Resident Population Data
Population Change
Population change is the rate of change in population between decennial census years. While every census region grew considerably during the twentieth century, the South and West experienced the largest increases in population.
State or Region | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
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United States | |||||||||||
Population | 92,228,531 | 106,021,568 | 123,202,660 | 132,165,129 | 151,325,798 | 179,323,175 | 203,211,926 | 226,545,805 | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | 308,745,538 |
Percent Change | 21.0% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 7.3% | 14.5% | 18.5% | 13.3% | 11.5% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 9.7% |
Northeast | |||||||||||
Population | 25,868,573 | 29,662,053 | 34,427,091 | 35,976,777 | 39,477,986 | 44,677,819 | 49,040,703 | 49,135,283 | 50,809,229 | 53,594,378 | 55,317,240 |
Percent Change | 22.9% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 9.8% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
Midwest | |||||||||||
Population | 29,888,542 | 34,019,792 | 38,594,100 | 40,143,332 | 44,460,762 | 51,619,139 | 56,571,663 | 58,865,670 | 59,668,632 | 64,392,776 | 66,927,001 |
Percent Change | 13.5% | 13.8% | 13.4% | 4.0% | 10.8% | 16.1% | 9.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 7.9% | 3.9% |
South | |||||||||||
Population | 29,389,330 | 33,125,803 | 37,857,633 | 41,665,901 | 47,197,088 | 54,973,113 | 62,795,367 | 75,372,362 | 85,445,930 | 100,236,820 | 114,555,744 |
Percent Change | 19.8% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 14.2% | 20.0% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 14.3% |
West | |||||||||||
Population | 7,082,086 | 9,213,920 | 12,323,836 | 14,379,119 | 20,189,962 | 28,053,104 | 34,804,193 | 43,172,490 | 52,786,082 | 63,197,932 | 71,945,553 |
Percent Change | 64.4% | 30.1% | 33.8% | 16.7% | 40.4% | 38.9% | 24.1% | 24.0% | 22.3% | 19.7% | 13.8% |
Alabama | |||||||||||
Population | 2,138,093 | 2,348,174 | 2,646,248 | 2,832,961 | 3,061,743 | 3,266,740 | 3,444,165 | 3,893,888 | 4,040,587 | 4,447,100 | 4,779,736 |
Percent Change | 16.9% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 13.1% | 3.8% | 10.1% | 7.5% |
Alaska | |||||||||||
Population | 64,356 | 55,036 | 59,278 | 72,524 | 128,643 | 226,167 | 300,382 | 401,851 | 550,043 | 626,932 | 710,231 |
Percent Change | 1.2% | -14.5% | 7.7% | 22.3% | 77.4% | 75.8% | 32.8% | 33.8% | 36.9% | 14.0% | 13.3% |
Arizona | |||||||||||
Population | 204,354 | 334,162 | 435,573 | 499,261 | 749,587 | 1,302,161 | 1,770,900 | 2,718,215 | 3,665,228 | 5,130,632 | 6,392,017 |
Percent Change | 66.2% | 63.5% | 30.3% | 14.6% | 50.1% | 73.7% | 36.0% | 53.5% | 34.8% | 40.0% | 24.6% |
Arkansas | |||||||||||
Population | 1,574,449 | 1,752,204 | 1,854,482 | 1,949,387 | 1,909,511 | 1,786,272 | 1,923,295 | 2,286,435 | 2,350,725 | 2,673,400 | 2,915,918 |
Percent Change | 20.0% | 11.3% | 5.8% | 5.1% | -2.0% | -6.5% | 7.7% | 18.9% | 2.8% | 13.7% | 9.1% |
California | |||||||||||
Population | 2,377,549 | 3,426,861 | 5,677,251 | 6,907,387 | 10,586,223 | 15,717,204 | 19,953,134 | 23,667,902 | 29,760,021 | 33,871,648 | 37,253,956 |
Percent Change | 60.1% | 44.1% | 65.7% | 21.7% | 53.3% | 48.5% | 27.0% | 18.6% | 25.7% | 13.8% | 10.0% |
Colorado | |||||||||||
