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Total U.S. Population

Here's a look at the total population of the United States in 1980, 1990, and 2000. The population of U.S. territories is included.

Area	2000	1990	1980
50 states¹	281,421,906	248,709,873	226,545,805
48 coterminous¹	279,583,437	247,051,601	225,179,263
Alaska	626,932	550,043	401,851
Hawaii	1,211,537	1,108,229	964,691
American Samoa	57,291	46,773	32,297
Guam	154,805	133,152	105,979
Johnston Atoll	(²)	(²)	327
Midway	(²)	(²)	453
N. Mariana Is.³	69,221	43,345	(⁴)
Puerto Rico	3,808,610	3,522,037	3,196,520
Trust Ter. of Pac. Is.	(⁷)	15,122⁶	132,929⁵
Virgin Is. of U.S.	108,612	101,809	96,569
Wake Island	(²)	(²)	302
Population abroad	576,367⁸	922,819	995,546
Armed forces	n.a.	910,611	515,408
Total	286,196,812	253,451,585	231,106,727

NOTE: n.a. = not available.

1. Includes the District of Columbia.

2. No indigenous population.

3. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) became part of the United States in 1986.

4. Included under the territory of the Pacific Islands.

5. Includes Northern Mariana Islands.

6. Palau only trust territory remaining.

7. Palau, the last remaining trust territory, became an independent country in 1994.

8. Includes overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees and their dependents living with them.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web: www.census.gov.

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