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United States > U.S. Statistics > Population

National Censuses, 1790–2000¹

The following table shows the total resident population, land area, and population per square mile of the United States according to the Census Bureau from 1790 to 2000.

Year	Resident population²	Land area, sq mi	Pop. per sq mi
1790	3,929,214	864,746	4.5
1800	5,308,483	864,746	6.1
1810	7,239,881	1,681,828	4.3
1820	9,638,453	1,749,462	5.5
1830	12,866,020	1,749,462	7.4
1840	17,069,453	1,749,462	9.8
1850	23,191,876	2,940,042	7.9
1860	31,443,321	2,969,640	10.6
1870	39,818,449	2,969,640	13.4
1880	50,155,783	2,969,640	16.9
1890	62,947,714	2,969,640	21.2
1900	75,994,575	2,969,834	25.6
1910	91,972,266	2,969,565	31.0
1920	105,710,620	2,969,451	35.6
1930	122,775,046	2,977,128	41.2
1940	131,669,275	2,977,128	44.2
1950	150,697,361	2,974,726	50.7
1960	179,323,175	3,540,911	50.6
1970	203,302,031	3,540,023	57.4
1980	226,545,805	3,539,289	64.0
1990	248,709,873	3,536,278	70.3
2000	281,421,906	3,537,441	79.6