Resident Population—Selected Characteristics, 1790–2010

(in thousands)

The following table show the resident population of the United States by gender and race. Figures cover the years 1790 through 2010.

Date			White	Black	Other				Hispanic origin¹
Date	Male	Female	White	Black	Total	American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	Asian and Pacific Islanders	Two or more races	Hispanic origin¹
1790 (Aug. 2)	n.a.	n.a.	3,172	757	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1800 (Aug. 4)	n.a.	n.a.	4,306	1,002	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1850 (June 1)	11,838	11,354	19,553	3,639	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1900 (June 1)	38,816	37,178	66,809	8,834	351	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1910 (Apr. 15)	47,332	44,640	81,732	9,828	413	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1920 (Jan. 1)	53,900	51,810	94,821	10,463	427	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1930 (Apr. 1)	62,137	60,638	110,287	11,891	597	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1940 (Apr. 1)	66,062	65,608	118,215	12,866	589	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1950 (Apr. 1)²	74,833	75,864	134,942	15,042	713	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1950 (Apr. 1)	75,187	76,139	135,150	15,045	1,131	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1960 (Apr. 1)	88,331	90,992	158,832	18,872	1,620	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1970 (Apr. 1)	98,926	104,309	178,098	22,581	2,557	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1980 (Apr. 1)	110,053	116,493	194,713	26,683	5,150	1,420	3,729	n.a.	14,609
1990 (Apr. 1)	121,271	127,494	208,727	30,511	9,527	2,065	7,462	n.a.	22,372
2000 (Apr. 1)³	138,054	143,368	228,104	35,704	17,613	2,664	11,052	3,898	35,306
2005 (July 1)⁴	146,000	150,411	237,855	37,909	20,646	2,863	13,204	4,579	42,687
2006 (July 1)⁴	147,512	151,886	239,746	38,343	21,310	2,903	13,688	4,719	44,321
2010 (July 1)⁴	151,781	156,964	223,553	38,929	26,615	2,932	14,674	9,009	50,478