Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1790 - 1850
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850
UNITED STATES 3,929,214 5,308,483 7,239,881 9,638,453 12,866,020 17,069,453 23,191,876
NEW ENGLAND
Maine 96,540 151,719 228,705 298,335 399,455 501,793 583,169
New Hampshire 141,885 183,858 214,460 244,161 269,328 284,574 317,976
Vermont 85,425 154,465 217,895 235,981 280,652 291,948 314,120
Massachusetts 378,787 422,845 472,040 523,287 610,408 737,699 994,514
Rhode Island 68,825 69,122 76,931 83,059 97,199 108,830 147,545
Connecticut 237,946 251,002 261,942 275,248 297,675 309,978 370,792
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York 340,120 589,051 959,049 1,372,812 1,918,608 2,428,921 3,097,394
New Jersey 184,139 211,149 245,562 277,575 320,823 373,306 489,555
Pennsylvania 434,373 602,365 810,091 1,049,458 1,348,233 1,724,033 2,311,786
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Ohio NA 45,365 230,760 581,434 937,903 1,519,467 1,980,329
Indiana NA 5,641 24,520 147,178 343,031 685,866 988,416
Illinois NA NA 12,282 55,211 157,445 476,183 851,470
Michigan NA NA 4,762 8,896 31,639 212,267 397,654
Wisconsin NA NA NA NA NA 30,945 305,391
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Minnesota NA NA NA NA NA NA 6,077
Iowa NA NA NA NA NA 43,112 192,214
Missouri NA NA 19,783 66,586 140,455 383,702 682,044
North Dakota NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
South Dakota NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Nebraska NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Kansas NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Delaware 59,096 64,273 72,674 72,749 76,748 78,085 91,532
Maryland 319,728 341,548 380,546 407,350 447,040 470,019 583,034
District of Col NA 8,144 15,471 23,336 30,261 33,745 51,687
Virginia 691,737 807,557 877,683 938,261 1,044,054 1,025,227 1,119,348
West Virginia 55,873 78,592 105,469 136,808 176,924 224,537 302,313
North Carolina 393,751 478,103 555,500 638,829 737,987 753,419 869,039
South Carolina 249,073 345,591 415,115 502,741 581,185 594,398 668,507
Georgia 82,548 162,686 252,433 340,989 516,823 691,392 906,185
Florida NA NA NA NA 34,730 54,477 87,445
Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1790 - 1850 (cont.)
1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Kentucky 73,677 220,955 406,511 564,317 687,917 779,828 982,405
Tennessee 35,691 105,602 261,727 422,823 681,904 829,210 1,002,717
Alabama NA 1,250 9,046 127,901 309,527 590,756 771,623
Mississippi NA 7,600 31,306 75,448 136,621 375,651 606,526
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Arkansas NA NA 1,062 14,273 30,388 97,574 209,897
Louisiana NA NA 76,556 153,407 215,739 352,411 517,762
Oklahoma NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Texas NA NA NA NA NA NA 212,592
MOUNTAIN
Montana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Idaho NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Wyoming NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Colorado NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
New Mexico NA NA NA NA NA NA 61,547
Arizona NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Utah NA NA NA NA NA NA 11,380
Nevada NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
PACIFIC
Washington NA NA NA NA NA NA 1,201
Oregon NA NA NA NA NA NA 12,093
California NA NA NA NA NA NA 92,597
Alaska NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Hawaii NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Puerto Rico NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1860 - 1920 (cont.)
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920
UNITED STATES 31,443,321 38,558,371 50,189,209 62,979,766 76,212,168 92,228,496 106,021,537
NEW ENGLAND
Maine 628,279 626,915 648,936 661,086 694,466 742,371 768,014
New Hampshire 326,073 318,300 346,991 376,530 411,588 430,572 443,083
Vermont 315,098 330,551 332,286 332,422 343,641 355,956 352,428
Massachusetts 1,231,066 1,457,351 1,783,085 2,238,947 2,805,346 3,366,416 3,852,356
Rhode Island 174,620 217,353 276,531 345,506 428,556 542,610 604,397
