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14-2. Resident Population of the United States and Southeastern States (in Thousands): 1980, 1990
and Estimates 1997
PERCENT JULY 1, PERCENT
1980 1990 CHANGE RANK 1997 CHANGE
STATE CENSUS CENSUS 1980-1990 1990 ESTIMATES 1990-1997
UNITED STATES 226,546 248,710 9.8 - 267,636 7.6
Alabama 3,894 4,041 3.8 22 4,319 6.9
Arkansas 2,286 2,351 2.8 33 2,523 7.3
Florida 9,746 12,938 32.7 4 14,654 13.3
Georgia 5,463 6,478 18.6 11 7,486 15.6
Kentucky 3,661 3,685 0.7 23 3,908 6.1
Louisiana 4,206 4,220 0.3 21 4,352 3.1
Mississippi 2,521 2,573 2.1 31 2,731 6.1
North Carolina 5,882 6,629 12.7 10 7,425 12.0
SOUTH CAROLINA 3,122 3,487 11.7 25 3,760 7.8
Tennessee 4,591 4,887 6.2 17 5,268 7.8
Virginia 5,347 6,187 15.7 12 6,734 8.8
West Virginia 1,950 1,793 -8.0 34 1,816 1.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census Profile: Population Trends and Congressional Apportionment, Number 1,
March 1991, and data from U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Estimates Branch, December 1997.
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