Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 184,139 |
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| 1800 | 211,149 | 14.7% | |
| 1810 | 245,562 | 16.3% | |
| 1820 | 277,575 | 13.0% | |
| 1830 | 320,823 | 15.6% | |
| 1840 | 373,306 | 16.4% | |
| 1850 | 489,555 | 31.1% | |
| 1860 | 672,035 | 37.3% | |
| 1870 | 906,096 | 34.8% | |
| 1880 | 1,131,116 | 24.8% | |
| 1890 | 1,444,933 | 27.7% | |
| 1900 | 1,883,669 | 30.4% | |
| 1910 | 2,537,167 | 34.7% | |
| 1920 | 3,155,900 | 24.4% | |
| 1930 | 4,041,334 | 28.1% | |
| 1940 | 4,160,165 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 4,835,329 | 16.2% | |
| 1960 | 6,066,782 | 25.5% | |
| 1970 | 7,168,164 | 18.2% | |
| 1980 | 7,364,823 | 2.7% | |
| 1990 | 7,730,188 | 5.0% | |
| 2000 | 8,414,350 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 8,791,894 | 4.5% | |
| Est. 2012 | 8,864,590 | 0.8% | |
| Source: 1910–2010 | |||
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