Connecticut 460,147 537,454 622,700 746,258 908,420 1,114,756 1,380,631
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York 3,880,735 4,382,759 5,082,871 6,003,174 7,268,894 9,113,614 10,385,227
New Jersey 672,035 906,096 1,131,116 1,444,933 1,883,669 2,537,167 3,155,900
Pennsylvania 2,906,215 3,521,951 4,282,891 5,258,113 6,302,115 7,665,111 8,720,017
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Ohio 2,339,511 2,665,260 3,198,062 3,672,329 4,157,545 4,767,121 5,759,394
Indiana 1,350,428 1,680,637 1,978,301 2,192,404 2,516,462 2,700,876 2,930,390
Illinois 1,711,951 2,539,891 3,077,871 3,826,352 4,821,550 5,638,591 6,485,280
Michigan 749,113 1,184,059 1,636,937 2,093,890 2,420,982 2,810,173 3,668,412
Wisconsin 775,881 1,054,670 1,315,497 1,693,330 2,069,042 2,333,860 2,632,067
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Minnesota 172,023 439,706 780,773 1,310,283 1,751,394 2,075,708 2,387,125
Iowa 674,913 1,194,020 1,624,615 1,912,297 2,231,853 2,224,771 2,404,021
Missouri 1,182,012 1,721,295 2,168,380 2,679,185 3,106,665 3,293,335 3,404,055
North Dakota NA 2,405 36,909 190,983 319,146 577,056 646,872
South Dakota 4,837 11,776 98,268 348,600 401,570 583,888 636,547
Nebraska 28,841 122,993 452,402 1,062,656 1,066,300 1,192,214 1,296,372
Kansas 107,206 364,399 996,096 1,428,108 1,470,495 1,690,949 1,769,257
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Delaware 112,216 125,015 146,608 168,493 184,735 202,322 223,003
Maryland 687,049 780,894 934,943 1,042,390 1,188,044 1,295,346 1,449,661
District of Col 75,080 131,700 177,624 230,392 278,718 331,069 437,571
Virginia 1,219,630 1,225,163 1,512,565 1,655,980 1,854,184 2,061,612 2,309,187
West Virginia 376,688 442,014 618,457 762,794 958,800 1,221,119 1,463,701
North Carolina 992,622 1,071,361 1,399,750 1,617,949 1,893,810 2,206,287 2,559,123
South Carolina 703,708 705,606 995,577 1,151,149 1,340,316 1,515,400 1,683,724
Georgia 1,057,286 1,184,109 1,542,180 1,837,353 2,216,331 2,609,121 2,895,832
Florida 140,424 187,748 269,493 391,422 528,542 752,619 968,470
Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1860 - 1920 (cont.)
1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Kentucky 1,155,684 1,321,011 1,648,690 1,858,635 2,147,174 2,289,905 2,416,630
Tennessee 1,109,801 1,258,520 1,542,359 1,767,518 2,020,616 2,184,789 2,337,885
Alabama 964,201 996,992 1,262,505 1,513,401 1,828,697 2,138,093 2,348,174
Mississippi 791,305 827,922 1,131,597 1,289,600 1,551,270 1,797,114 1,790,618
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Arkansas 435,450 484,471 802,525 1,128,211 1,311,564 1,574,449 1,752,204
Louisiana 708,002 726,915 939,946 1,118,588 1,381,625 1,656,388 1,798,509
Oklahoma NA NA NA 258,657 790,391 1,657,155 2,028,283
Texas 604,215 818,579 1,591,749 2,235,527 3,048,710 3,896,542 4,663,228
MOUNTAIN
Montana NA 20,595 39,159 142,924 243,329 376,053 548,889
Idaho NA 14,999 32,610 88,548 161,772 325,594 431,866
Wyoming NA 9,118 20,789 62,555 92,531 145,965 194,402
Colorado 34,277 39,864 194,327 413,249 539,700 799,024 939,629
New Mexico 93,516 91,874 119,565 160,282 195,310 327,301 360,350
Arizona NA 9,658 40,440 88,243 122,931 204,354 334,162
Utah 40,273 86,786 143,963 210,779 276,749 373,351 449,396
Nevada 6,857 42,491 62,266 47,355 42,355 81,875 77,407
PACIFIC
Washington 11,594 23,955 75,116 357,232 518,103 1,141,990 1,356,621
Oregon 52,465 90,923 174,768 317,704 413,536 672,765 783,389
California 379,994 560,247 864,694 1,213,398 1,485,053 2,377,549 3,426,861
Alaska NA NA 33,426 32,052 63,592 64,356 55,036
Hawaii NA NA NA NA 154,001 191,874 255,881
Puerto Rico NA NA NA NA 953,243 1,118,012 1,299,809
Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
UNITED STATES 123,202,624 132,164,569 151,325,798 179,323,175 203,302,031 226,545,805 248,709,873
NEW ENGLAND
Maine 797,423 847,226 913,774 969,265 993,722 1,124,660 1,227,928
New Hampshire 465,293 491,524 533,242 606,921 737,681 920,610 1,109,252
Vermont 359,611 359,231 377,747 389,881 444,732 511,456 562,758
Massachusetts 4,249,614 4,316,721 4,690,514 5,148,578 5,689,170 5,737,037 6,016,425
