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
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US Census Bureau. (June 22, 2022). Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/
US Census Bureau. "Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region." Chart. June 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/
US Census Bureau. "Share of The Population in The United States from 1790 to 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/
US Census Bureau, Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of the population in the United States from 1790 to 2021, by region [Graph], US Census Bureau, June 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240766/regional-distribution-of-the-us-population/