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: 2009 [Excel 49k] | [PDF 70k]
53 - Languages Spoken At Home by Language: 2009 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 70k]
54 - Language Spoken at Home by State: 2009 [Excel 37k] | [PDF 66k]
55 - Language Spoken at Home--Cities With 100,000 Persons or More: 2009 [Excel 89k] | [PDF 66k]
34 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Characteristics by Sex [Excel 44k] | [PDF 63k]
35 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Living Arrangements and Disability Status: 2009 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 63k]
36 - Selected Characteristics of Racial Groups and Hispanic Population: 2009 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 115k]
37 - Social and Economic Characteristics of the Hispanic Population: 2009 [Excel 63k] | [PDF 65k]
5 - Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 23k] | [PDF 59k]
6 - Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Status [Excel 49k] | [PDF 64k]
7 - Resident Population by Sex and Age [Excel 177k] | [PDF 67k]
8 - Intercensal Resident Population by Sex and Age [Excel 33k] | [PDF 67k]
9 - Resident Population Projections by Sex and Age [Excel 40k] | [PDF 62k]
10 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [Excel 188k] | [PDF 64k]
11 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Single Years of Age: 2009 [Excel 51k] | [PDF 154k]
12 - Resident Population Projections by Race, Hispanic Origin Status, and Age--Projections [Excel 41k] | [PDF 63k]
13 - Intercensal Resident Population--States [Excel 117k] | [PDF 62k]
14 - State Population--Rank, Percent Change, And Population Density [Excel 51k] | [PDF 65k]
15 - State Resident Population--Components of Change [Excel 33k] | [PDF 60k]
16 - Resident Population by Age and State: 2010 [Excel 136k] | [PDF 67k]
17 - Age Dependency Ratios by State [Excel 91k] | [PDF 57k]
18 - Resident Population by Hispanic Origin and State: 2010 [Excel 37k] | [PDF 67k]
19 - Resident Population by Race and State: 2010 [Excel 441k] | [PDF 146k]
20 - Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population [Excel 57k] | [PDF 269k]
21 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2009--Components of Population Change [Excel 37k] | [PDF 58k]
22 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population by Age: 2010 [Excel 107k] | [PDF 64k]
23 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2009 [Excel 118k] | [PDF 64k]
24 - Population by Core Based Statistical Area Status and State: 2010 [Excel 94k] | [PDF 65k]
25 - Population In Coastal Counties [Excel 28k] | [PDF 72k]
26 - States With Coastal Counties--Population, Housing Units, Establishments, and Employees by Coastal Region and State [Excel 35k] | [PDF 72k]
27 - Incorporated Places With 100,000 or More Inhabitants in 2010--Population [Excel 115k] | [PDF 177k]
28 - Incorporated Places by Population Size [Excel 29k] | [PDF 67k]
29 - Urban and Rural Population by State [Excel 32k] | [PDF 67k]
59 - Households, Families, Subfamilies, and Married Couples [Excel 54k] | [PDF 66k]
60 - Married Couples by Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses [Excel 31k] | [PDF 66k]
61 - Households and Persons Per Household by Type of Household [Excel 30k] | [PDF 65k]
62 - Households by Age of Householder and Size of Household [Excel 48k] | [PDF 65k]
63 - Unmarried-Partner Households by Region and Sex of Partners: 2009 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 65k]
64 - Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years of Age [Excel 35k] | [PDF 66k]
65 - Family Households With Own Children Under Age 18 by Type of Family, and by Age of Householder, 2010 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 61k]
66 - Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2010 [Excel 56k] | [PDF 57k]
67 - Family Groups With Children Under 18 Years Old by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 44k] | [PDF 62k]
68 - Parents and Children in Stay-at-Home Parent Family Groups [Excel 28k] | [PDF 57k]
69 - Children Under 18 Years Old by Presence of Parents [Excel 80k] | [PDF 56k]
70 - Grandparents Living With Grandchildren by Race and Sex: 2009 [Excel 29k] | [PDF 51k]
71 - Nonfamily Households by Sex and Age of Householder: 2010 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 62k]
72 - Persons Living Alone by Sex and Age [Excel 36k] | [PDF 56k]
73 - Group Quarters Population by Type of Group Quarter and Selected Characteristics: 2009 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 56k]
74 - Population in Group Quarters by State [Excel 41k] | [PDF 65k]
56 - Marital Status of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 103k] | [PDF 79k]
57 - Marital Status of The Population by Sex and Age: 2010 [Excel 42k] | [PDF 64k]
58 - Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics: 2010 [Excel 64k] | [PDF 64k]
30 - Mobility Status of the Population by Selected Characteristics [Excel 44k] | [PDF 64k]
31 - Movers by Type of Move and Reason for Moving: 2010 [Excel 31k] | [PDF 64k]
32 - Mobility Status of Households by Household Income: 2010 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 59k]
33 - Mobility Status of Resident Population by State: 2009 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 59k]
1 - Population and Area [Excel 33k] | [PDF 62k]
2 - Population [Excel 43k] | [PDF 62k]
3 - Resident Population Projections [Excel 31k] | [PDF 59k]
4 - Components of Population Change [Excel 29k] | [PDF 59k]
38 - Native and Foreign-Born Population by State: 2009 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 65k]
39 - Nativity and Place of Birth of Resident Population for Cities of 100,000 or More: 2009 [Excel 80k] | [PDF 65k]
40 - Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2010 [Excel 64k] | [PDF 61k]
41 - Foreign-Born Population--Selected Characteristics by Region of Origin: 2010 [Excel 35k] | [PDF 59k]
42 - Foreign-Born Population by Citizenship Status and Place of Birth: 2009 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 59k]
43 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status [Excel 32k] | [PDF 62k]
44 - Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality [Excel 29k] | [PDF 62k]
45 - Estimated Unauthorized Immigrants by Selected States and Countries of Birth [Excel 30k] | [PDF 62k]
46 - Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens by Sex, Age, Region, and Country of Birth: 2010 [Excel 34k] | [PDF 66k]
47 - Petitions for Naturalization Filed, Persons Naturalized, and Petitions Denied [Excel 36k] | [PDF 66k]
48 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Class of Admission [Excel 33k] | [PDF 66k]
49 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Selected Country of Birth and Selected Characteristics: 2010 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 66k]
50 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 117k] | [PDF 75k]
51 - Refugees and Asylees Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 71k] | [PDF 75k]
75 - Self-Described Religious Identification of Adult Population [Excel 46k] | [PDF 60k]
76 - Religious Bodies--Selected Data [Excel 29k] | [PDF 62k]
77 - Christian Church Adherents and Jewish Population, States [Excel 36k] | [PDF 57k]