 |
6,016 |
6,349 |
6,450 |
2,810 |
3,668 |
4,842 |
5,256 |
6,372 |
7,823 |
8,875 |
9,262 |
9,295 |
9,938 |
10,072 |
2,076 |
2,387 |
2,564 |
2,792 |
2,982 |
3,414 |
3,805 |
4,076 |
4,376 |
4,919 |
5,198 |
1,797 |
1,791 |
2,010 |
2,184 |
2,179 |
2,178 |
2,217 |
2,521 |
2,575 |
2,845 |
2,919 |
3,293 |
3,404 |
3,629 |
3,785 |
3,955 |
4,320 |
4,677 |
4,917 |
5,117 |
5,597 |
5,878 |
376 |
549 |
538 |
559 |
591 |
675 |
694 |
787 |
799 |
902 |
958 |
1,192 |
1,296 |
1,378 |
1,316 |
1,326 |
1,411 |
1,483 |
1,570 |
1,578 |
1,711 |
1,775 |
82 |
77 |
91 |
110 |
160 |
285 |
489 |
800 |
1,202 |
1,998 |
2,565 |
431 |
443 |
465 |
492 |
533 |
607 |
738 |
921 |
1,109 |
1,236 |
1,316 |
2,537 |
3,156 |
4,041 |
4,160 |
4,835 |
6,067 |
7,168 |
7,365 |
7,748 |
8,414 |
8,686 |
327 |
360 |
423 |
532 |
681 |
951 |
1,016 |
1,303 |
1,515 |
1,819 |
1,970 |
9,114 |
10,385 |
12,588 |
13,479 |
14,830 |
16,782 |
18,237 |
17,558 |
17,991 |
18,977 |
19,298 |
2,206 |
2,559 |
3,170 |
3,572 |
4,062 |
4,556 |
5,082 |
5,882 |
6,632 |
8,046 |
9,061 |
577 |
647 |
681 |
642 |
620 |
632 |
618 |
653 |
639 |
642 |
640 |
4,767 |
5,759 |
6,647 |
6,908 |
7,947 |
9,706 |
10,652 |
10,798 |
10,847 |
11,353 |
11,467 |
1,657 |
2,028 |
2,396 |
2,336 |
2,233 |
2,328 |
2,559 |
3,025 |
3,146 |
3,451 |
3,617 |
673 |
783 |
954 |
1,090 |
1,521 |
1,769 |
2,091 |
2,633 |
2,842 |
3,421 |
3,747 |
7,665 |
8,720 |
9,631 |
9,900 |
10,498 |
11,319 |
11,794 |
11,864 |
11,883 |
12,281 |
12,433 |
543 |
604 |
687 |
713 |
792 |
859 |
947 |
947 |
1,003 |
1,048 |
1,058 |
1,515 |
1,684 |
1,739 |
1,900 |
2,117 |
2,383 |
2,591 |
3,122 |
3,486 |
4,012 |
4,408 |
584 |
637 |
693 |
643 |
653 |
681 |
666 |
691 |
696 |
755 |
796 |
2,185 |
2,338 |
2,617 |
2,916 |
3,292 |
3,567 |
3,924 |
4,591 |
4,877 |
5,689 |
6,157 |
3,897 |
4,663 |
5,825 |
6,415 |
7,711 |
9,580 |
11,197 |
14,229 |
16,986 |
20,852 |
23,904 |
373 |
449 |
508 |
550 |
689 |
891 |
1,059 |
1,461 |
1,723 |
2,233 |
2,645 |
356 |
352 |
360 |
359 |
378 |
390 |
444 |
511 |
563 |
609 |
621 |
2,062 |
2,309 |
2,422 |
2,678 |
3,319 |
3,967 |
4,648 |
5,347 |
6,189 |
7,079 |
7,712 |
1,142 |
1,357 |
1,563 |
1,736 |
2,379 |
2,853 |
3,409 |
4,132 |
4,867 |
5,894 |
6,468 |
1,221 |
1,464 |
1,729 |
1,902 |
2,006 |
1,860 |
1,744 |
1,950 |
1,793 |
1,808 |
1,812 |
2,334 |
2,632 |
2,939 |
3,138 |
3,435 |
3,952 |
4,418 |
4,706 |
4,892 |
5,364 |
5,602 |
146 |
194 |
226 |
251 |
291 |
330 |
332 |
470 |
454 |
494 |
523 |
91,972 |
105,711 |
122,775 |
131,669 |
150,697 |
179,323 |
203,3023 |
226,5463 |
248,7913 |
281,4253 |
301,621 |
1960, the year after both achieved statehood. 3Figures were revised by the Census Bureau after the census.
