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Table Aa36-92 - Population, by region and urban-rural residence: 1790-1990

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  Total population Urban population Rural population Percentage of total population Percentage of urban population Percentage of rural population
United States New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific United States New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific United States New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific New England Middle Atlantic East North Central West North Central South Atlantic East South Central West South Central Mountain Pacific
Row Year Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
1 1790 3,929,214 1,009,408 958,632 ---- ---- 1,851,806 109,368 ---- ---- ---- 201,655 76,188 83,309 ---- ---- 42,158 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3,727,559 933,220 875,323 ---- ---- 1,809,648 109,368 ---- ---- ---- 25.7 24.4 ---- ---- 47.1 2.8 ---- ---- 37.8 41.3 ---- ---- 20.9 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 25 23.5 ---- ---- 48.5 ---- ---- ---- ----
2 1830 12,860,702 1,954,717 3,587,664 1,470,018 140,455 3,645,752 1,815,969 246,127 ---- ---- 1,127,247 273,949 510,915 36,658 4,977 226,750 27,916 46,082 ---- ---- 11,733,455 1,680,768 3,076,749 1,433,360 135,478 3,419,002 1,788,053 200,045 ---- ---- 15.2 27.9 11.4 1.1 28.3 14.1 1.9 ---- ---- 24.3 45.3 3.3 0.4 20.1 2.5 4.1 ---- ---- 14.3 26.2 12.2 1.2 29.1 15.2 1.7 ---- ----
3 1860 31,443,321 3,135,283 7,458,985 6,926,884 2,169,832 5,364,703 4,020,991 1,747,667 174,923 444,053 6,216,518 1,148,489 2,638,848 973,459 289,783 614,671 236,755 215,368 17,620 81,525 25,226,803 1,986,794 4,820,137 5,953,425 1,880,049 4,750,032 3,784,236 1,532,299 157,303 362,528 10 23.7 22 6.9 17.1 12.8 5.6 0.6 1.4 18.5 42.4 15.7 4.7 9.9 3.8 3.5 0.3 1.3 7.9 19.1 23.6 7.5 18.8 15 6.1 0.6 1.4
4 1890 62,979,766 4,700,749 12,706,220 13,478,305 8,932,112 8,857,922 6,429,154 4,740,983 1,213,935 1,920,386 22,106,265 2,893,860 7,372,218 5,111,944 2,306,157 1,728,019 817,308 715,999 355,627 805,133 40,873,501 1,806,889 5,334,002 8,366,361 6,625,955 7,129,903 5,611,846 4,024,984 858,308 1,115,253 7.5 20.2 21.4 14.2 14.1 10.2 7.5 1.9 3 13.1 33.3 23.1 10.4 7.8 3.7 3.2 1.6 3.6 4.4 13.1 20.5 16.2 17.4 13.7 9.8 2.1 2.7
5 1920 106,021,537 7,400,909 22,261,144 21,475,543 12,544,249 13,990,272 8,893,307 10,242,224 3,336,101 5,877,788 54,253,282 5,620,384 16,783,474 13,050,086 4,725,880 4,336,482 1,994,207 2,969,366 1,217,988 3,555,415 51,768,255 1,780,525 5,477,670 8,425,457 7,818,369 9,653,790 6,899,100 7,272,858 2,118,113 2,322,373 7 21 20.3 11.8 13.2 8.4 9.7 3.1 5.5 10.4 30.9 24.1 8.7 8 3.7 5.5 2.2 6.6 3.4 10.6 16.3 15.1 18.6 13.3 14 4.1 4.5
6 1950 151,325,798 9,314,453 30,163,533 30,399,368 14,061,394 21,182,335 11,477,181 14,537,572 5,074,998 15,114,964 96,846,817 7,101,511 24,271,689 21,185,713 7,305,219 10,391,163 4,484,771 8,079,828 2,785,888 1,241,035 54,478,981 2,212,942 5,891,844 9,213,655 6,756,175 10,791,172 6,992,410 6,457,744 2,289,110 3,873,929 6.2 19.9 20.1 9.3 14 7.6 9.6 3.4 10 7.3 25.1 21.9 7.5 10.7 4.6 8.3 2.9 11.6 4.1 10.8 16.9 12.4 19.8 12.8 11.9 4.2 7.1
7 1990 248,709,873 13,206,943 37,602,286 42,008,942 17,659,690 43,566,853 15,176,284 26,702,793 13,658,776 39,127,306 187,053,487 9,829,175 30,262,562 31,073,858 11,700,338 30,231,280 8,530,551 19,894,436 10,881,341 34,649,946 61,656,386 3,377,768 7,339,724 10,935,084 5,959,352 13,335,573 6,645,733 6,808,357 2,777,435 4,477,360 5.3 15.1 16.9 7.1 17.5 6.1 10.7 5.5 15.7 5.3 16.2 16.6 6.3 16.2 4.6 10.6 5.8 18.5 5.5 11.9 17.7 9.7 21.6 10.8 11 4.5 7.3



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