Historical U.S. Population Growth
by year 1900-1998

Date	National Population	Population Change	Average Annual Percent Change
July 1, 1998	270,298,524	2,554,929	0.95
July 1, 1997	267,743,595	2,553,801	0.96
July 1, 1996	265,189,794	2,424,846	0.92
July 1, 1995	262,764,948	2,475,711	0.95
July 1, 1994	260,289,237	2,543,134	0.98
July 1, 1993	257,746,103	2,751,586	1.07
July 1, 1992	254,994,517	2,867,115	1.13
July 1, 1991	252,127,402	2,688,690	1.07
July 1, 1990	249,438,712	2,619,482	1.06
July 1, 1989	246,819,230	2,320,248	0.94
July 1, 1988	244,498,982	2,210,064	0.91
July 1, 1987	242,288,918	2,156,031	0.89
July 1, 1986	240,132,887	2,209,092	0.92
July 1, 1985	237,923,795	2,098,893	0.89
July 1, 1984	235,824,902	2,032,908	0.87
July 1, 1983	233,791,994	2,127,536	0.91
July 1, 1982	231,664,458	2,198,744	0.95
July 1, 1981	229,465,714	2,241,033	0.98
July 1, 1980	227,224,681	2,169,194	0.96
July 1, 1979	225,055,487	2,470,942	1.10
July 1, 1978	222,584,545	2,345,120	1.06
July 1, 1977	220,239,425	2,204,261	1.01
July 1, 1976	218,035,164	2,061,965	0.95
July 1, 1975	215,973,199	2,119,271	0.99
July 1, 1974	213,853,928	1,945,140	0.91
July 1, 1973	211,908,788	2,012,767	0.95
July 1, 1972	209,896,021	2,235,344	1.07
July 1, 1971	207,660,677	2,608,503	1.26
July 1, 1970	205,052,174	2,375,228	1.17
July 1, 1969	202,676,946	1,970,894	0.98
July 1, 1968	200,706,052	1,993,996	1.00
July 1, 1967	198,712,056	2,151,718	1.09
July 1, 1966	196,560,338	2,257,375	1.16
July 1, 1965	194,302,963	2,414,172	1.25
July 1, 1964	191,888,791	2,646,993	1.39
July 1, 1963	189,241,798	2,704,061	1.44
July 1, 1962	186,537,737	2,846,256	1.54
July 1, 1961	183,691,481	3,020,323	1.66
July 1, 1960	180,671,158	2,841,530	1.59
July 1, 1959	177,829,628	2,947,724	1.67
July 1, 1958	174,881,904	2,897,774	1.67
July 1, 1957	171,984,130	3,081,099	1.81
July 1, 1956	168,903,031	2,971,829	1.78
July 1, 1955	165,931,202	2,905,348	1.77
July 1, 1954	163,025,854	2,841,662	1.76
July 1, 1953	160,184,192	2,631,452	1.66
July 1, 1952	157,552,740	2,674,851	1.71
July 1, 1951	154,877,889	2,606,472	1.70
July 1, 1950	152,271,417	3,083,287	2.05
July 1, 1949	149,188,130	2,556,828	1.73
July 1, 1948	146,631,302	2,505,231	1.72
July 1, 1947	144,126,071	2,737,505	1.92
July 1, 1946	141,388,566	1,460,401	1.04
July 1, 1945	139,928,165	1,530,820	1.10
July 1, 1944	138,397,345	1,657,992	1.21
July 1, 1943	136,739,353	1,879,800	1.38
July 1, 1942	134,859,553	1,457,082	1.09
July 1, 1941	133,402,471	1,280,025	0.96
July 1, 1940	132,122,446	1,242,728	0.95
July 1, 1939	130,879,718	1,054,779	0.81
July 1, 1938	129,824,939	1,000,110	0.77
July 1, 1937	128,824,829	771,649	0.60
July 1, 1936	128,053,180	802,948	0.63
July 1, 1935	127,250,232	876,459	0.69
July 1, 1934	126,373,773	795,010	0.63
July 1, 1933	125,578,763	738,292	0.59
July 1, 1932	124,840,471	800,823	0.64
July 1, 1931	124,039,648	962,907	0.78
July 1, 1930	123,076,741	1,309,741	1.07
July 1, 1929	121,767,000	1,258,000	1.04
July 1, 1928	120,509,000	1,474,000	1.23
July 1, 1927	119,035,000	1,638,000	1.39
July 1, 1926	117,397,000	1,568,000	1.34
July 1, 1925	115,829,000	1,720,000	1.50
July 1, 1924	114,109,000	2,162,000	1.91
July 1, 1923	111,947,000	1,898,000	1.71
July 1, 1922	110,049,000	1,511,000	1.38
July 1, 1921	108,538,000	2,077,000	1.93
July 1, 1920	106,461,000	1,947,000	1.85
July 1, 1919	104,514,000	1,306,000	1.26
July 1, 1918	103,208,000	-60,000	-0.06
July 1, 1917	103,268,000	1,307,000	1.27
July 1, 1916	101,961,000	1,415,000	1.40
July 1, 1915	100,546,000	1,435,000	1.44
July 1, 1914	99,111,000	1,886,000	1.92
July 1, 1913	97,225,000	1,890,000	1.96
July 1, 1912	95,335,000	1,472,000	1.56
July 1, 1911	93,863,000	1,456,000	1.56
July 1, 1910	92,407,000	1,917,000	2.10
July 1, 1909	90,490,000	1,780,000	1.99
July 1, 1908	88,710,000	1,702,000	1.94
July 1, 1907	87,008,000	1,558,000	1.81
July 1, 1906	85,450,000	1,628,000	1.92
July 1, 1905	83,822,000	1,656,000	2.00
July 1, 1904	82,166,000	1,534,000	1.88
July 1, 1903	80,632,000	1,469,000	1.84
July 1, 1902	79,163,000	1,579,000	2.01
July 1, 1901	77,584,000	1,490,000	1.94
July 1, 1900	76,094,000	---	---