The total land/water area data from 1790 to 1970 were recalculated for the 1980 census. Information for Alaska and Hwaii is included in all censuses after 1940. N/A means not available.
|
|
population |
total |
|
people/sq mi |
|
|
growth |
land/water |
land |
of land |
census |
population |
(%) |
area (sq mi) |
area (sq mi) |
area |
1790 |
3,929,214 |
- |
891,364 |
864,746 |
4.5 |
1800 |
5,308,483 |
35.1 |
891,364 |
864,746 |
6.1 |
1810 |
7,239,881 |
36.4 |
1,722,685 |
1,681,828 |
4.3 |
1820 |
9,638,453 |
33.1 |
1,792,552 |
1,749,462 |
5.5 |
1830 |
12,866,020 |
33.5 |
1,792,552 |
1,749,462 |
7.4 |
1840 |
17,069,453 |
32.7 |
1,792,552 |
1,749,462 |
9.8 |
1850 |
23,191,876 |
35.9 |
2,991,655 |
2,940,042 |
7.9 |
1860 |
31,443,321 |
35.6 |
3,021,295 |
2,969,640 |
10.6 |
1870 |
39,818,449 |
26.6 |
3,612,299 |
3,540,705 |
11.2 |
1880 |
50,189,209 |
26.0 |
3,612,299 |
3,540,705 |
14.2 |
1890 |
62,979,766 |
25.5 |
3,612,299 |
3,540,705 |
17.8 |
1900 |
76,212,168 |
21.0 |
3,618,770 |
3,547,314 |
21.5 |
1910 |
92,228,496 |
21.0 |
3,618,770 |
3,547,045 |
26.0 |
1920 |
106,021,537 |
15.0 |
3,618,770 |
3,546,931 |
29.9 |
1930 |
123,202,624 |
16.2 |
3,618,770 |
3,551,608 |
34.7 |
1940 |
132,164,569 |
7.3 |
3,618,770 |
3,551,608 |
37.2 |
1950 |
151,325,798 |
14.5 |
3,618,770 |
3,552,206 |
42.6 |
1960 |
179,323,175 |
18.5 |
3,618,770 |
3,540,911 |
50.6 |
1970 |
203,302,031 |
13.4 |
3,618,770 |
3,536,855 |
57.5 |
1980 |
226,542,199 |
11.4 |
3,618,770 |
3,539,289 |
64.0 |
1990 |
248,718,302 |
9.8 |
3,717,796 |
3,536,278 |
70.3 |
2000 |
281,422,509 |
13.1 |
3,794,083 |
3,537,439 |
79.6 |
2007 |
301,621,157 |
7.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
US Population by Race, Sex, Median Age, and Residence
Numbers are in thousands (’000) except for the median age figures and the residency percentages. N/A means not available. Source: US Census Bureau.
