The 2008 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
Population
This section presents statistics on the growth, distribution, and characteristics of the U.S. population. The principal source of these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, which conducts a decennial census of population, a monthly population survey, a program of population estimates and projections, and a number of other periodic surveys relating to population characteristics.
Tables for Population Section [PDF 1.3M]
Ancestry, Language Spoken At Home
51 - Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2005 [Excel 45k] | [PDF 455k]
52 - Languages Spoken At Home by Language: 2005 [Excel 19k] | [PDF 455k]
53 - Language Spoken at Home by State: 2005 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 457k]
54 - Language Spoken at Home--25 Largest Cities: 2005 [Excel 65k] | [PDF 457]
Elderly, Racial and Hispanic Origin Population Profiles
34 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Characteristics by Sex: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 469k]
35 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Living Arrangements and Disability Status: 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 469k]
36 - Selected Characteristics of Racial Groups and Hispanic/Latino Population: 2005 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 467k]
37 - American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Tribe: 2000 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 469k]
38 - Population Living on Selected Reservations and Trust Lands: 2000 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 906k]
39 - Social and Economic Characteristics of the Hispanic Population: 2006 [Excel 54k] | [PDF 469k]
Estimates and Projections by Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity
5 - Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 457k]
6 - Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Status: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 457k]
7 - Resident Population by Age and Sex: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 61k] | [PDF 456k]
8 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age: 2000 and 2006 [Excel 120k] | [PDF 456k]
9 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Single Years Of Age: 2006 [Excel 77k] | [PDF 466k]
10 - Resident Population Projections by Sex and Age: 2010 to 2050 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 455k]
11 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin Status, and Age--Projections: 2010 and 2015 [Excel 31k] | [PDF 459k]
Estimates and Projections--States, Metropolitan Areas, Cities
12 - Resident Population--States: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 460k]
13 - State Population--Rank, Percent Change, And Population Density: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 45k] | [PDF 473k]
14 - State Resident Population--Projections: 2010 to 2030 [Excel 31k] | [PDF 456k]
15 - State Resident Population--Components of Change: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 456k]
16 - Resident Population by Age and State: 2006 [Excel 111k] | [PDF 455k]
17 - Resident Population by Age and State--Projections: 2010 and 2015 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 456k]
18 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and State: 2006 [Excel 211k] | [PDF 456k]
19 - Resident Population by Region, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2000 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 458k]
20 - Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 60k] | [PDF 489k]
21 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population Change: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 458k]
22 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2006 [Excel 118k] | [PDF 458k]
23 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2006--Population by Age: 2006 [Excel 103k] | [PDF 458k]
24 - Population by Core-Based Statistical Area Status and State: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 456k]
25 - Population In Coastal Counties: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 470k]
26 - States With Coastal Counties--Population, Housing Units, Establishments, and Employees by Coastal Region and State: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 36k] | [PDF 470k]
27 - Incorporated Places With 150,000 Or More Inhabitants in 2006--Population, 1990 to 2006 [Excel 104k] | [PDF 484k]
28 - Incorporated Places by Population Size: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 468k]
29 - Urban and Rural Population by State: 1990 and 2000 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 468k]
Households and Families
58 - Households, Families, Subfamilies, and Married Couples: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 41k] | [PDF 458k]
59 - Married Couples by Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 458k]
60 - Households and Persons Per Household by Type Of Household: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 456k]
61 - Households by Age Of Householder and Size of Household: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 456k]
62 - Unmarried-Partner Households by Sex of Partners: 2005 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 456k]
63 - Family Groups With Children Under 18 Years Old by Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 457k]
64 - Parents and Children in Stay-at-Home Parent Family Groups: 1995 to 2006 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 457k]
65 - Children Under 18 Years Old by Presence of Parents: 1980 to 2006 [Excel 66k] | [PDF 456k]
66 - Grandparents Living With Grandchildren by Race and Sex: 2005 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 456k]
67 - Families by Number Of Own Children Under 18 Years Old: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 457k]
68 - Families by Size and Presence of Children: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 457k]
69 - Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2006 [Excel 45k] | [PDF 456k]
70 - Family Households With Own Children Under Age 18 by Type of Family, 1990 to 2006, and by Age of Householder, 2006 [Excel 48k] | [PDF 457k]
71 - Nonfamily Households by Sex and Age Of Householder: 2006 [Excel 53k] | [PDF 457k]
72 - Persons Living Alone by Sex and Age: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 457k]
73 - Population in Group Quarters by State: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 458k]
Marital Status and Living Arrangements
55 - Marital Status of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 to 2006 [Excel 75k] | [PDF 469k]
56 - Marital Status Of The Population by Sex and Age: 2006 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 457k]
57 - Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics: 2006 [Excel 61k] | [PDF 458k]
Migration
30 - Mobility Status Of The Population by Selected Characteristics: 1981 to 2006 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 457k]
31 - Movers by Type of Move and Reason for Moving: 2006 [Excel 23k] | [PDF 457k]
32 - Mobility Status of Households by Household Income: 2006 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 456k]
33 - Mobility Status of Resident Population by State: 2005 [Excel 39k] | [PDF 456k]
National Estimates and Projections
1 - Population and Area: 1790 to 2000 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 470k]
2 - Population: 1960 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 470k]
3 - Resident Population Projections: 2007 to 2050 [Excel 21k] | [PDF 453k]
4 - Components Of Population Change: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 19k] | [PDF 457k]
Native and Foreign-born Populations
40 - Native and Foreign-Born Population by State: 2005 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 457k]
41 - Nativity and Place of Birth of Resident Population--25 Largest Cities: 2005 [Excel 74k] | [PDF 457k]
42 - Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2006 [Excel 62k] | [PDF 456k]
43 - Foreign-Born Population--Selected Characteristics by Region of Origin: 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 457k]
44 - Foreign-Born Population by Place of Birth and Citizenship Status: 2005 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 457k]
45 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status: 1901 to 2006 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 468k]
46 - Estimated Unauthorized Immigrants by Selected States and Countries of Origin: 2000 and 2005 [Excel 21k] | [PDF 468k]
47 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Class of Admission: 2000 to 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 469k]
48 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Selected Country of Birth and Selected Characteristics: 2005 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 469k]
49 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth: 1981 to 2006 [Excel 59k] | [PDF 472k]
50 - Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Birth: 1991 to 2006 [Excel 51k] | [PDF 472k]
Religion
74 - Self-Described Religious Identification of Adult Population: 1990 and 2001 [Excel 28k] | [PDF 458k]
75 - Religious Bodies--Selected Data [Excel 31k] | [PDF 469k]
76 - Christian Church Adherents, 2000, and Jewish Population, 2004--States [Excel 55k] | [PDF 469k]
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