|
Year |
Number of States |
Population |
% Increase |
Population per Square Mile |
|
1790 |
13 |
3,929,214 |
4.5 |
|
|
1800 |
16 |
5,308,483 |
35.1 |
6.1 |
|
1810 |
17 |
7,239,881 |
36.4 |
4.3 |
|
1820 |
23 |
9,638,453 |
33.1 |
5.5 |
|
1830 |
24 |
12,866,020 |
33.5 |
7.4 |
|
1840 |
26 |
17,069,453 |
32.7 |
9.8 |
|
1850 |
31 |
23,191,876 |
35.9 |
7.9 |
|
1860 |
33 |
31,443,321 |
35.6 |
10.6 |
|
1870 |
37 |
39,818,449 |
26.6 |
13.4 |
|
1880 |
38 |
50,155,783 |
26.0 |
16.9 |
|
1890 |
44 |
62,947,714 |
25.5 |
21.1 |
|
1900 |
45 |
75,994,575 |
20.7 |
25.6 |
|
1910 |
46 |
91,972,266 |
21.0 |
31.0 |
|
1920 |
48 |
105,710,620 |
14.9 |
35.6 |
|
1930 |
48 |
122,775,046 |
16.1 |
41.2 |
|
1940 |
48 |
131,669,275 |
7.2 |
44.2 |
|
1950 |
48 |
150,697,361 |
14.5 |
50.7 |
|
1960 |
50 |
179,323,175 |
19.0 |
50.6 |
|
1970 |
50 |
203,235,298 |
13.3 |
57.5 |
|
1980 |
50 |
226,504,825 |
11.4 |
64.0 |
|
1985 |
50 |
237,839,000 |
5.0 |
67.2 |
|
1990 |
50 |
250,122,000 |
5.2 |
70.6 |
|
1995 |
50 |
263,411,707 |
5.3 |
74.4 |
|
2000 |
50 |
281,421,906 |
6.8 |
77.0 |
|
2005 |
50 |
296,410,404 |
5.3 |
81.7 |