|
|
race |
|
sex |
|
median |
residence2 |
|
year |
white |
black |
other2 |
male |
female |
age |
urban (%) |
rural (%) |
1790 |
3,172 |
757 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
5.1 |
94.9 |
1800 |
4,306 |
1,002 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
6.1 |
93.9 |
1810 |
5,862 |
1,378 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
7.3 |
92.7 |
1820 |
7,867 |
1,772 |
N/A |
4,897 |
4,742 |
16.7 |
7.2 |
92.8 |
1830 |
10,537 |
2,329 |
N/A |
6,532 |
6,334 |
17.2 |
8.8 |
91.2 |
1840 |
14,196 |
2,874 |
N/A |
8,689 |
8,381 |
17.8 |
10.8 |
89.2 |
1850 |
19,553 |
3,639 |
N/A |
11,838 |
11,354 |
18.9 |
15.4 |
84.6 |
1860 |
26,923 |
4,442 |
79 |
16,085 |
15,358 |
19.4 |
19.8 |
80.2 |
1870 |
34,337 |
5,392 |
89 |
19,494 |
19,065 |
20.2 |
25.7 |
74.3 |
1880 |
43,403 |
6,581 |
172 |
25,519 |
24,637 |
20.9 |
28.2 |
71.8 |
1890 |
55,101 |
7,489 |
358 |
32,237 |
30,711 |
22.0 |
35.1 |
64.9 |
1900 |
66,809 |
8,834 |
351 |
38,816 |
37,178 |
22.9 |
39.6 |
60.4 |
1910 |
81,732 |
9,828 |
413 |
47,332 |
44,640 |
24.1 |
45.6 |
54.4 |
1920 |
94,821 |
10,463 |
427 |
53,900 |
51,810 |
25.3 |
51.2 |
48.8 |
1930 |
110,287 |
11,891 |
597 |
62,137 |
60,638 |
26.4 |
56.1 |
43.9 |
1940 |
118,215 |
12,866 |
589 |
66,062 |
65,608 |
29.0 |
56.5 |
43.5 |
1950 |
134,942 |
15,042 |
713 |
74,833 |
75,864 |
30.2 |
64.0 |
36.0 |
1960 |
158,832 |
18,872 |
1,620 |
88,331 |
90,992 |
29.5 |
69.9 |
30.1 |
1970 |
178,098 |
22,581 |
2,557 |
98,926 |
104,309 |
28.0 |
73.6 |
26.3 |
1980 |
194,713 |
26,683 |
5,150 |
110,053 |
116,493 |
30.0 |
73.7 |
26.3 |
1990 |
199,686 |
29,986 |
9,233 |
121,271 |
127,494 |
32.8 |
78.0 |
22.0 |
2000 |
211,461 |
34,658 |
13,118 |
138,054 |
143,368 |
35.3 |
79.0 |
21.0 |
2007 |
241,167 |
38,756 |
21,698 |
148,659 |
152,962 |
36.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
Census 2000 was the first US census in which individuals could report themselves as being of more than one race. For the comparison between these census results and the 2007 data, this table uses the 2000 census information that was revised in April 2000. Hispanic or Latino people may be of any race.
|
2000 census |
race |
number1 |
White |
228,107,000 |
Black or African American |
35,705,000 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
2,664,000 |
Asian |
10,589,000 |
Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander |
463,000 |
Two or more races |
3,898,000 |
Total population |
281,425,000 |
|
2000 census |
hispanic or latino population |
number1 |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
35,306,000 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
246,118,000 |
Total population |
281,425,000 |
5/1 81.1 12.7 0.9 3.8 0.2 |
2007 number1 241,167,000 38,756,000 2,938,000 13,366,000 537,000 |
/1 80.0 12.8 1.0 4.4 0.2 |
/ increase from 2000 to 20071 +5.7 +8.5 + 10.3 +26.2 + 16.0 |
1.4 100.0 |
4,856,000 301,621,000 |
1.6 100.0 |
+24.6 +7.2 |
/1 12.5 87.5 100.0 |
2007 number1 45,504,000 256,117,000 301,621,000 |
/1 15.1 84.9 100.0 |
/ difference 2000/20071 +28.9 +4.1 +7.2 |
Foreign-Born Population in the US, 1850-2006
The foreign-born population consists of persons born outside the United States to parents who were not US citizens. Information from 1950 to 2000 was taken from sample data. Populations of Alaska and Hawaii were included starting in 1960. In 1850 and 1860 data, the entire slave population was considered native-born.
