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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52 - Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2008 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 449k]
53 - Languages Spoken At Home by Language: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 449k]
54 - Language Spoken at Home by State: 2008 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 448k]
55 - Language Spoken at Home--Cities With 100,000 Persons or More: 2008 [Excel 97k] | [PDF 448k]
34 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Characteristics by Sex [Excel 35k] | [PDF 459k]
35 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Living Arrangements and Disability Status: 2007 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 459k]
36 - Selected Characteristics of Racial Groups and Hispanic Population: 2007 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 454k]
37 - American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Tribe: 2000 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 458k]
38 - Population Living on Selected Reservations, Trust Lands, and Alaska Native Areas: 2000 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 458k]
39 - Social and Economic Characteristics of the Hispanic Population: 2008 [Excel 53k] | [PDF 448k]
10 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Single Years Of Age: 2008 [Excel 84k] | [PDF 463k]
11 - Resident Population Projections by Race, Hispanic Origin Status, and Age--Projections [Excel 38k] | [PDF 447k]
5 - Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 32k] | [PDF 453k]
6 - Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Status [Excel 49k] | [PDF 453k]
7 - Resident Population by Age and Sex [Excel 125k] | [PDF 457k]
8 - Resident Population Projections by Sex and Age [Excel 40k] | [PDF 452k]
9 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [Excel 164k] | [PDF 457k]
12 - Resident Population--States [Excel 65k] | [PDF 447k]
13 - State Population--Rank, Percent Change, And Population Density [Excel 50k] | [PDF 447k]
14 - State Resident Population--Projections [Excel 42k] | [PDF 447k]
15 - State Resident Population--Components of Change [Excel 37k] | [PDF 447k]
16 - Resident Population by Age and State: 2008 [Excel 143k] | [PDF 446k]
17 - Age Dependency Ratios by State [Excel 38k] | [PDF 463k]
18 - Resident Population by Age and State--Projections [Excel 40k] | [PDF 447k]
19 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and State: 2008 [Excel 260k] | [PDF 446k]
20 - Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population [Excel 61k] | [PDF 485k]
21 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2008--Components of Population Change [Excel 32k] | [PDF 449k]
22 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2008--Population by Age: 2008 [Excel 117k] | [PDF 449k]
23 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2008--Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2008 [Excel 111k] | [PDF 449k]
24 - Population by Core Based Statistical Area Status and State [Excel 45k] | [PDF 447k]
25 - Population In Coastal Counties [Excel 25k] | [PDF 460k]
26 - States With Coastal Counties--Population, Housing Units, Establishments, and Employees by Coastal Region and State [Excel 36k] | [PDF 460k]
27 - Incorporated Places With 100,000 or More Inhabitants in 2008--Population [Excel 139k] | [PDF 468k]
28 - Incorporated Places by Population Size [Excel 36k] | [PDF 458k]
29 - Urban and Rural Population by State [Excel 33k] | [PDF 458k]
59 - Households, Families, Subfamilies, and Married Couples [Excel 45k] | [PDF 449k]
60 - Married Couples by Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses [Excel 24k] | [PDF 449k]
61 - Households and Persons Per Household by Type of Household [Excel 25k] | [PDF 447k]
62 - Households by Age of Householder and Size of Household [Excel 48k] | [PDF 447k]
63 - Unmarried-Partner Households by Region and Sex of Partners: 2008 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 447k]
64 - Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old [Excel 28k] | [PDF 448k]
65 - Family Households With Own Children Under Age 18 by Type of Family, and by Age of Householder, 2008 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 438k]
66 - Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2008 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 451k]
67 - Family Groups With Children Under 18 Years Old by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 33k] | [PDF 448k]
68 - Parents and Children in Stay-at-Home Parent Family Groups [Excel 29k] | [PDF 448k]
69 - Children Under 18 Years Old by Presence of Parents [Excel 85k] | [PDF 447k]
70 - Grandparents Living With Grandchildren by Race and Sex: 2008 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 447k]
71 - Nonfamily Households by Sex and Age of Householder: 2008 [Excel 59k] | [PDF 448k]
72 - Persons Living Alone by Sex and Age [Excel 34k] | [PDF 448k]
73 - Group Quarters Population by Type of Group Quarter and Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 448k]
74 - Population in Group Quarters by State [Excel 37k] | [PDF 460k]
56 - Marital Status of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 82k] | [PDF 459k]
57 - Marital Status of The Population by Sex and Age: 2008 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 448k]
58 - Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 68k] | [PDF 448k]
30 - Mobility Status Of The Population by Selected Characteristics [Excel 48k] | [PDF 448k]
31 - Movers by Type of Move and Reason for Moving: 2008 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 448k]
32 - Mobility Status of Households by Household Income: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 465k]
33 - Mobility Status of Resident Population by State: 2008 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 465k]
1 - Population and Area [Excel 36k] | [PDF 466k]
2 - Population [Excel 37k] | [PDF 466k]
3 - Resident Population Projections [Excel 33k] | [PDF 453k]
4 - Components of Population Change [Excel 27k] | [PDF 453k]
40 - Native and Foreign-Born Population by State: 2008 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 448k]
41 - Nativity and Place of Birth of Resident Population for Cities of 100,000 or More: 2008 [Excel 86k] | [PDF 448k]
42 - Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 70k] | [PDF 448k]
43 - Foreign-Born Population--Selected Characteristics by Region of Origin: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 448k]
44 - Foreign-Born Population by Citizenship Status and Place of Birth: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 448k]
45 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status [Excel 57k] | [PDF 459k]
46 - Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality [Excel 24k] | [PDF 459k]
47 - Estimated Unauthorized Immigrants by Selected States and Countries of Birth [Excel 26k] | [PDF 459k]
48 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Class of Admission [Excel 25k] | [PDF 458k]
49 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Selected Country of Birth and Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 458k]
50 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 91k] | [PDF 461k]
51 - Refugees and Asylees Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 52k] | [PDF 461k]
75 - Self-Described Religious Identification of Adult Population [Excel 31k] | [PDF 460k]
76 - Religious Bodies--Selected Data [Excel 31k] | [PDF 459k]
77 - Christian Church Adherents and Jewish Population, States [Excel 77k] | [PDF 459k]