A t l a n t i cO c e a n

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P a c i f i cO c e a n

L a k e S u p e r i o r

Lake Huron

L a k e Er i e

Lake Ontario

La

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igan

Mississippi

River

Missouri River

Ohio River

Red River

Arkansas River

Rio Grande

Colorado River

Columbia River

Snake River

C A N A D A

M E X I C O

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Jose

San Diego

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Jose

San Diego

Philadelphia

New York

Chicago

San Antonio

Dallas

Houston

Los Angeles

San Jose

San Diego

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

AtlantaPhoenix

Cheyenne

Richmond

Washington

Columbia

Columbus

Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

HartfordProvidence

Annapolis

Dover

Frankfort

Nashville

Charleston

Montpelier

Harrisburg

Des Moines

Boise

SacramentoCarson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

JeffersonCity

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

AtlantaPhoenix

Cheyenne

Richmond

Washington

Columbia

Columbus

Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

HartfordProvidence

Annapolis

Dover

Frankfort

Nashville

Charleston

Montpelier

Harrisburg

Des Moines

Boise

SacramentoCarson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

JeffersonCity

Salem

Austin

Pierre

Albany

Helena

Boston

Topeka

Denver

Madison

Olympia

Raleigh

Trenton

Concord

Augusta

Lincoln

Jackson

Lansing

AtlantaPhoenix

Cheyenne

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Washington

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Bismarck

Santa Fe

St. Paul

HartfordProvidence

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Dover

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Nashville

Charleston

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Des Moines

Boise

SacramentoCarson City

Montgomery

Baton Rouge

Springfield

Tallahassee

Little Rock

Indianapolis

Oklahoma City

Salt Lake City

JeffersonCity

Salem

*

7,169,967 (10)

1,657,375 (2)

1,029,862 (1) 745,475 (1)

855,444 (1)

1,893,921 (3)

5,490,726 (8)

3,118,102 (4)

583,200 (1)

5,436,519 (7)

2,084,828 (3)

27,419,612 (36)

3,896,251 (5)

2,903,820 (4)

6,075,300 (8)

12,854,526 (18)

5,763,217 (8)

9,925,568 (14)

6,614,418 (9)11,609,756 (16)

4,424,376 (6)

1,836,843 (3)

8,365,952 (11)

5,996,079 (8)

943,732 (1)

8,960,161 (12)

3,594,478 (5)

1,056,138 (2)

6,789,319 (9)

624,636 (1)

1,331,848 (2)1,330,158 (2)

19,798,228 (27)

12,790,505 (18)

2,977,944 (4)

4,663,461 (6)

2,986,220 (4) 4,850,771 (7)4,893,444 (7)

10,052,564 (13)

10,201,635 (14)

20,278,447 (27)

6,597,381 (9)

2,993,941 (4)

2,887,725 (4)

38,982,847 (53)

6,809,946 (9)

672,391 ( )*

4,025,127 (5)

7,169,967 (10)

1,657,375 (2)

1,029,862 (1) 745,475 (1)

855,444 (1)

1,893,921 (3)

5,490,726 (8)

3,118,102 (4)

583,200 (1)

5,436,519 (7)

2,084,828 (3)

27,419,612 (36)

3,896,251 (5)

2,903,820 (4)

6,075,300 (8)

12,854,526 (18)

5,763,217 (8)

9,925,568 (14)

6,614,418 (9)11,609,756 (16)

4,424,376 (6)

1,836,843 (3)

8,365,952 (11)

5,996,079 (8)

943,732 (1)

8,960,161 (12)

3,594,478 (5)

1,056,138 (2)

6,789,319 (9)

624,636 (1)

1,331,848 (2)1,330,158 (2)

19,798,228 (27)

12,790,505 (18)

2,977,944 (4)

4,663,461 (6)

2,986,220 (4) 4,850,771 (7)4,893,444 (7)

10,052,564 (13)

10,201,635 (14)

20,278,447 (27)

6,597,381 (9)

2,993,941 (4)

2,887,725 (4)

38,982,847 (53)

6,809,946 (9)

672,391 ( )*

4,025,127 (5)