|
population |
|
/ of |
year |
total |
foreign-born |
total |
1850 |
23,191,876 |
2,244,602 |
9.7 |
1860 |
31,443,321 |
4,138,697 |
13.2 |
1870 |
38,558,371 |
5,567,229 |
14.4 |
1880 |
50,155,783 |
6,679,943 |
13.3 |
1890 |
62,622,250 |
9,249,547 |
14.8 |
1900 |
75,994,575 |
10,341,276 |
13.6 |
1910 |
91,972,266 |
13,515,886 |
14.7 |
1920 |
105,710,620 |
13,920,692 |
13.2 |
1930 |
122,775,046 |
14,204,149 |
11.6 |
|
population |
|
/ of |
year |
total |
foreign-born |
total |
1940 |
131,669,275 |
11,594,896 |
8.8 |
1950 |
150,216,110 |
10,347,395 |
6.9 |
1960 |
179,325,671 |
9,738,091 |
5.4 |
1970 |
203,210,158 |
9,619,302 |
4.7 |
1980 |
226,545,805 |
14,079,906 |
6.2 |
1990 |
248,709,873 |
19,767,316 |
7.9 |
2000 |
281,421,906 |
31,107,889 |
11.1 |
2005 |
288,378,000 |
35,690,000 |
12.4 |
20061 |
293,834,000 |
35,659,000 |
12.1 |
Total Immigrants Admitted to the US, 1901-2007
Numbers shown include only immigrant aliens admitted for permanent residence and are for fiscal years. Currently the fiscal year begins 1 October and ends 30 September. Prior to 1976, the fiscal year began 1 July and ended 30 June.
year |
number |
year |
number |
year |
number |
year |
number |
1901 |
487,918 |
1911 |
878,587 |
1921 |
805,228 |
1931 |
97,139 |
1902 |
648,743 |
1912 |
838,172 |
1922 |
309,556 |
1932 |
35,576 |
1903 |
857,046 |
1913 |
1,197,892 |
1923 |
522,919 |
1933 |
23,068 |
1904 |
812,870 |
1914 |
1,218,480 |
1924 |
706,896 |
1934 |
29,470 |
1905 |
1,026,499 |
1915 |
326,700 |
1925 |
294,314 |
1935 |
34,956 |
1906 |
1,100,735 |
1916 |
298,826 |
1926 |
304,488 |
1936 |
36,329 |
1907 |
1,285,349 |
1917 |
295,403 |
1927 |
335,175 |
1937 |
50,244 |
1908 |
782,870 |
1918 |
110,618 |
1928 |
307,255 |
1938 |
67,895 |
1909 |
751,786 |
1919 |
141,132 |
1929 |
279,678 |
1939 |
82,998 |
1910 |
1,041,570 |
1920 |
430,001 |
1930 |
241,700 |
1940 |
70,756 |
Totals 1901-10 |
8,795,386 |
1911-20 |
5,735,811 |
1921-30 |
4,107,209 |
1931-40 |
528,431 |
|
year |
number |
year |
number |
year |
number |
year |
number |
|
1941 |
51,776 |
1951 |
205,717 |
1961 |
271,344 |
1971 |
370,478 |
|
1942 |
28,781 |
1952 |
265,520 |
1962 |
283,763 |
1972 |
384,685 |
|
1943 |
23,725 |
1953 |
170,434 |
1963 |
306,260 |
1973 |
398,515 |
|
1944 |
28,551 |
1954 |
208,177 |
1964 |
292,248 |
1974 |
393,919 |
|
1945 |
38,119 |
1955 |
237,790 |
1965 |
296,697 |
1975 |
385,378 |
|
1946 |
108,721 |
1956 |
321,625 |
1966 |
323,040 |
19761 |
499,093 |
|
1947 |
147,292 |
1957 |
326,867 |
1967 |
361,972 |
1977 |
458,755 |
|
1948 |
170,570 |
1958 |
253,265 |
1968 |
454,448 |
1978 |
589,810 |
|
1949 |
188,317 |
1959 |
260,686 |
1969 |
358,579 |
1979 |
394,244 |
|
1950 |
249,187 |
1960 |
265,398 |
1970 |
373,326 |