Population | 799,024 | 939,629 | 1,035,791 | 1,123,296 | 1,325,089 | 1,753,947 | 2,207,259 | 2,889,964 | 3,294,394 | 4,301,261 | 5,029,196 |
Percent Change | 48.0% | 17.6% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 18.0% | 32.4% | 25.8% | 30.9% | 14.0% | 30.6% | 16.9% |
Connecticut | |||||||||||
Population | 1,114,756 | 1,380,631 | 1,606,903 | 1,709,242 | 2,007,280 | 2,535,234 | 3,031,709 | 3,107,576 | 3,287,116 | 3,405,565 | 3,574,097 |
Percent Change | 22.7% | 23.9% | 16.4% | 6.4% | 17.4% | 26.3% | 19.6% | 2.5% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 4.9% |
Delaware | |||||||||||
Population | 202,322 | 223,003 | 238,380 | 266,505 | 318,085 | 446,292 | 548,104 | 594,338 | 666,168 | 783,600 | 897,934 |
Percent Change | 9.5% | 10.2% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 19.4% | 40.3% | 22.8% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 17.6% | 14.6% |
District of Columbia | |||||||||||
Population | 331,069 | 437,571 | 486,869 | 663,091 | 802,178 | 763,956 | 756,510 | 638,333 | 606,900 | 572,059 | 601,723 |
Percent Change | 18.8% | 32.2% | 11.3% | 36.2% | 21.0% | -4.8% | -1.0% | -15.6% | -4.9% | -5.7% | 5.2% |
Florida | |||||||||||
Population | 752,619 | 968,470 | 1,468,211 | 1,897,414 | 2,771,305 | 4,951,560 | 6,789,443 | 9,746,324 | 12,937,926 | 15,982,378 | 18,801,310 |
Percent Change | 42.4% | 28.7% | 51.6% | 29.2% | 46.1% | 78.7% | 37.1% | 43.6% | 32.7% | 23.5% | 17.6% |
Georgia | |||||||||||
Population | 2,609,121 | 2,895,832 | 2,908,506 | 3,123,723 | 3,444,578 | 3,943,116 | 4,589,575 | 5,463,105 | 6,478,216 | 8,186,453 | 9,687,653 |
Percent Change | 17.7% | 11.0% | 0.4% | 7.4% | 10.3% | 14.5% | 16.4% | 19.0% | 18.6% | 26.4% | 18.3% |
Hawaii | |||||||||||
Population | 191,909 | 255,912 | 368,336 | 423,330 | 499,794 | 632,772 | 768,561 | 964,691 | 1,108,229 | 1,211,537 | 1,360,301 |
Percent Change | 24.6% | 33.4% | 43.9% | 14.9% | 18.1% | 26.6% | 21.5% | 25.5% | 14.9% | 9.3% | 12.3% |
Idaho | |||||||||||
Population | 325,594 | 431,866 | 445,032 | 524,873 | 588,637 | 667,191 | 712,567 | 943,935 | 1,006,749 | 1,293,953 | 1,567,582 |
Percent Change | 101.3% | 32.6% | 3.0% | 17.9% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 32.5% | 6.7% | 28.5% | 21.1% |
Illinois | |||||||||||
Population | 5,638,591 | 6,485,280 | 7,630,654 | 7,897,241 | 8,712,176 | 10,081,158 | 11,113,976 | 11,426,518 | 11,430,602 | 12,419,293 | 12,830,632 |
Percent Change | 16.9% | 15.0% | 17.7% | 3.5% | 10.3% | 15.7% | 10.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 3.3% |
Indiana | |||||||||||
Population | 2,700,876 | 2,930,390 | 3,238,503 | 3,427,796 | 3,934,224 | 4,662,498 | 5,193,669 | 5,490,224 | 5,544,159 | 6,080,485 | 6,483,802 |
Percent Change | 7.3% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 5.8% | 14.8% | 18.5% | 11.4% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 9.7% | 6.6% |
Iowa | |||||||||||
Population | 2,224,771 | 2,404,021 | 2,470,939 | 2,538,268 | 2,621,073 | 2,757,537 | 2,824,376 | 2,913,808 | 2,776,755 | 2,926,324 | 3,046,355 |
Percent Change | -0.3% | 8.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 3.2% | -4.7% | 5.4% | 4.1% |
Kansas | |||||||||||
Population | 1,690,949 | 1,769,257 | 1,880,999 | 1,801,028 | 1,905,299 | 2,178,611 | 2,246,578 | 2,363,679 | 2,477,574 | 2,688,418 | 2,853,118 |
Percent Change | 15.0% | 4.6% | 6.3% | -4.3% | 5.8% | 14.3% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 6.1% |
