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US Population |
|
|
Year |
Population |
Growth % |
Annual Change |
1776 |
2,500,000 |
|
|
1777 |
2,582,059 |
3.28 |
82,059 |
1778 |
2,666,811 |
3.28 |
84,752 |
1779 |
2,754,345 |
3.28 |
87,534 |
1780 |
2,844,752 |
3.28 |
90,407 |
1781 |
2,938,127 |
3.28 |
93,375 |
1782 |
3,034,567 |
3.28 |
96,440 |
1783 |
3,134,172 |
3.28 |
99,605 |
1784 |
3,237,047 |
3.28 |
102,875 |
1785 |
3,343,298 |
3.28 |
106,251 |
1786 |
3,453,037 |
3.28 |
109,739 |
1787 |
3,566,378 |
3.28 |
113,341 |
1788 |
3,683,439 |
3.28 |
117,061 |
1789 |
3,804,342 |
3.28 |
120,903 |
1790 |
3,929,214 |
3.28 |
124,872 |
1791 |
4,049,227 |
3.05 |
120,013 |
1792 |
4,172,906 |
3.05 |
123,679 |
1793 |
4,300,363 |
3.05 |
127,457 |
1794 |
4,431,713 |
3.05 |
131,350 |
1795 |
4,567,074 |
3.05 |
135,362 |
1796 |
4,706,570 |
3.05 |
139,496 |
1797 |
4,850,327 |
3.05 |
143,757 |
1798 |
4,998,475 |
3.05 |
148,148 |
1799 |
5,151,147 |
3.05 |
152,673 |
1800 |
5,308,483 |
3.05 |
157,336 |
1801 |
5,475,787 |
3.15 |
167,304 |
1802 |
5,648,363 |
3.15 |
172,577 |
1803 |
5,826,379 |
3.15 |
178,016 |
1804 |
6,010,005 |
3.15 |
183,626 |
1805 |
6,199,418 |
3.15 |
189,413 |
1806 |
6,394,801 |
3.15 |
195,383 |
1807 |
6,596,341 |
3.15 |
201,541 |
1808 |
6,804,234 |
3.15 |
207,892 |
1809 |
7,018,678 |
3.15 |
214,444 |
1810 |
7,239,881 |
3.15 |
221,203 |
1811 |
7,450,047 |
2.9 |
210,166 |
1812 |
7,666,314 |
2.9 |
216,267 |
1813 |
7,888,859 |
2.9 |
222,545 |
1814 |
8,117,864 |
2.9 |
229,005 |
1815 |
8,353,517 |
2.9 |
235,653 |
1816 |
8,596,011 |
2.9 |
242,494 |
1817 |
8,845,544 |
2.9 |
249,533 |
1818 |
9,102,321 |
2.9 |
256,777 |
1819 |
9,366,552 |
2.9 |
264,231 |
1820 |
9,638,453 |
2.9 |
271,901 |
1821 |
9,920,899 |
2.93 |
282,446 |
1822 |
10,211,622 |
2.93 |
290,723 |
1823 |
10,510,864 |
2.93 |
299,242 |
1824 |
10,818,875 |
2.93 |
308,011 |
1825 |
11,135,912 |
2.93 |
317,037 |
1826 |
11,462,239 |
2.93 |
326,328 |
1827 |
11,798,130 |
2.93 |
335,890 |
1828 |
12,143,863 |
2.93 |
345,733 |
1829 |
12,499,727 |
2.93 |
355,865 |
1830 |
12,866,020 |
2.93 |
366,293 |
1831 |
13,234,933 |
2.87 |
368,913 |
1832 |
13,614,425 |
2.87 |
379,491 |
1833 |
14,004,798 |
2.87 |
390,373 |
1834 |
14,406,364 |
2.87 |
401,566 |
1835 |
14,819,444 |
2.87 |
413,080 |
1836 |
15,244,369 |
2.87 |
424,925 |
1837 |
15,681,478 |
2.87 |
437,109 |
1838 |
16,131,120 |
2.87 |
449,642 |
1839 |
16,593,655 |
2.87 |
462,535 |
1840 |
17,069,453 |
2.87 |
475,798 |
1841 |
17,600,752 |
3.11 |
531,299 |
1842 |
18,148,589 |
3.11 |
547,836 |
1843 |
18,713,477 |
3.11 |
564,888 |
1844 |
19,295,948 |
3.11 |
582,471 |
1845 |
19,896,549 |
3.11 |
600,601 |
1846 |
20,515,843 |
3.11 |
619,295 |
1847 |
21,154,414 |
3.11 |
638,571 |
1848 |
21,812,861 |
3.11 |
658,447 |
1849 |
22,491,802 |
3.11 |
678,941 |
1850 |
23,191,876 |
3.11 |
700,074 |
1851 |
23,908,654 |
3.09 |
716,778 |
1852 |
24,647,586 |
3.09 |
738,931 |
1853 |
25,409,355 |
3.09 |
761,769 |
1854 |
26,194,668 |
3.09 |
