The 2010 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
Population
This section presents statistics on the growth, distribution, and characteristics of the U.S. population. The principal source of these data is the U.S. Census Bureau, which conducts a decennial census of population, a monthly population survey, a program of population estimates and projections, and a number of other periodic surveys relating to population characteristics.
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Ancestry, Language Spoken At Home
52 - Population by Selected Ancestry Group and Region: 2008 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 449k]
53 - Languages Spoken At Home by Language: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 449k]
54 - Language Spoken at Home by State: 2008 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 448k]
55 - Language Spoken at Home--Cities With 100,000 Persons or More: 2008 [Excel 97k] | [PDF 448k]
Elderly, Racial and Hispanic Origin Population Profiles
34 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Characteristics by Sex [Excel 35k] | [PDF 459k]
35 - Persons 65 Years Old and Over--Living Arrangements and Disability Status: 2007 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 459k]
36 - Selected Characteristics of Racial Groups and Hispanic Population: 2007 [Excel 40k] | [PDF 454k]
37 - American Indian and Alaska Native Population by Tribe: 2000 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 458k]
38 - Population Living on Selected Reservations, Trust Lands, and Alaska Native Areas: 2000 [Excel 32k] | [PDF 458k]
39 - Social and Economic Characteristics of the Hispanic Population: 2008 [Excel 53k] | [PDF 448k]
Estimates and Projections by Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity
10 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Single Years Of Age: 2008 [Excel 84k] | [PDF 463k]
11 - Resident Population Projections by Race, Hispanic Origin Status, and Age--Projections [Excel 38k] | [PDF 447k]
5 - Components of Population Change by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 32k] | [PDF 453k]
6 - Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin Status [Excel 49k] | [PDF 453k]
7 - Resident Population by Age and Sex [Excel 125k] | [PDF 457k]
8 - Resident Population Projections by Sex and Age [Excel 40k] | [PDF 452k]
9 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [Excel 164k] | [PDF 457k]
Estimates and Projections--States, Metropolitan Areas, Cities
12 - Resident Population--States [Excel 65k] | [PDF 447k]
13 - State Population--Rank, Percent Change, And Population Density [Excel 50k] | [PDF 447k]
14 - State Resident Population--Projections [Excel 42k] | [PDF 447k]
15 - State Resident Population--Components of Change [Excel 37k] | [PDF 447k]
16 - Resident Population by Age and State: 2008 [Excel 143k] | [PDF 446k]
17 - Age Dependency Ratios by State [Excel 38k] | [PDF 463k]
18 - Resident Population by Age and State--Projections [Excel 40k] | [PDF 447k]
19 - Resident Population by Race, Hispanic Origin, and State: 2008 [Excel 260k] | [PDF 446k]
20 - Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas--Population [Excel 61k] | [PDF 485k]
21 - 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in 2008--Components of Population Change [Excel 32k] | [PDF 449k]
22 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2008--Population by Age: 2008 [Excel 117k] | [PDF 449k]
23 - Metropolitan Statistical Areas With More Than 750,000 Persons in 2008--Population by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2008 [Excel 111k] | [PDF 449k]
24 - Population by Core Based Statistical Area Status and State [Excel 45k] | [PDF 447k]
25 - Population In Coastal Counties [Excel 25k] | [PDF 460k]
26 - States With Coastal Counties--Population, Housing Units, Establishments, and Employees by Coastal Region and State [Excel 36k] | [PDF 460k]
27 - Incorporated Places With 100,000 or More Inhabitants in 2008--Population [Excel 139k] | [PDF 468k]
28 - Incorporated Places by Population Size [Excel 36k] | [PDF 458k]
29 - Urban and Rural Population by State [Excel 33k] | [PDF 458k]
Households, Families, Group Quarters
59 - Households, Families, Subfamilies, and Married Couples [Excel 45k] | [PDF 449k]
60 - Married Couples by Race and Hispanic Origin of Spouses [Excel 24k] | [PDF 449k]
61 - Households and Persons Per Household by Type of Household [Excel 25k] | [PDF 447k]
62 - Households by Age of Householder and Size of Household [Excel 48k] | [PDF 447k]
63 - Unmarried-Partner Households by Region and Sex of Partners: 2008 [Excel 25k] | [PDF 447k]
64 - Families by Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old [Excel 28k] | [PDF 448k]
65 - Family Households With Own Children Under Age 18 by Type of Family, and by Age of Householder, 2008 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 438k]
66 - Families by Type, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 2008 [Excel 50k] | [PDF 451k]
67 - Family Groups With Children Under 18 Years Old by Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 33k] | [PDF 448k]
68 - Parents and Children in Stay-at-Home Parent Family Groups [Excel 29k] | [PDF 448k]
69 - Children Under 18 Years Old by Presence of Parents [Excel 85k] | [PDF 447k]
70 - Grandparents Living With Grandchildren by Race and Sex: 2008 [Excel 24k] | [PDF 447k]
71 - Nonfamily Households by Sex and Age of Householder: 2008 [Excel 59k] | [PDF 448k]
72 - Persons Living Alone by Sex and Age [Excel 34k] | [PDF 448k]
73 - Group Quarters Population by Type of Group Quarter and Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 33k] | [PDF 448k]
74 - Population in Group Quarters by State [Excel 37k] | [PDF 460k]
Marital Status and Living Arrangements
56 - Marital Status of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin [Excel 82k] | [PDF 459k]
57 - Marital Status of The Population by Sex and Age: 2008 [Excel 44k] | [PDF 448k]
58 - Living Arrangements of Persons 15 Years Old and Over by Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 68k] | [PDF 448k]
Migration
30 - Mobility Status Of The Population by Selected Characteristics [Excel 48k] | [PDF 448k]
31 - Movers by Type of Move and Reason for Moving: 2008 [Excel 27k] | [PDF 448k]
32 - Mobility Status of Households by Household Income: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 465k]
33 - Mobility Status of Resident Population by State: 2008 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 465k]
National Estimates and Projections
1 - Population and Area [Excel 36k] | [PDF 466k]
2 - Population [Excel 37k] | [PDF 466k]
3 - Resident Population Projections [Excel 33k] | [PDF 453k]
4 - Components of Population Change [Excel 27k] | [PDF 453k]
Native and Foreign-born Populations
40 - Native and Foreign-Born Population by State: 2008 [Excel 38k] | [PDF 448k]
41 - Nativity and Place of Birth of Resident Population for Cities of 100,000 or More: 2008 [Excel 86k] | [PDF 448k]
42 - Native and Foreign-Born Populations by Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 70k] | [PDF 448k]
43 - Foreign-Born Population--Selected Characteristics by Region of Origin: 2008 [Excel 30k] | [PDF 448k]
44 - Foreign-Born Population by Citizenship Status and Place of Birth: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 448k]
45 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status [Excel 57k] | [PDF 459k]
46 - Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality [Excel 24k] | [PDF 459k]
47 - Estimated Unauthorized Immigrants by Selected States and Countries of Birth [Excel 26k] | [PDF 459k]
48 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Class of Admission [Excel 25k] | [PDF 458k]
49 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Selected Country of Birth and Selected Characteristics: 2008 [Excel 26k] | [PDF 458k]
50 - Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 91k] | [PDF 461k]
51 - Refugees and Asylees Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Country of Birth [Excel 52k] | [PDF 461k]
Religion
75 - Self-Described Religious Identification of Adult Population [Excel 31k] | [PDF 460k]
76 - Religious Bodies--Selected Data [Excel 31k] | [PDF 459k]
77 - Christian Church Adherents and Jewish Population, States [Excel 77k] | [PDF 459k]
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