Kentucky | |||||||||||
Population | 2,289,905 | 2,416,630 | 2,614,589 | 2,845,627 | 2,944,806 | 3,038,156 | 3,218,706 | 3,660,777 | 3,685,296 | 4,041,769 | 4,339,367 |
Percent Change | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 13.7% | 0.7% | 9.7% | 7.4% |
Louisiana | |||||||||||
Population | 1,656,388 | 1,798,509 | 2,101,593 | 2,363,880 | 2,683,516 | 3,257,022 | 3,641,306 | 4,205,900 | 4,219,973 | 4,468,976 | 4,533,372 |
Percent Change | 19.9% | 8.6% | 16.9% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 21.4% | 11.8% | 15.5% | 0.3% | 5.9% | 1.4% |
Maine | |||||||||||
Population | 742,371 | 768,014 | 797,423 | 847,226 | 913,774 | 969,265 | 992,048 | 1,124,660 | 1,227,928 | 1,274,923 | 1,328,361 |
Percent Change | 6.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 13.4% | 9.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
Maryland | |||||||||||
Population | 1,295,346 | 1,449,661 | 1,631,526 | 1,821,244 | 2,343,001 | 3,100,689 | 3,922,399 | 4,216,975 | 4,781,468 | 5,296,486 | 5,773,552 |
Percent Change | 9.0% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 28.6% | 32.3% | 26.5% | 7.5% | 13.4% | 10.8% | 9.0% |
Massachusetts | |||||||||||
Population | 3,366,416 | 3,852,356 | 4,249,614 | 4,316,721 | 4,690,514 | 5,148,578 | 5,689,170 | 5,737,037 | 6,016,425 | 6,349,097 | 6,547,629 |
Percent Change | 20.0% | 14.4% | 10.3% | 1.6% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 0.8% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 3.1% |
Michigan | |||||||||||
Population | 2,810,173 | 3,668,412 | 4,842,325 | 5,256,106 | 6,371,766 | 7,823,194 | 8,875,083 | 9,262,078 | 9,295,297 | 9,938,444 | 9,883,640 |
Percent Change | 16.1% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 8.5% | 21.2% | 22.8% | 13.4% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 6.9% | -0.6% |
Minnesota | |||||||||||
Population | 2,075,708 | 2,387,125 | 2,563,953 | 2,792,300 | 2,982,483 | 3,413,864 | 3,804,971 | 4,075,970 | 4,375,099 | 4,919,479 | 5,303,925 |
Percent Change | 18.5% | 15.0% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 14.5% | 11.5% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 12.4% | 7.8% |
Mississippi | |||||||||||
Population | 1,797,114 | 1,790,618 | 2,009,821 | 2,183,796 | 2,178,914 | 2,178,141 | 2,216,912 | 2,520,638 | 2,573,216 | 2,844,658 | 2,967,297 |
Percent Change | 15.8% | -0.4% | 12.2% | 8.7% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 13.7% | 2.1% | 10.5% | 4.3% |
Missouri | |||||||||||
Population | 3,293,335 | 3,404,055 | 3,629,367 | 3,784,664 | 3,954,653 | 4,319,813 | 4,676,501 | 4,916,686 | 5,117,073 | 5,595,211 | 5,988,927 |
Percent Change | 6.0% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 9.3% | 7.0% |
Montana | |||||||||||
Population | 376,053 | 548,889 | 537,606 | 559,456 | 591,024 | 674,767 | 694,409 | 786,690 | 799,065 | 902,195 | 989,415 |
Percent Change | 54.5% | 46.0% | -2.1% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 14.2% | 2.9% | 13.3% | 1.6% | 12.9% | 9.7% |
Nebraska | |||||||||||
Population | 1,192,214 | 1,296,372 | 1,377,963 | 1,315,834 | 1,325,510 | 1,411,330 | 1,483,493 | 1,569,825 | 1,578,385 | 1,711,263 | 1,826,341 |
Percent Change | 11.8% | 8.7% | 6.3% | -4.5% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 0.5% | 8.4% | 6.7% |
Nevada | |||||||||||
Population | 81,875 | 77,407 | 91,058 | 110,247 | 160,083 | 285,278 | 488,738 | 800,493 | 1,201,833 | 1,998,257 | 2,700,551 |
