Historical Population Estimates (States only)


Summary: Historical resident population estimates

This database estimates total resident population in U.S. states from 1790 to the present.

  • 1790 estimates reflect the population on August 2.
  • 1800 estimates reflect August 4.
  • 1810 estimates reflect August 6.
  • 1820 estimates reflect August 7.
  • Estimates from 1830-1890 reflect June 1.
  • RAND States Statistics has estimated population data for individual years from 1790-1890 based on a linear rate of growth between the start and end of each decade.
  • Estimates from 1900 to the present reflect the population on July 1 of each year, except 1960, 1970, and 1980, which reflect April 1.
  • U.S. population data for the years 1900 to 1949 exclude the population residing in Alaska and Hawaii.

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Geographic Coverage: U.S., States

Periodicity: Annually

Series Begins/Ends: 1790/2014

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Updated:  Apr. 17, 2015 Next update: Jan. 15, 2016

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