Rhode Island 687,497 713,346 791,896 859,488 949,723 947,154 1,003,464
Connecticut 1,606,903 1,709,242 2,007,280 2,535,234 3,032,217 3,107,576 3,287,116
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York 12,588,066 13,479,142 14,830,192 16,782,304 18,241,391 17,558,072 17,990,455
New Jersey 4,041,334 4,160,165 4,835,329 6,066,782 7,171,112 7,365,011 7,730,188
Pennsylvania 9,631,350 9,900,180 10,498,012 11,319,366 11,800,766 11,863,895 11,881,643
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Ohio 6,646,697 6,907,612 7,946,627 9,706,397 10,657,423 10,797,630 10,847,115
Indiana 3,238,503 3,427,796 3,934,224 4,662,498 5,195,392 5,490,224 5,544,159
Illinois 7,630,654 7,897,241 8,712,176 10,081,158 11,110,285 11,426,518 11,430,602
Michigan 4,842,325 5,256,106 6,371,766 7,823,194 8,881,826 9,262,078 9,295,297
Wisconsin 2,939,006 3,137,587 3,434,575 3,951,777 4,417,821 4,705,767 4,891,769
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Minnesota 2,563,953 2,792,300 2,982,483 3,413,864 3,806,103 4,075,970 4,375,099
Iowa 2,470,939 2,538,268 2,621,073 2,757,537 2,825,368 2,913,808 2,776,755
Missouri 3,629,367 3,784,664 3,954,653 4,319,813 4,677,623 4,916,686 5,117,073
North Dakota 680,845 641,935 619,636 632,446 617,792 652,717 638,800
South Dakota 692,849 642,961 652,740 680,514 666,257 690,768 696,004
Nebraska 1,377,963 1,315,834 1,325,510 1,411,330 1,485,333 1,569,825 1,578,385
Kansas 1,880,999 1,801,028 1,905,299 2,178,611 2,249,071 2,363,679 2,477,574
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Delaware 238,380 266,505 318,085 446,292 548,104 594,338 666,168
Maryland 1,631,526 1,821,244 2,343,001 3,100,689 3,923,897 4,216,975 4,781,468
District of Col 486,869 663,091 802,178 763,956 756,668 638,333 606,900
Virginia 2,421,851 2,677,773 3,318,680 3,966,949 4,651,448 5,346,818 6,187,358
West Virginia 1,729,205 1,901,974 2,005,552 1,860,421 1,744,237 1,949,644 1,793,477
North Carolina 3,170,276 3,571,623 4,061,929 4,556,155 5,084,411 5,881,766 6,628,637
South Carolina 1,738,765 1,899,804 2,117,027 2,382,594 2,590,713 3,121,820 3,486,703
Georgia 2,908,506 3,123,723 3,444,578 3,943,116 4,587,930 5,463,105 6,478,216
Florida 1,468,211 1,897,414 2,771,305 4,951,560 6,791,418 9,746,324 12,937,926
Table 1 . United States Resident Population by State: 1930 - 1990 (cont.)
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Kentucky 2,614,589 2,845,627 2,944,806 3,038,156 3,220,711 3,660,777 3,685,296
Tennessee 2,616,556 2,915,841 3,291,718 3,567,089 3,926,018 4,591,120 4,877,185
Alabama 2,646,248 2,832,961 3,061,743 3,266,740 3,444,354 3,893,888 4,040,587
Mississippi 2,009,821 2,183,796 2,178,914 2,178,141 2,216,994 2,520,638 2,573,216
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
Arkansas 1,854,482 1,949,387 1,909,511 1,786,272 1,923,322 2,286,435 2,350,725
Louisiana 2,101,593 2,363,880 2,683,516 3,257,022 3,644,637 4,205,900 4,219,973
Oklahoma 2,396,040 2,336,434 2,233,351 2,328,284 2,559,463 3,025,290 3,145,585
Texas 5,824,715 6,414,824 7,711,194 9,579,677 11,198,655 14,229,191 16,986,510
MOUNTAIN
Montana 537,606 559,456 591,024 674,767 694,409 786,690 799,065
Idaho 445,032 524,873 588,637 667,191 713,015 943,935 1,006,749
Wyoming 225,565 250,742 290,529 330,066 332,416 469,557 453,588
Colorado 1,035,791 1,123,296 1,325,089 1,753,947 2,209,596 2,889,964 3,294,394
New Mexico 423,317 531,818 681,187 951,023 1,017,055 1,302,894 1,515,069
Arizona 435,573 499,261 749,587 1,302,161 1,775,399 2,718,215 3,665,228
Utah 507,847 550,310 688,862 890,627 1,059,273 1,461,037 1,722,850
Nevada 91,058 110,247 160,083 285,278 488,738 800,493 1,201,833
PACIFIC
Washington 1,563,396 1,736,191 2,378,963 2,853,214 3,413,244 4,132,156 4,866,692
Oregon 953,786 1,089,684 1,521,341 1,768,687 2,091,533 2,633,105 2,842,321
California 5,677,251 6,907,387 10,586,223 15,717,204 19,971,069 23,667,902 29,760,021
Alaska 59,278 72,524 128,643 226,167 302,583 401,851 550,043
Hawaii 368,300 422,770 499,794 632,772 769,913 964,691 1,108,229
Puerto Rico 1,543,913 1,869,255 2,210,703 2,349,544 2,712,033 3,196,520 3,522,037
SOURCE: U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing.