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HISTORICAL CENSUS STATISTICS ON POPULATION TOTALS

BY RACE, 1790 TO 1990, AND BY HISPANIC ORIGIN, 1970 TO 1990,

FOR THE UNITED STATES, REGIONS, DIVISIONS, AND STATES

by

Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung

Working Paper No. 56

HISTORICAL CENSUS STATISTICS ON POPULATION TOTALS

BY RACE, 1790 TO 1990, AND BY HISPANIC ORIGIN, 1970 TO 1990,

FOR THE UNITED STATES, REGIONS, DIVISIONS, AND STATES

by

Campbell Gibson and Kay Jung

Population Division

Working Paper No. 56

U.S. Census Bureau

Washington, DC 20233

September 2002

Acknowledgments

This report was prepared in Population Division. The report is dedicated to

Emily Lennon who worked on earlier reports on census historical statistics and who had a deep

appreciation of the value of the decennial census in documenting the history of the United States.

Several reviewers provided helpful comments: Claudette Bennett, Arthur Cresce,

Kevin Deardorff, Jorge del Pinal, Frank Hobbs, and Linda Kehm.

Abstract

This working paper presents decennial census data on population totals by race

(1790-1990) and by Hispanic origin (1970-1990) for the United States, regions, divisions,

and states.

Disclaimer

This working paper presents the results of research undertaken by Census Bureau staff on

historical data from the decennial census of population. This report has undergone more limited

review than regular Census Bureau publications available from the U.S. Government Printing

Office.

Other reports on historical census statistics for the United States

The following three reports present historical census statistics that are more detailed

and/or more recent than historical census statistics published in reports from the decennial

census of population or in Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970

(U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1975a).

Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990, by Richard L. Forstall.

U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996. Data for

the 1900 to 1990 period are available also on the Census Bureau¡¯s Internet site,

.

Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990,

by Campbell Gibson. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Working Paper

No. 27, 1998. Available also on the Census Bureau¡¯s Internet site, .

Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990,

by Campbell Gibson and Emily Lennon. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division,

Working Paper No. 29, 1999. Available also on the Census Bureau¡¯s Internet site,

.

CONTENTS

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

General Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Description of Data in the Detailed Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

General References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Decennial Census Data References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Sources for Data in Detailed Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DETAILED TABLES

United States

1. United States - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Regions

2. Northeast Region - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3. Midwest (North Central) Region - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1800 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . 21

4. South Region - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5. West Region - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1850 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Divisions

6. New England Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

7. Middle Atlantic Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

8. East North Central Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1800 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

9. West North Central Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1810 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

10. South Atlantic Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

11. East South Central Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

12. West South Central Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1810 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

13. Mountain Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1850 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

14. Pacific Division - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1850 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

States and the District of Columbia (listed alphabetically)

15. Alabama - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1800 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

16. Alaska - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1880 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

17. Arizona - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1860 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

18. Arkansas - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1810 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

19. California - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1850 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

20. Colorado - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1860 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

21. Connecticut - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

22. Delaware - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

23. District of Columbia - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1800 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

24. Florida - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1830 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

25. Georgia - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1790 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

26. Hawaii - Race and Hispanic Origin: 1900 to 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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