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 California 36,961,664 Texas 24,782,302 New York 19,541,453 Florida 18,537,969 Illinois 12,910,409 Pennsylvania 12,604,767 Ohio 11,542,645 Michigan 9,969,727 Georgia 9,829,211 North Carolina 9,380,884 New Jersey 8,707,739 Virginia 7,882,590 Washington 6,664,195 Arizona 6,595,778 Massachusetts 6,593,587 Indiana 6,423,113 Tennessee 6,296,254 Missouri 5,987,580 Maryland 5,699,478 Wisconsin 5,654,774 Minnesota 5,266,214 Colorado 5,024,748 Alabama 4,708,708 South Carolina 4,561,242 Louisiana 4,492,076 Kentucky 4,314,113

State July 2005 census Oregon 3,825,657 Oklahoma 3,687,050 Connecticut 3,518,288 Iowa 3,007,856 Mississippi 2,951,996 Arkansas 2,889,450 Kansas 2,818,747 Utah 2,784,572 Nevada 2,643,085 New Mexico 2,009,671 West Virginia 1,819,777 Nebraska 1,796,619 Idaho 1,545,801 New Hampshire 1,324,575 Maine 1,318,301 Hawaii 1,295,178 Rhode Island 1,053,209 Montana 974,989 Delaware 885,122 South Dakota 812,383 Alaska 698,473 North Dakota 646,844 Vermont 621,760 District of Columbia 599,657 Wyoming 544,270

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.