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.
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51 - Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2006 [Excel 45k] | [PDF 445k]
52 - Languages Spoken At Home by Language: 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 445k]
53 - Language Spoken at Home by State: 2006 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 444k]
54 - Language Spoken at Home--25 Largest Cities: 2006 [Excel 76k] | [PDF 444k]
33 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Characteristics by Sex [Excel 31k] | [PDF 455k]
34 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Living Arrangements and Disability Status: 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 455k]
35 - Selected Characteristics of Racial Groups and Hispanic/Latino Population: 2006 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 454k]
36 - American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Tribe: 2000 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 455k]
37 - Population Living on Selected Reservations and Trust Lands: 2000 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 455k]
38 - Social and Economic Characteristics of the Hispanic Population: 2007 [Excel 48k] | [PDF 455k]
10 - Resident Population Projections by Sex and Age [Excel 37k] | [PDF 442k]
11 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin Status, and Age--Projections [Excel 37k] | [PDF 443k]
5 - Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 32k] | [PDF 443k]
6 - Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Status [Excel 40k] | [PDF 444k]
7 - Resident Population by Age and Sex [Excel 71k] | [PDF 443k]
8 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [Excel 124k] | [PDF 443k]
9 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Single Years Of Age: 2007 [Excel 107k] | [PDF 453k]
12 - Resident Population--States [Excel 58k] | [PDF 442k]
13 - State Population--Rank, Percent Change, And Population Density [Excel 42k] | [PDF 455k]
14 - State Resident Population--Projections [Excel 42k] | [PDF 443k]
15 - State Resident Population--Components of Change [Excel 32k] | [PDF 443k]
16 - Resident Population by Age and State: 2007 [Excel 114k] | [PDF 442k]
17 - Resident Population by Age and State--Projections [Excel 38k] | [PDF 442k]
18 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and State: 2007 [Excel 209k] | [PDF 442k]
19 - Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population [Excel 61k] | [PDF 471k]
20 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2007--Components of Population Change [Excel 32k] | [PDF 444k]
21 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2007--Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2007 [Excel 110k] | [PDF 445k]
22 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2007--Population by Age: 2007 [Excel 91k] | [PDF 444k]
23 - Population by Core-Based Statistical Area Status and State [Excel 40k] | [PDF 443k]
24 - Population In Coastal Counties [Excel 24k] | [PDF 456k]
25 - States With Coastal Counties--Population, Housing Units, Establishments, and Employees by Coastal Region and State [Excel 35k] | [PDF 457k]
26 - Incorporated Places With 150,000 Or More Inhabitants in 2007--Population [Excel 117k] | [PDF 470k]
27 - Incorporated Places by Population Size [Excel 27k] | [PDF 455k]
28 - Urban and Rural Population by State [Excel 33k] | [PDF 455k]
58 - Households, Families, Subfamilies, and Married Couples [Excel 41k] | [PDF 445k]
59 - Married Couples by Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses [Excel 24k] | [PDF 445k]
60 - Households and Persons Per Household by Type Of Household [Excel 25k] | [PDF 443k]
61 - Households by Age Of Householder and Size of Household [Excel 46k] | [PDF 443k]
62 - Unmarried-Partner Households by Sex of Partners: 2006 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 443k]
63 - Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old [Excel 28k] | [PDF 443k]
64 - Family Households With Own Children Under Age 18 by Type of Family, and by Age of Householder, 2007 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 444k]
65 - Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2007 [Excel 46k] | [PDF 442k]
66 - Family Groups With Children Under 18 Years Old by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 33k] | [PDF 443k]
67 - Parents and Children in Stay-at-Home Parent Family Groups [Excel 29k] | [PDF 443k]
68 - Children Under 18 Years Old by Presence of Parents [Excel 63k] | [PDF 442k]
69 - Grandparents Living With Grandchildren by Race and Sex: 2006 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 442k]
70 - Nonfamily Households by Sex and Age Of Householder: 2007 [Excel 52k] | [PDF 444k]
71 - Persons Living Alone by Sex and Age [Excel 33k] | [PDF 444k]
72 - Group Quarters Population by Type of Group Quarter and Selected Characteristics: 2006 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 444k]
73 - Population in Group Quarters by State [Excel 32k] | [PDF 443k]
55 - Marital Status of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 81k] | [PDF 455k]
56 - Marital Status Of The Population by Sex and Age: 2007 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 444k]
57 - Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics: 2007 [Excel 60k] | [PDF 444k]
29 - Mobility Status Of The Population by Selected Characteristics [Excel 41k] | [PDF 444k]
30 - Movers by Type of Move and Reason for Moving: 2007 [Excel 56k] | [PDF 444k]
31 - Mobility Status of Households by Household Income: 2007 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 443k]
32 - Mobility Status of Resident Population by State: 2006 [Excel 84k] | [PDF 443k]
1 - Population and Area [Excel 30k] | [PDF 456k]
2 - Population [Excel 29k] | [PDF 456k]
3 - Resident Population Projections [Excel 25k] | [PDF 443k]
4 - Components Of Population Change [Excel 24k] | [PDF 443k]
39 - Native and Foreign-Born Population by State: 2006 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 444k]
40 - Nativity and Place of Birth of Resident Population--25 Largest Cities: 2006 [Excel 92k] | [PDF 444k]
41 - Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2007 [Excel 72k] | [PDF 443k]
42 - Foreign-Born Population--Selected Characteristics by Region of Origin: 2007 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 443k]
43 - Foreign-Born Population by Place of Birth and Citizenship Status: 2006 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 443k]
44 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status [Excel 45k] | [PDF 456k]
45 - Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality [Excel 24k] | [PDF 456k]
46 - Estimated Unauthorized Immigrants by Selected States and Countries of Origin [Excel 26k] | [PDF 456k]
47 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Class of Admission [Excel 25k] | [PDF 455k]
48 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Selected Country of Birth and Selected Characteristics: 2007 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 455k]
49 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 84k] | [PDF 458k]
50 - Refugees and Asylees Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 52k] | [PDF 458k]
74 - Religious Composition of U.S. Population: 2007 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 443k]
75 - Religious Bodies--Selected Data [Excel 31k] | [PDF 456k]
76 - Christian Church Adherents, and Jewish Population, States [Excel 64k] | [PDF 456k]