Total U.S. Population
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Here's a look at the total population of the United States in 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010. The population of U.S. territories is included.
| Area | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 states1 | 308,745,538 | 281,421,906 | 248,709,873 | 226,545,805 |
| 48 coterminous1 | 306,675,006 | 279,583,437 | 247,051,601 | 225,179,263 |
| Alaska | 710,231 | 626,932 | 550,043 | 401,851 |
| Hawaii | 1,360,301 | 1,211,537 | 1,108,229 | 964,691 |
| American Samoa | 55,519 | 57,291 | 46,773 | 32,297 |
| Guam | 159,358 | 154,805 | 133,152 | 105,979 |
| Johnston Atoll | (2) | (2) | (2) | 327 |
| Midway | (2) | 4 | 13 | 453 |
| N. Mariana Is.3 | 53,883 | 69,221 | 43,345 | (4) |
| Puerto Rico | 3,998,905 | 3,808,610 | 3,522,037 | 3,196,520 |
| Trust Ter. of Pac. Is. | (7) | (7) | 15,1226 | 132,9295 |
| Virgin Is. of U.S. | 109,750 | 108,612 | 101,809 | 96,569 |
| Wake Island | 150 | (2) | (2) | 302 |
| Population abroad | 5,256,6008 | 3,784,6938 | 922,819 | 995,546 |
| Armed forces | 1,458,697 | n.a. | 910,611 | 515,408 |
| Total | 318,379,703 | 286,196,812 | 253,451,585 | 231,106,727 |
NOTE: n.a. = not available.
1. Includes the District of Columbia.
2. No indigenous population.
3. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) became part of the United States in 1986.
4. Included under the territory of the Pacific Islands.
5. Includes Northern Mariana Islands.
6. Palau only trust territory remaining.
7. Palau, the last remaining trust territory, became an independent country in 1994.
8. Includes overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees and their dependents living with them.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Web: www.census.gov.
