Demographics ... Then and Now
| 1830 | 1990 | |
| Total Population | 321,000 | 7,730,188 |
| Population Per Square Mile | 42.7 | 1,042.0 |
| Male Female |
163,000
158,000 |
3,735,685
3,994,503 |
| Urban Rural |
18,000
302,000 |
6,910,220
819,968 |
| White Black Hispanic Origin American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Other |
300,000
21,000 * * * * |
5,718,966
984,845 739,861 12,490 264,341 9,685 |
Sources: Historical Statistics of the U.S., Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial Edition prepared by the U.S Bureau of the Census; and 1990 U.S. Census