Percent Change | 93.4% | -5.5% | 17.6% | 21.1% | 45.2% | 78.2% | 71.3% | 63.8% | 50.1% | 66.3% | 35.1% |
New Hampshire | |||||||||||
Population | 430,572 | 443,083 | 465,293 | 491,524 | 533,242 | 606,921 | 737,681 | 920,610 | 1,109,252 | 1,235,786 | 1,316,470 |
Percent Change | 4.6% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 13.8% | 21.5% | 24.8% | 20.5% | 11.4% | 6.5% |
New Jersey | |||||||||||
Population | 2,537,167 | 3,155,900 | 4,041,334 | 4,160,165 | 4,835,329 | 6,066,782 | 7,168,164 | 7,364,823 | 7,730,188 | 8,414,350 | 8,791,894 |
Percent Change | 34.7% | 24.4% | 28.1% | 2.9% | 16.2% | 25.5% | 18.2% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 8.9% | 4.5% |
New Mexico | |||||||||||
Population | 327,301 | 360,350 | 423,317 | 531,818 | 681,187 | 951,023 | 1,016,000 | 1,302,894 | 1,515,069 | 1,819,046 | 2,059,179 |
Percent Change | 67.6% | 10.1% | 17.5% | 25.6% | 28.1% | 39.6% | 6.8% | 28.2% | 16.3% | 20.1% | 13.2% |
New York | |||||||||||
Population | 9,113,614 | 10,385,227 | 12,588,066 | 13,479,142 | 14,830,192 | 16,782,304 | 18,236,967 | 17,558,072 | 17,990,455 | 18,976,457 | 19,378,102 |
Percent Change | 25.4% | 14.0% | 21.2% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 13.2% | 8.7% | -3.7% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 2.1% |
North Carolina | |||||||||||
Population | 2,206,287 | 2,559,123 | 3,170,276 | 3,571,623 | 4,061,929 | 4,556,155 | 5,082,059 | 5,881,766 | 6,628,637 | 8,049,313 | 9,535,483 |
Percent Change | 16.5% | 16.0% | 23.9% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 12.2% | 11.5% | 15.7% | 12.7% | 21.4% | 18.5% |
North Dakota | |||||||||||
Population | 577,056 | 646,872 | 680,845 | 641,935 | 619,636 | 632,446 | 617,761 | 652,717 | 638,800 | 642,200 | 672,591 |
Percent Change | 80.8% | 12.1% | 5.3% | -5.7% | -3.5% | 2.1% | -2.3% | 5.7% | -2.1% | 0.5% | 4.7% |
Ohio | |||||||||||
Population | 4,767,121 | 5,759,394 | 6,646,697 | 6,907,612 | 7,946,627 | 9,706,397 | 10,652,017 | 10,797,630 | 10,847,115 | 11,353,140 | 11,536,504 |
Percent Change | 14.7% | 20.8% | 15.4% | 3.9% | 15.0% | 22.1% | 9.7% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 4.7% | 1.6% |
Oklahoma | |||||||||||
Population | 1,657,155 | 2,028,283 | 2,396,040 | 2,336,434 | 2,233,351 | 2,328,284 | 2,559,229 | 3,025,290 | 3,145,585 | 3,450,654 | 3,751,351 |
Percent Change | 109.7% | 22.4% | 18.1% | -2.5% | -4.4% | 4.3% | 9.9% | 18.2% | 4.0% | 9.7% | 8.7% |
Oregon | |||||||||||
Population | 672,765 | 783,389 | 953,786 | 1,089,684 | 1,521,341 | 1,768,687 | 2,091,385 | 2,633,105 | 2,842,321 | 3,421,399 | 3,831,074 |
Percent Change | 62.7% | 16.4% | 21.8% | 14.2% | 39.6% | 16.3% | 18.2% | 25.9% | 7.9% | 20.4% | 12.0% |
Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
Population | 7,665,111 | 8,720,017 | 9,631,350 | 9,900,180 | 10,498,012 | 11,319,366 | 11,793,909 | 11,863,895 | 11,881,643 | 12,281,054 | 12,702,379 |
Percent Change | 21.6% | 13.8% | 10.5% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
Rhode Island | |||||||||||
Population | 542,610 | 604,397 | 687,497 | 713,346 | 791,896 | 859,488 | 946,725 | 947,154 | 1,003,464 | 1,048,319 | 1,052,567 |
Percent Change | 26.6% | 11.4% | 13.7% | 3.8% | 11.0% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 0.4% |
South Carolina | |||||||||||