1980 |
524,295 |
Totals |
1941-50 |
1,035,039 |
1951-60 |
2,515,479 |
1961-70 |
3,321,677 |
1971-80 |
4,399,172 |
|
1981 |
595,014 |
1991 |
1,826,595 |
2001 |
1,058,902 |
|
|
|
1982 |
533,624 |
1992 |
973,445 |
2002 |
1,059,356 |
|
|
|
1983 |
550,052 |
1993 |
903,916 |
2003 |
703,542 |
|
|
|
1984 |
541,811 |
1994 |
803,993 |
2004 |
957,883 |
|
|
|
1985 |
568,149 |
1995 |
720,177 |
2005 |
1,122,257 |
|
|
|
1986 |
600,02 |
1996 |
915,560 |
2006 |
1,266,129 |
|
|
|
1987 |
599,889 |
1997 |
797,847 |
2007 |
1,052,415 |
|
|
|
1988 |
641,346 |
1998 |
653,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989 |
1,090,172 |
1999 |
644,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
1990 |
1,535,872 |
2000 |
841,002 |
|
|
|
|
Totals Totals |
1981-90 1901-2007 |
7,255,956 : 53,995,172 |
1991-2000 |
9,080,528 |
2001-07 |
7,220,484 |
|
|
Immigrants Admitted to the US by Country of Birth and State of Residence
Fiscal year 2006. Korea used to designate both North and South Korea.
state of |
total |
|
residence |
immigrants |
top five countries of birth (number of immigrants) |
Alabama |
4,278 |
Mexico (535), Philippines (325), China (301), India (280), Guatemala (180) |
Alaska |
1,554 |
Philippines (457), Mexico (102), China (92), Korea (79), Canada (66) |
Arizona |
21,530 |
Mexico (10,030), Philippines (871), India (715), China (675), Canada |
|
|
(570) |
Arkansas |
2,926 |
Mexico (981), El Salvador (220), Philippines (181), China (170), Vietnam |
|
|
(155) |
California |
264,677 |
Mexico (66,744), China (27,305), Philippines (26,982), India (14,110), |
|
|
El Salvador (11,767) |
Colorado |
12,714 |
Mexico (3,245), China (783), Ethiopia (602), Vietnam (468), Philippines |
|
|
(341) |
Connecticut |
18,700 |
Jamaica (1,365), Poland (1,175), Brazil (1,092), Ecuador (1,017), |
|
|
Colombia (982) |
Delaware |
2,265 |
Mexico (252), India (194), China (147), Jamaica (107), Kenya (97) |
District of Columbia |
3,775 |
Ethiopia (566), El Salvador (551), Nigeria (143), China (133), |
|
|
Philippines (106) |
Florida |
155,996 |
Cuba (37,711), Colombia (19,832), Haiti (12,599), Jamaica (7,207), |
|
|
Venezuela (6,486) |
Georgia |
32202 |
Mexico (3,708), India (2,433), Colombia (1,350), China (1,263), Vietnam |
|
|
(1,183) |
Hawaii |
7,501 |
Philippines (3,723), China (815), Japan (742), Korea (361), Vietnam (220) |
Idaho |
2,377 |
Mexico (842), China (139), Philippines (131), Canada (94), Bosnia and |
|
|
Herzegovina (84) |
Illinois |
52,459 |
Mexico (11,735), Poland (5,496), India (4,479), Philippines (4,125), |
|
|
China (2,456) |
Indiana |
8,125 |
Mexico (1,204), China (654), Philippines (515), India (494), Myanmar |
|
|
(Burma) (246) |
Iowa |
4,086 |