785,313 |
1855 |
27,004,251 |
3.09 |
809,584 |
1856 |
27,838,857 |
3.09 |
834,605 |
1857 |
28,699,257 |
3.09 |
860,400 |
1858 |
29,586,249 |
3.09 |
886,992 |
1859 |
30,500,654 |
3.09 |
914,406 |
1860 |
31,443,321 |
3.09 |
942,667 |
1861 |
32,091,309 |
2.06 |
647,988 |
1862 |
32,752,651 |
2.06 |
661,342 |
1863 |
33,427,622 |
2.06 |
674,971 |
1864 |
34,116,504 |
2.06 |
688,881 |
1865 |
34,819,581 |
2.06 |
703,078 |
1866 |
35,537,148 |
2.06 |
717,567 |
1867 |
36,269,502 |
2.06 |
732,354 |
1868 |
37,016,949 |
2.06 |
747,447 |
1869 |
37,779,799 |
2.06 |
762,850 |
1870 |
38,558,371 |
2.06 |
778,572 |
1871 |
39,588,390 |
2.67 |
1,030,019 |
1872 |
40,645,925 |
2.67 |
1,057,535 |
1873 |
41,731,710 |
2.67 |
1,085,785 |
1874 |
42,846,500 |
2.67 |
1,114,790 |
1875 |
43,991,069 |
2.67 |
1,144,569 |
1876 |
45,166,214 |
2.67 |
1,175,145 |
1877 |
46,372,750 |
2.67 |
1,206,536 |
1878 |
47,611,517 |
2.67 |
1,238,767 |
1879 |
48,883,375 |
2.67 |
1,271,858 |
1880 |
50,189,209 |
2.67 |
1,305,834 |
1881 |
51,341,603 |
2.3 |
1,152,394 |
1882 |
52,520,456 |
2.3 |
1,178,854 |
1883 |
53,726,378 |
2.3 |
1,205,921 |
1884 |
54,959,988 |
2.3 |
1,233,610 |
1885 |
56,221,923 |
2.3 |
1,261,935 |
1886 |
57,512,834 |
2.3 |
1,290,911 |
1887 |
58,833,385 |
2.3 |
1,320,551 |
1888 |
60,184,258 |
2.3 |
1,350,872 |
1889 |
61,566,147 |
2.3 |
1,381,890 |
1890 |
62,979,766 |
2.3 |
1,413,619 |
1891 |
64,182,404 |
1.91 |
1,202,638 |
1892 |
65,408,007 |
1.91 |
1,225,603 |
1893 |
66,657,014 |
1.91 |
1,249,007 |
1894 |
67,929,871 |
1.91 |
1,272,857 |
1895 |
69,227,035 |
1.91 |
1,297,163 |
1896 |
70,548,968 |
1.91 |
1,321,933 |
1897 |
71,896,145 |
1.91 |
1,347,177 |
1898 |
73,269,047 |
1.91 |
1,372,902 |
1899 |
74,668,165 |
1.91 |
1,399,118 |
1900 |
76,094,000 |
1.91 |
1,425,835 |
1901 |
77,584,000 |
1.96 |
1,490,000 |
1902 |
79,163,000 |
2.04 |
1,579,000 |
1903 |
80,632,000 |
1.86 |
1,469,000 |
1904 |
82,166,000 |
1.9 |
1,534,000 |
1905 |
83,822,000 |
2.02 |
1,656,000 |
1906 |
85,450,000 |
1.94 |
1,628,000 |
1907 |
87,008,000 |
1.82 |
1,558,000 |
1908 |
88,710,000 |
1.96 |
1,702,000 |
1909 |
90,490,000 |
2.01 |
1,780,000 |
1910 |
92,407,000 |
2.12 |
1,917,000 |
1911 |
93863000 |
1.58 |
1,456,000 |
1912 |
95335000 |
1.57 |
1,472,000 |
1913 |
97225000 |
1.98 |
1,890,000 |
1914 |
99111000 |
1.94 |
1,886,000 |
1915 |
100546000 |
1.45 |
1,435,000 |
1916 |
101961000 |
1.41 |
1,415,000 |
1917 |
103268000 |
1.28 |
1,307,000 |
1918 |
103208000 |
-0.06 |
-60,000 |
1919 |
104514000 |
1.27 |
1,306,000 |
1920 |
106461000 |
1.86 |
1,947,000 |
1921 |
108538000 |
1.95 |
2,077,000 |
1922 |
110049000 |
1.39 |
1,511,000 |
1923 |
111947000 |
1.72 |
1,898,000 |
1924 |
114109000 |
1.93 |
2,162,000 |
1925 |
115829000 |
1.51 |
1,720,000 |
1926 |
117397000 |
1.35 |
1,568,000 |
1927 |
119035000 |
1.4 |
1,638,000 |
1928 |
120509000 |
1.24 |
1,474,000 |
1929 |
121767000 |
1.04 |
1,258,000 |
1930 |
123076741 |
1.08 |
1,309,741 |
1931 |
124039648 |
0.78 |
962,907 |
1932 |
124840471 |