TEXAS

UTAH

MONTANA

CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA

IDAHO

NEVADA

IOWA

COLORADOKANSAS

WYOMING

NEW MEXICO

ILLINOISOHIO

FLORIDA

MISSOURI

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

GEORGIA

OKLAHOMA

ALABAMA

WASHINGTON

ARKANSAS

SOUTH DAKOTAWISCONSIN

MAINENORTH DAKOTA

VIRGINIA

NEW YORK

LOUISIANA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEENORTH CAROLINA

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

WESTVIRGINIA

VERMONT

MARYLAND

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MASSACHUSETTS

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

RHODE ISLAND

OREGON

TEXAS

UTAH

MONTANA

CALIFORNIA

ARIZONA

IDAHO

NEVADA

IOWA

COLORADOKANSAS

WYOMING

NEW MEXICO

ILLINOISOHIO

FLORIDA

MISSOURI

MINNESOTA

NEBRASKA

GEORGIA

OKLAHOMA

ALABAMA

WASHINGTON

ARKANSAS

SOUTH DAKOTAWISCONSIN

MAINENORTH DAKOTA

VIRGINIA

NEW YORK

LOUISIANA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEENORTH CAROLINA

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

WESTVIRGINIA

VERMONT

MARYLAND

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MASSACHUSETTS

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

RHODE ISLAND

OREGON

Population Density(Persons per Square Mile)

Legend

2,000 or Greater

500 - 1,999.9

100 - 499.9

20 - 99.9

5 - 19.9

Less Than 5State Capital

City With Population Over 1,000,000

National Capital

WISCONSIN5,686,986 (8)

StatePopulation

Number of CongressionalRepresentatives per State

State Name

*( denotes non-voting member)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates0 200

1 : 4,750,000

Miles

Fun Fact: According to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the total population of the United States is

321,004,407

738,565 (1)738,565 (1)ALASKAALASKA

JuneauJuneauJuneau

CANADACANADA

RUSSIARUSSIA

Yu kon River

BeringSea

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

0 400 Miles

1 : 21,000,000

1,421,658 (2)1,421,658 (2)HAWAIIHAWAII

HonoluluHonoluluHonolulu

PacificOcean

1 : 4,750,000

0 100 Miles

AtlanticOcean

CaribbeanSea

3,468,963 ( )3,468,963 ( )PUERTO RICOPUERTO RICO

***

San JuanSan JuanSan Juan

0 50

1 : 1,750,000

Miles

2017 Population

1920 Population

Number of People (in Millions)

40

20

5

1

10

Population Growth From 1920 to 2017

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1920; 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

70,850

57,436

55,949

54,923

52,689

93,800

94,110

94,337

95,597

95,995

United States

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Maryland

District of Columbia

Mississippi

Arkansas

West Virginia

New Mexico

23,793Puerto Rico

Hig

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sL

ow

est 5

Sta

tes

Highest and LowestMedian IncomesMedian Family Income in Dollars ($)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

21.3

5.3

5.1

3.9

3.9

2.5

31.0

35.0

44.0

35.3

94.4

West Virginia

Mississippi

Montana

Alabama

Kentucky

United States

New Jersey

New Mexico

Texas

California

Puerto Rico Hig

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Sta

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Percentages of People Speaking a Language Other Than English at HomePercentage (%) of Population 5 Years and Over

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1790-2010

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Po

pu

lati

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(in

mill

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3,929,214

23,191,876

76,212,168

151,325,798

308,745,538

1790

1850

1900

1950

2010

The U.S. population grew by an average of 22.3% between each census and by a total of 7,757.7% since the first census.

Historical Change in Populationof the United States by Census (1790-2010)

Understanding the U.S. Population

21.3

5.3

5.1

3.9

3.9

2.5

31.0

35.0

44.0

35.3

94.4

West Virginia

Mississippi

Montana

Alabama

Kentucky

United States

New Jersey

New Mexico

Texas

California

Puerto Rico Hig

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Sta

tes

Percentages of People Speaking a Language Other Than English at HomePercentage (%) of Population 5 Years and Over

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

70,850

57,436

55,949

54,923

52,689

93,800

94,110

94,337

95,597

95,995

United States

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Jersey

Maryland

District of Columbia

Mississippi

Arkansas

West Virginia

New Mexico

23,793Puerto Rico

Hig

he

st 5 S

tate

sL

ow

est 5

Sta

tes

Highest and LowestMedian IncomesMedian Family Income in Dollars ($)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1790-2010

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Po

pu

lati

on

(in

mill

ion

s)

3,929,214

23,191,876

76,212,168

151,325,798

308,745,538

1790

1850

1900

1950

2010

The U.S. population grew by an average of 22.3% between each census and by a total of 7,757.7% since the first census.

Historical Change in Populationof the United States by Census (1790-2010)

2017 Population

1920 Population

Number of People (in Millions)

40

20

5

1

10

Population Growth From 1920 to 2017

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing, 1920; 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Fun Fact: According to the 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the total population of the United States is

321,004,407

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