Mexico (882), Vietnam (268), The Sudan (242), China (215), Guatemala |
|
|
(173) |
Kansas |
4,280 |
Mexico (1,187), Vietnam (301), China (245), India (237), Philippines (155) |
Kentucky |
5,506 |
Cuba (801), India (391), Mexico (361), Philippines (344), China (312) |
Louisiana |
2,693 |
Vietnam (299), Mexico (188), China (182), India (176), Philippines (137) |
Maine |
1,719 |
Somalia (198), China (139), Canada (133), The Sudan (122), Philippines (97) |
state of |
total |
|
residence |
immigrants |
top five countries of birth (number of immigrants) |
Maryland |
30,204 |
El Salvador (2,422), Ethiopia (1,917), China (1,605), Nigeria (1,605), |
|
|
Philippines (1,576) |
Massachusetts |
35,560 |
Brazil (3,141), China (2,768), Dominican Republic (2,751), Haiti (1,789), |
|
|
India (1,520) |
Michigan |
20,911 |
Iraq (1,541), India (1,526), Mexico (1,354), Albania (1,206), China |
|
|
(1,103) |
Minnesota |
18,254 |
Somalia (2,844), Thailand (2,102), Ethiopia (1,516), Mexico (746), |
|
|
Liberia (728) |
Mississippi |
1,480 |
Mexico (215), Philippines (193), India (135), China (134), Vietnam (81) |
Missouri |
6,857 |
Mexico (489), Bosnia and Herzegovina (431), China (403), Philippines |
|
|
(356), Vietnam (324) |
Montana |
505 |
Canada (62), China (62), Philippines (46), Germany (24), United King- |
|
|
dom (18) |
Nebraska |
3,795 |
Mexico (1,041), The Sudan (300), Guatemala (294), Vietnam (213), El |
|
|
Salvador (163) |
Nevada |
14,714 |
Mexico (3,759), Philippines (2,400), Cuba (931), China (827), El Sal- |
\ |
|
vador (592) |
New Hampshire |
2,990 |
China (177), Canada (162), Brazil (155), India (155), Dominican Repub- |
|
|
lic (151) |
New Jersey |
65,934 |
India (6,491), Dominican Republic (5,340), Colombia (4,175), Philip- |
|
|
pines (4,007), Ecuador (3,357) |
New Mexico |
3,805 |
Mexico (1,965), Cuba (215), Philippines (173), China (166), Vietnam |
New York |
180,165 |
(87) (87) China (23,891), Dominican Republic (19,233), Jamaica (8,983), |
|
|
Ecuador (7,339), Bangladesh (7,180) |
North Carolina |
18,989 |
Mexico (2,865), India (1,128), China (878), Vietnam (835), Colombia (737) |
North Dakota |
649 |
Canada (71), The Sudan (63), Somalia (45), Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
|
(36), China (35) |
Ohio |
16,592 |
China (1,195), Philippines (1,179), Somalia (1,115), India (1,090), Mex- |
|
|
ico (608) |
Oklahoma |
4,591 |
Mexico (1,182), Vietnam (331), India (282), Philippines (277), China |
|
|
(238) |
Oregon |
9,192 |
Mexico (1,636), Ukraine (861), China (786), Vietnam (529), Philippines |
|
|
(383) |
Pennsylvania |
25,958 |
China (2,353), India (2,111), Dominican Republic (1,135), Vietnam |
\ |
|
(983), Mexico (904) |
Rhode Island |
4,778 |
