| Census Year | Population | Census Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610 | 350 | 1820 | 9,638,453 | |
| 1620 | 2,302 | 1830 | 12,866,020 | |
| 1630 | 4,646 | 1840 | 17,069,453 | |
| 1640 | 26,634 | 1850 | 23,191,876 | |
| 1650 | 50,368 | 1860 | 31,443,321 | |
| 1660 | 75,058 | 1870 | 38,558,371 | |
| 1670 | 111,935 | 1880 | 50,189,209 | |
| 1680 | 151,507 | 1890 | 62,979,766 | |
| 1690 | 210,372 | 1900 | 76,212,168 | |
| 1700 | 250,888 | 1910 | 92,228,496 | |
| 1710 | 331,711 | 1920 | 106,021,537 | |
| 1720 | 466,185 | 1930 | 123,202,624 | |
| 1730 | 629,445 | 1940 | 132,164,569 | |
| 1740 | 905,563 | 1950 | 151,325,798 | |
| 1750 | 1,170,760 | 1960 | 179,323,175 | |
| 1760 | 1,593,625 | 1970 | 203,211,926 | |
| 1770 | 2,148,076 | 1980 | 226,656,805 | |
| 1780 | 2,780,369 | 1990 | 248,709,873 | |
| 1790 | 3,929,214 | 2000 | 281,421,906 | |
| 1800 | 5,308,483 | 2010 | 308,745,538 | |
| 1810 | 7,239,881 | |||
Footnotes
1. Population figures for the decades before the first U.S. census in 1790 are estimates.