No. 2. Population [In thousands, except percent (76,094 represents 76,094,000). Estimates as of July 1. Prior to 1940 excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Total population includes Armed Forces abroad; civilian population excludes Armed Forces. For basis of estimates, see text of this section] ----------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL POPULATION --------------------- Resident Civilian YEAR Number Percent population population change \1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1900 (NA) (NA) 76,094 (NA) 1905 (NA) (NA) 83,822 (NA) 1910 (NA) (NA) 92,407 (NA) 1915 (NA) (NA) 100,546 (NA) 1920 (NA) (NA) 106,461 (NA) 1925 (NA) (NA) 115,829 (NA) 1930 (NA) (NA) 123,077 (NA) 1935 (NA) (NA) 127,250 (NA) 1940 (NA) (NA) 132,457 (NA) 1941 (NA) (NA) 133,669 (NA) 1942 (NA) (NA) 134,617 (NA) 1943 (NA) (NA) 135,107 (NA) 1944 (NA) (NA) 133,915 (NA) 1945 (NA) (NA) 133,434 (NA) 1946 (NA) (NA) 140,686 (NA) 1947 (NA) (NA) 144,083 (NA) 1948 (NA) (NA) 146,730 (NA) 1949 (NA) (NA) 149,304 (NA) 1950 152,271 (X) 151,868 150,790 1951 154,878 1.71 153,982 151,599 1952 157,553 1.73 156,393 153,892 1953 160,184 1.67 158,956 156,595 1954 163,026 1.77 161,884 159,695 1955 165,931 1.78 165,069 162,967 1956 168,903 1.79 168,088 166,055 1957 171,984 1.82 171,187 169,110 1958 174,882 1.68 174,149 172,226 1959 177,830 1.69 177,135 175,277 1960 180,671 1.60 179,979 178,140 1961 183,691 1.67 182,992 181,143 1962 186,538 1.55 185,771 183,677 1963 189,242 1.45 188,483 186,493 1964 191,889 1.40 191,141 189,141 1965 194,303 1.26 193,526 191,605 1966 196,560 1.16 195,576 193,420 1967 198,712 1.09 197,457 195,264 1968 200,706 1.00 199,399 197,113 1969 202,677 0.98 201,385 199,145 1970 205,052 1.17 203,984 201,895 1971 207,661 1.27 206,827 204,866 1972 209,896 1.08 209,284 207,511 1973 211,909 0.96 211,357 209,600 1974 213,854 0.92 213,342 211,636 1975 215,973 0.99 215,465 213,789 1976 218,035 0.95 217,563 215,894 1977 220,239 1.01 219,760 218,106 1978 222,585 1.06 222,095 220,467 1979 225,055 1.11 224,567 222,969 1980 227,726 1.19 227,225 225,621 1981 229,966 0.98 229,466 227,818 1982 232,188 0.97 231,664 229,995 1983 234,307 0.91 233,792 232,097 1984 236,348 0.87 235,825 234,110 1985 238,466 0.90 237,924 236,219 1986 240,651 0.92 240,133 238,412 1987 242,804 0.89 242,289 240,550 1988 245,021 0.91 244,499 242,817 1989 247,342 0.95 246,819 245,131 1990 249,973 1.06 249,464 247,824 1991 252,665 1.08 252,153 250,542 1992 255,410 1.09 255,030 253,445 1993 258,119 1.06 257,783 256,310 1994 260,637 0.98 260,327 258,915 1995 263,082 0.94 262,803 261,452 1996 265,502 0.92 265,229 263,943 1997 268,048 0.96 267,784 266,531 1998 270,509 0.92 270,248 269,027 1999 272,945 0.90 272,691 271,491 ----------------------------------------------------------------- X Not applicable. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P25-311, P25-802, and P25-1095; and "Monthly estimates of the United States population: April 1, 1980 to July 1, 1999; with short-term projections to April 1, 2000"; published: 24 May 2000; . http://www.census.gov/population/www/