Dominican Republic (906), Guatemala (599), Cape Verde (341), Liberia |
|
|
(297), Colombia (288) |
South Carolina |
5,292 |
Mexico (643), Colombia (429), Philippines (346), China (260), India |
|
|
(255) |
South Dakota |
1,013 |
Ethiopia (93), The Sudan (86), China (54), Mexico (52), Guatemala (51) |
Tennessee |
10,042 |
Philippines (1,127), Mexico (1,011), Egypt (646), India (605), China (509) |
Texas |
89,037 |
Mexico (35,830), India (4,131), El Salvador (4,125), Philippines (3,937), |
|
|
Vietnam (3,460) |
Utah |
5,749 |
Mexico (1,188), Peru (273), China (249), Brazil (203), Philippines (193) |
Vermont |
895 |
Canada (92), China (69), Kenya (51), Somalia (40), United Kingdom (36) |
Virginia |
38,488 |
El Salvador (3,168), Bolivia (2,050), Ethiopia (1,854), Korea (1,827) |
|
|
India (1,799) |
Washington |
23,805 |
Mexico (2,305), Ukraine (1,957), Philippines (1,774), China (1,577), |
|
|
India (1,441) |
West Virginia |
764 |
China (77), India (55), Philippines (51), Pakistan (34), Guatemala (30) |
Wisconsin |
8,341 |
Mexico (1,400), Thailand (1,190), China (501), India (455), Laos (427) |
Wyoming |
376 |
Mexico (62), China (33), Canada (28), Philippines (26), Russia (16) |
Americans 65 and Older, 1900-2008
census |
number of people |
% of total |
census |
number of people |
% of total |
year |
65 and older |
population |
year |
65 and older |
population |
1900 |
3,080,498 |
4.1 |
1960 |
16,559,580 |
9.2 |
1910 |
3,949,524 |
4.3 |
1970 |
20,065,502 |
9.8 |
1920 |
4,933,215 |
4.7 |
1980 |
25,549,427 |
11.3 |
1930 |
6,633,805 |
5.4 |
1990 |
31,241,831 |
12.6 |
1940 |
9,019,314 |
6.8 |
2000 |
34,991,753 |
12.4 |
1950 |
12,269,537 |
8.1 |
2008 |
38,690,169 |
12.7 |
|
people in poverty |
number of people in poverty (’000) |
||||
state |
1980 |
1990 |
2006 |
1980 |
1990 |
2006 |
Alabama |
21.2 |
19.2 |
14.3 |
810 |
779 |
650 |
Alaska |
9.6 |
11.4 |
8.8 |
36 |
57 |
58 |
Arizona |
12.8 |
13.7 |
14.4 |
354 |
484 |
902 |
Arkansas |
21.5 |
19.6 |
17.7 |
484 |
472 |
487 |
California |
11.0 |
13.9 |
12.2 |
2,619 |
4,128 |
4,427 |
Colorado |
8.6 |
13.7 |
9.7 |
247 |
461 |
466 |
Connecticut |
8.3 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
255 |
196 |
275 |
Delaware |
11.8 |
6.9 |
9.3 |
68 |
48 |
80 |
District of Columbia |
20.9 |
21.1 |
18.3 |
131 |
120 |
104 |
Florida |
16.7 |
14.4 |
11.5 |
1,692 |
1,896 |
2,068 |
Georgia |
13.9 |
15.8 |
12.6 |
727 |
1,001 |
1,172 |
Hawaii |
8.5 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
81 |
121 |
116 |
Idaho |
14.7 |
14.9 |
9.6 |
138 |
157 |
141 |
Illinois |
12.3 |
13.7 |
10.6 |
1,386 |
1,606 |
1,338 |
Indiana |
11.8 |
13.0 |
10.6 |
645 |
714 |
674 |
Iowa |
10.8 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
311 |
289 |
301 |
