United States Population

The total United States population is 302,743,671 approximately. According to official estimates it will see an increase in the coming years. The trends in the

United States

population growth showed that in 2000, the population increased by some 33 million people in just 10 years. It is estimated that if this growth continues at the same rate, then United States population would be 50 % of the present Chinese population. A great factor contributing to the United States population growth is large scale mass immigration. It is gathered from an analysis by the Center for Immigration Studies that during the phase of 1990-2000, up to 70% of the United States population growth was due to immigration. The country has taken proper steps towards checking this growth and responsible citizens are also trying to keep their families small.

The united states population density was 29.77 persons per square kilometer according to 1999 statistics.

Region-Wise United States Population

Midwest	66,217,736
West	69,355,643
Northeast	54,741,353
South	109,083,752

Race-Wise United States Population

According to the 2005 census the United States population, with respect to the various races is:

White	237,854,954
Asian	12,687,472
African American population United States	37,909,341
Native Hawaiian	516,612
Latino or Hispanic Population in the United States	42,687,224
2 or more races	4,579,024
Alaska Native and American Indian	2,863,001

United States Population by State

State July 2005 census Alabama 4,557,808 Alaska 663,661 Arizona 5,939,292 Arkansas 2,779,154 California 36,132,147 Colorado 4,665,177 Connecticut 3,510,297 Delaware 843,524 DC 550,521 Florida 17,789,864 Georgia 9,072,576 Hawaii 1,275,194 Idaho 1,429,096 Illinois 12,763,371 Indiana 6,271,973 Iowa 2,966,334 Kansas 2,744,687 Kentucky 4,173,405 Louisiana 4,523,628 Maine 1,321,505 Maryland 5,600,388 Massachusetts 6,398,743 Michigan 10,120,860 Minnesota 5,132,799 Mississippi 2,921,088 Missouri 5,800,310

State July 2005 census Montana 935,670 Nebraska 1,758,787 Nevada 2,414,807 New Hampshire 1,309,940 New Jersey 8,717,925 New Mexico 1,928,384 New York 19,254,630 North Carolina 8,683,242 North Dakota 636,677 Ohio 11,464,042 Oklahoma 3,547,884 Oregon 3,641,056 Pennsylvania 12,429,616 Rhode Island 1,076,189 South Carolina 4,255,083 South Dakota 775,933 Tennessee 5,962,959 Texas 22,859,968 Utah 2,469,585 Vermont 623,050 Virginia 7,567,465 Washington 6,287,759 West Virginia 1,816,856 Wisconsin 5,536,201 Wyoming 509,294 Total U.S. 296,410,404

It can be said that the US leads the world in having a high rate of marriage and an equally high rate of divorce. A large part of the United States population lives alone, giving rise to the greatest number of one person or single households in the world.