0.65 |
800,823 |
1933 |
125578763 |
0.59 |
738,292 |
1934 |
126373773 |
0.63 |
795,010 |
1935 |
127250232 |
0.69 |
876,459 |
1936 |
128053180 |
0.63 |
802,948 |
1937 |
128824829 |
0.6 |
771,649 |
1938 |
129824939 |
0.78 |
1,000,110 |
1939 |
130879718 |
0.81 |
1,054,779 |
1940 |
132122446 |
0.95 |
1,242,728 |
1941 |
133402471 |
0.97 |
1,280,025 |
1942 |
134859553 |
1.09 |
1,457,082 |
1943 |
136739353 |
1.39 |
1,879,800 |
1944 |
138397345 |
1.21 |
1,657,992 |
1945 |
139928165 |
1.11 |
1,530,820 |
1946 |
141388566 |
1.04 |
1,460,401 |
1947 |
144126071 |
1.94 |
2,737,505 |
1948 |
146631302 |
1.74 |
2,505,231 |
1949 |
149188130 |
1.74 |
2,556,828 |
1950 |
152271417 |
2.07 |
3,083,287 |
1951 |
154877889 |
1.71 |
2,606,472 |
1952 |
157552740 |
1.73 |
2,674,851 |
1953 |
160184192 |
1.67 |
2,631,452 |
1954 |
163025854 |
1.77 |
2,841,662 |
1955 |
165931202 |
1.78 |
2,905,348 |
1956 |
168903031 |
1.79 |
2,971,829 |
1957 |
171984130 |
1.82 |
3,081,099 |
1958 |
174881904 |
1.68 |
2,897,774 |
1959 |
177829628 |
1.69 |
2,947,724 |
1960 |
180671158 |
1.6 |
2,841,530 |
1961 |
183691481 |
1.67 |
3,020,323 |
1962 |
186537737 |
1.55 |
2,846,256 |
1963 |
189241798 |
1.45 |
2,704,061 |
1964 |
191888791 |
1.4 |
2,646,993 |
1965 |
194302963 |
1.26 |
2,414,172 |
1966 |
196560338 |
1.16 |
2,257,375 |
1967 |
198712056 |
1.09 |
2,151,718 |
1968 |
200706052 |
1 |
1,993,996 |
1969 |
202676946 |
0.98 |
1,970,894 |
1970 |
205052174 |
1.17 |
2,375,228 |
1971 |
207660677 |
1.27 |
2,608,503 |
1972 |
209896021 |
1.08 |
2,235,344 |
1973 |
211908788 |
0.96 |
2,012,767 |
1974 |
213853928 |
0.92 |
1,945,140 |
1975 |
215973199 |
0.99 |
2,119,271 |
1976 |
218035164 |
0.95 |
2,061,965 |
1977 |
220239425 |
1.01 |
2,204,261 |
1978 |
222584545 |
1.06 |
2,345,120 |
1979 |
225055487 |
1.11 |
2,470,942 |
1980 |
227224681 |
0.96 |
2,169,194 |
1981 |
229465714 |
0.99 |
2,241,033 |
1982 |
231664458 |
0.96 |
2,198,744 |
1983 |
233791994 |
0.92 |
2,127,536 |
1984 |
235824902 |
0.87 |
2,032,908 |
1985 |
237923795 |
0.89 |
2,098,893 |
1986 |
240132887 |
0.93 |
2,209,092 |
1987 |
242288918 |
0.9 |
2,156,031 |
1988 |
244498982 |
0.91 |
2,210,064 |
1989 |
246819230 |
0.95 |
2,320,248 |
1990 |
249438712 |
1.06 |
2,619,482 |
1991 |
252127402 |
1.08 |
2,688,690 |
1992 |
254994517 |
1.14 |
2,867,115 |
1993 |
257746103 |
1.08 |
2,751,586 |
1994 |
260289237 |
0.99 |
2,543,134 |
1995 |
262764948 |
0.95 |
2,475,711 |
1996 |
265189794 |
0.92 |
2,424,846 |
1997 |
267743595 |
0.96 |
2,553,801 |
1998 |
270298524 |
0.95 |
2,554,929 |
1999 |
272690813 |
0.89 |
2,392,289 |
2000 |
282171957 |
3.48 |
9,481,144 |
2001 |
285081556 |
1.03 |
2,909,599 |
2002 |
287803914 |
0.95 |
2,722,358 |
2003 |
290326418 |
0.88 |
2,522,504 |
2004 |
293045739 |
0.94 |
2,719,321 |
2005 |
295753151 |
0.92 |
2,707,412 |
2006 |
298593212 |
0.96 |
2,840,061 |
2007 |
301579895 |
1 |
2,986,683 |
2008 |
304374846 |
0.93 |
2,794,951 |
2009 |
307006550 |
0.86 |
2,631,704 |
2010 |
310232863 |
1.05 |
3,226,313 |