Kansas |
9.4 |
10.3 |
12.8 |
215 |
259 |
349 |
Kentucky |
19.3 |
17.3 |
16.8 |
701 |
628 |
690 |
Louisiana |
20.3 |
23.6 |
17.0 |
868 |
952 |
713 |
Maine |
14.6 |
13.1 |
10.2 |
158 |
162 |
134 |
Maryland |
9.5 |
9.9 |
8.4 |
389 |
468 |
469 |
Massachusetts |
9.5 |
10.7 |
12.0 |
542 |
626 |
758 |
Michigan |
12.9 |
14.3 |
13.3 |
1,194 |
1,315 |
1,323 |
Minnesota |
8.7 |
12.0 |
8.2 |
342 |
524 |
422 |
Mississippi |
24.3 |
25.7 |
20.6 |
591 |
684 |
596 |
Missouri |
13.0 |
13.4 |
11.4 |
625 |
700 |
659 |
Montana |
13.2 |
16.3 |
13.4 |
102 |
134 |
125 |
Nebraska |
13.0 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
199 |
167 |
180 |
Nevada |
8.3 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
70 |
119 |
241 |
New Hampshire |
7.0 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
63 |
68 |
71 |
New Jersey |
9.0 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
659 |
711 |
762 |
New Mexico |
20.6 |
20.9 |
16.9 |
268 |
319 |
328 |
New York |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.0 |
2,391 |
2,571 |
2,668 |
North Carolina |
15.0 |
13.0 |
13.8 |
877 |
829 |
1,225 |
North Dakota |
15.5 |
13.7 |
11.4 |
99 |
87 |
70 |
Ohio |
9.8 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
1,046 |
1,256 |
1,371 |
Oklahoma |
13.9 |
15.6 |
15.2 |
406 |
481 |
531 |
Oregon |
11.5 |
9.2 |
11.8 |
309 |
267 |
439 |
Pennsylvania |
9.8 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
1,142 |
1,328 |
1,397 |
Rhode Island |
10.7 |
7.5 |
10.4 |
97 |
71 |
110 |
South Carolina |
16.8 |
16.2 |
11.2 |
534 |
548 |
474 |
South Dakota |
18.8 |
13.3 |
10.6 |
127 |
93 |
82 |
Tennessee |
19.6 |
16.9 |
14.9 |
884 |
833 |
879 |
Texas |
15.7 |
15.9 |
16.4 |
2,247 |
2,684 |
3,816 |
Utah |
10.0 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
148 |
143 |
235 |
Vermont |
12.0 |
10.9 |
7.8 |
62 |
61 |
48 |
Virginia |
12.4 |
11.1 |
8.6 |
647 |
705 |
651 |
Washington |
12.7 |
8.9 |
8.0 |
538 |
434 |
502 |
West Virginia |
15.2 |
18.1 |
15.3 |
297 |
328 |
277 |
Wisconsin |
8.5 |
9.3 |
10.1 |
403 |
448 |
555 |
Wyoming |
10.4 |
11.0 |
9.9 |
49 |
51 |
51 |
All US |
13.0 |
13.5 |
12.3 |
29,272 |
33,585 |
36,460 |
Population of US Territories
year |
puerto rico |
guam |
virgin islands |
northern mariana islands |
american samoa |
1970 |
2,721,754 |
86,470 |
63,476 |
12,359 |
27,267 |
1975 |
2,935,124 |
102,110 |
94,484 |
14,938 |
29,640 |
1980 |
3,209,648 |
106,869 |
99,636 |
16,890 |
32,418 |
1985 |
3,382,106 |
120,615 |
100,760 |
21,386 |
38,633 |
1990 |
3,536,910 |
134,110 |
104,235 |
44,037 |
47,199 |
1995 |
3,731,006 |
143,856 |
113,896 |
58,128 |
56,911 |
2000 |
3,915,798 |
154,623 |
120,917 |
71,912 |
65,446 |
2008 |
3,959,450 |
175,877 |
108,210 |
86,616 |
57,496 |