Regional distribution of the U.S. population from 2021 | Statista

This statistic shows the change in the regional distribution of the U.S. population each decade from 1790 to 2021. In 2021, 17.2 percent of the population in the United States lived in the Northeast.

Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region

Characteristic	Northeast	Midwest	South	West
1790	50.1%	0%	49.9%	0%
1800	49.6%	1%	49.4%	0%
1810	48.2%	4%	47.8%	0%
1820	45.2%	8.9%	45.9%	0%
1830	43.1%	12.5%	44.4%	0%
1840	39.6%	19.6%	40.7%	0%
1850	37.2%	23.3%	38.7%	0.8%
1860	33.7%	28.9%	35.4%	2%
1870	31.9%	33.7%	31.9%	2.6%
1880	28.9%	34.6%	32.9%	3.6%
1890	27.6%	35.6%	31.8%	5%
1900	27.6%	34.6%	31.8%	5%
1910	28%	32.4%	31.9%	7.7%
1920	28%	32.1%	31.2%	8.7%
1930	27.9%	31.3%	30.7%	10%
1940	27.2%	30.4%	31.5%	10.9%
1950	26.1%	29.4%	31.2%	13.3%
1960	24.9%	28.8%	30.7%	15.6%
1970	24.1%	27.8%	30.9%	17.1%
1980	21.7%	26%	33.3%	19.1%
1990	20.4%	24%	34.4%	21.2%
2000	19%	22.9%	35.6%	22.5%
2010	17.9%	21.7%	37.1%	23.3%
2015	17.5%	21.1%	37.7%	23.6%
2016	17.4%	21%	37.9%	23.7%
2017	17.2%	21%	38%	23.8%
2018	17.2%	20.9%	38.1%	23.8%
2019	17.1%	20.8%	38.3%	23.9%
2020	17.4%	20.8%	38.1%	23.7%
2021	17.2%	20.7%	38.3%	23.7%

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June 2022

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Survey time period

1790 to 2021

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Figures prior to 2000 were taken from other publications.

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