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The 2009 Statistical Abstract

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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.

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Ancestry, Language Spoken At Home

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]

Elderly, Racial and Hispanic Origin Population Profiles

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]

Estimates and Projections by Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity

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]

Estimates and Projections--States, Metropolitan Areas, Cities

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]

Households, Families, Group Quarters

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]

Marital Status and Living Arrangements

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]

Migration

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]

National Estimates and Projections

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]

Native and Foreign-born Populations

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]

Religion

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]

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  The 2009 Statistical Abstract  |  Page Last Modified: August 11, 2009