Population of the United States, From 1980 to 2000
| Area | 2000 | 1990 | 1980 |
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| 50 states1 | 281,421,906 | 248,709,873 | 226,545,805 | | 48 coterminous1 | 279,583,437 | 247,051,601 | 225,179,263 | | Alaska | 626,932 | 550,043 | 401,851 | | Hawaii | 1,211,537 | 1,108,229 | 964,691 | | American Samoa | 57,291 | 46,773 | 32,297 | | Guam | 154,805 | 133,152 | 105,979 | | Johnston Atoll | (2) | (2) | 327 | | Midway | (2) | (2) | 453 | | N. Mariana Is.3 | 69,221 | 43,345 | (4) | | Puerto Rico | 3,808,610 | 3,522,037 | 3,196,520 | | Trust Ter. of Pac. Is. | (7) | 15,1226 | 132,9295 | | Virgin Is. of U.S. | 108,612 | 101,809 | 96,569 | | Wake Island | (2) | (2) | 302 | | Population abroad | 576,3678 | 922,819 | 995,546 | | Armed forces | n.a. | 910,611 | 515,408 | | Total | 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.
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