Population | 1,515,400 | 1,683,724 | 1,738,765 | 1,899,804 | 2,117,027 | 2,382,594 | 2,590,516 | 3,121,820 | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 | 4,625,364 |
Percent Change | 13.1% | 11.1% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 8.7% | 20.5% | 11.7% | 15.1% | 15.3% |
South Dakota | |||||||||||
Population | 583,888 | 636,547 | 692,849 | 642,961 | 652,740 | 680,514 | 665,507 | 690,768 | 696,004 | 754,844 | 814,180 |
Percent Change | 45.4% | 9.0% | 8.8% | -7.2% | 1.5% | 4.3% | -2.2% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 8.5% | 7.9% |
Tennessee | |||||||||||
Population | 2,184,789 | 2,337,885 | 2,616,556 | 2,915,841 | 3,291,718 | 3,567,089 | 3,923,687 | 4,591,120 | 4,877,185 | 5,689,283 | 6,346,105 |
Percent Change | 8.1% | 7.0% | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 6.2% | 16.7% | 11.5% |
Texas | |||||||||||
Population | 3,896,542 | 4,663,228 | 5,824,715 | 6,414,824 | 7,711,194 | 9,579,677 | 11,196,730 | 14,229,191 | 16,986,510 | 20,851,820 | 25,145,561 |
Percent Change | 27.8% | 19.7% | 24.9% | 10.1% | 20.2% | 24.2% | 16.9% | 27.1% | 19.4% | 22.8% | 20.6% |
Utah | |||||||||||
Population | 373,351 | 449,396 | 507,847 | 550,310 | 688,862 | 890,627 | 1,059,273 | 1,461,037 | 1,722,850 | 2,233,169 | 2,763,885 |
Percent Change | 34.9% | 20.4% | 13.0% | 8.4% | 25.2% | 29.3% | 18.9% | 37.9% | 17.9% | 29.6% | 23.8% |
Vermont | |||||||||||
Population | 355,956 | 352,428 | 359,611 | 359,231 | 377,747 | 389,881 | 444,330 | 511,456 | 562,758 | 608,827 | 625,741 |
Percent Change | 3.6% | -1.0% | 2.0% | -0.1% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 14.0% | 15.1% | 10.0% | 8.2% | 2.8% |
Virginia | |||||||||||
Population | 2,061,612 | 2,309,187 | 2,421,851 | 2,677,773 | 3,318,680 | 3,966,949 | 4,648,494 | 5,346,818 | 6,187,358 | 7,078,515 | 8,001,024 |
Percent Change | 11.2% | 12.0% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 23.9% | 19.5% | 17.2% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 14.4% | 13.0% |
Washington | |||||||||||
Population | 1,141,990 | 1,356,621 | 1,563,396 | 1,736,191 | 2,378,963 | 2,853,214 | 3,409,169 | 4,132,156 | 4,866,692 | 5,894,121 | 6,724,540 |
Percent Change | 120.4% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 11.1% | 37.0% | 19.9% | 19.5% | 21.2% | 17.8% | 21.1% | 14.1% |
West Virginia | |||||||||||
Population | 1,221,119 | 1,463,701 | 1,729,205 | 1,901,974 | 2,005,552 | 1,860,421 | 1,744,237 | 1,949,644 | 1,793,477 | 1,808,344 | 1,852,994 |
Percent Change | 27.4% | 19.9% | 18.1% | 10.0% | 5.4% | -7.2% | -6.2% | 11.8% | -8.0% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
Wisconsin | |||||||||||
Population | 2,333,860 | 2,632,067 | 2,939,006 | 3,137,587 | 3,434,575 | 3,951,777 | 4,417,731 | 4,705,767 | 4,891,769 | 5,363,675 | 5,686,986 |
Percent Change | 12.8% | 12.8% | 11.7% | 6.8% | 9.5% | 15.1% | 11.8% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 9.6% | 6.0% |
Wyoming | |||||||||||
Population | 145,965 | 194,402 | 225,565 | 250,742 | 290,529 | 330,066 | 332,416 | 469,557 | 453,588 | 493,782 | 563,626 |
Percent Change | 57.7% | 33.2% | 16.0% | 11.2% | 15.9% | 13.6% | 0.7% | 41.3% | -3.4% | 8.9% | 14.1% |
Puerto Rico | |||||||||||
Population | 1,118,012 | 1,299,809 | 1,543,913 | 1,869,255 | 2,210,703 | 2,349,544 | 2,712,033 | 3,196,520 | 3,522,037 | 3,808,610 | 3,725,789 |
Percent Change | 17.3% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 21.1% | 18.3% | 6.3% | 15.4% | 17.9% | 10.2% | 8.1% | -2.2% |