The population density in the United States saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 36.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. Still, the population density reached its highest value in the observed period in 2021. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021
(inhabitants per square kilometer)
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/
World Bank. "Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/
World Bank. (2024). Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/
World Bank. "Population Density in The United States from 2002 to 2021 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/
World Bank, Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Population density in the United States from 2002 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269965/population-density-in-the-united-states/
