Table 1.1  U.S. Population and Population Growth Rate, 1900-1999

  Popu- Growth     Popu- Growth     Popu- Growth
Year lation rate   Year lation rate   Year lation rate
                     
  millions %     millions %     millions %
                     
1900 76.09 na   1934 126.37 0.63   1968 200.71 1.00
1901 77.58 1.94   1935 127.25 0.69   1969 202.68 0.98
1902 79.16 2.01   1936 128.05 0.63   1970 205.05 1.17
1903 80.63 1.84   1937 128.82 0.60   1971 207.66 1.26
1904 82.17 1.88   1938 129.82 0.77   1972 209.90 1.07
1905 83.82 2.00   1939 130.88 0.81   1973 211.91 0.95
1906 85.45 1.92   1940 132.12 0.95   1974 213.85 0.91
1907 87.01 1.81   1941 133.40 0.96   1975 215.97 0.99
1908 88.71 1.94   1942 134.86 1.09   1976 218.04 0.95
1909 90.49 1.99   1943 136.74 1.38   1977 220.24 1.01
1910 92.41 2.10   1944 138.40 1.21   1978 222.58 1.06
1911 93.86 1.56   1945 139.93 1.10   1979 225.06 1.10
1912 95.34 1.56   1946 141.39 1.04   1980 227.22 0.96
1913 97.23 1.96   1947 144.13 1.92   1981 229.47 0.98
1914 99.11 1.92   1948 146.63 1.72   1982 231.66 0.95
1915 100.55 1.44   1949 149.19 1.73   1983 233.79 0.91
1916 101.96 1.40   1950 152.27 2.05   1984 235.82 0.87
1917 103.27 1.27   1951 154.88 1.70   1985 237.92 0.89
1918 103.21 -0.06   1952 157.55 1.71   1986 240.13 0.92
1919 104.51 1.26   1953 160.18 1.66   1987 242.29 0.89
1920 106.46 1.85   1954 163.03 1.76   1988 244.50 0.91
1921 108.54 1.93   1955 165.93 1.77   1989 246.82 0.94
1922 110.05 1.38   1956 168.90 1.78   1990 249.44 1.06
1923 111.95 1.71   1957 171.98 1.81   1991 252.12 1.07
1924 114.11 1.91   1958 174.88 1.67   1992 255.00 1.13
1925 115.83 1.50   1959 177.83 1.67   1993 257.75 1.07
1926 117.40 1.34   1960 180.67 1.59   1994 260.29 0.98
1927 119.04 1.39   1961 183.69 1.66   1995 262.77 0.95
1928 120.51 1.23   1962 186.54 1.54   1996 265.19 0.92
1929 121.77 1.04   1963 189.24 1.44   1997 267.74 0.96
1930 123.08 1.07   1964 191.89 1.39   1998 270.30 0.95
1931 124.04 0.78   1965 194.30 1.25   1999 273.87 na
1932 124.84 0.64   1966 196.56 1.16        
1933 125.58 0.59   1967 198.71 1.09        

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical National Population Estimates: July 1, 1900 to July 1, 1998 (an Internet accessible data file, release date: June 4, 1999) and National Estimates Annual Population Estimates by Age Group and Sex, Selected Years from 1990 to 1999 (an Internet accessible data file, release date: December 23, 1999).

Notes:  na = not available. Annual population estimates are for July 1 of each year, except November 1 for 1999. National population estimates for the years 1940-1979 cover the resident population plus armed forces overseas. National population estimates for all other years only cover the resident population. All years 1900-1949 exclude the population residing in Alaska and Hawaii. Growth rate refers to average annual change in population, in percent.

Last Updated on Friday, January 7, 2000