Resident Population of the United States and Southeastern States (in Thousands): 1980, 1990 and Estimates 1997

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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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