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Note the slight slowdown in growth during the Civil War. The more noticeable slowdown during the great depression is perhaps due to the substantial decrease in immigration during that period.
Year | United States | Northeast | South | Midwest | West |
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1790 | 3,929,214 | 1,968,040 | 1,961,174 | ||
1800 | 5,308,483 | 2,635,576 | 2,621,901 | 51,006 | |
1810 | 7,239,881 | 3,486,675 | 3,461,099 | 292,107 | |
1820 | 9,638,453 | 4,359,916 | 4,419,232 | 859,305 | |
1830 | 12,860,702 | 5,542,381 | 5,707,848 | 1,610,473 | |
1840 | 17,063,353 | 6,761,082 | 6,950,729 | 3,351,542 | |
1850 | 23,191,876 | 8,626,851 | 8,982,612 | 5,403,595 | 178818 |
1860 | 31,443,321 | 10,594,268 | 11,133,361 | 9,096,716 | 618976 |
1870 | 38,558,371 | 12,298,730 | 12,288,020 | 12,981,111 | 990510 |
1880 | 50,189,209 | 14,507,407 | 16,516,568 | 17,364,111 | 1801123 |
1890 | 62,979,766 | 17,406,969 | 20,028,059 | 22,410,417 | 3134321 |
1900 | 76,212,168 | 21,046,695 | 24,523,527 | 26,333,004 | 4308942 |
1910 | 92,228,496 | 25,868,573 | 29,389,330 | 29,888,542 | 7082051 |
1920 | 106,021,537 | 29,662,053 | 33,125,803 | 34,019,792 | 9213889 |
1930 | 123,202,624 | 34,427,091 | 37,857,633 | 38,594,100 | 12323800 |
1940 | 132,164,569 | 35,976,777 | 41,665,901 | 40,143,332 | 14378559 |
1950 | 151,325,798 | 39,477,986 | 47,197,088 | 44,460,762 | 20189962 |
1960 | 179,323,175 | 44,677,819 | 54,973,113 | 51,619,139 | 28053104 |
1970 | 203,302,031 | 49,060,514 | 62,812,980 | 56,590,294 | 34838243 |
1980 | 226,542,199 | 49,136,816 | 75,367,068 | 58,866,998 | 43171317 |
1990 | 248,709,873 | 50,809,229 | 85,445,930 | 59,668,632 | 52786082 |
2000 | 281,421,906 | 53,594,378 | 100,236,820 | 64,392,776 | 63197932 |
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