Estimated U.S. Population 1776 to 2026
Estimated U.S. Population from 1776 to 2026.
Population for 1776 includes population living in 13 original colonies. Population for 1826, 1876, and 1926 include population living in the continental U.S.
Source: https://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/HistoricalStatisticsoftheUnitedStates1789-1945.pdf
Population for 1976 includes the resident population plus Armed Forces overseas.
Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/1900-1980/national/totals/popclockest.txt
Population for 2026 includes the resident population in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Source: https://www.census.gov/popclock/
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| description | Estimated U.S. Population from 1776 to 2026. Population for 1776 includes population living in 13 original colonies. Population for 1826, 1876, and 1926 include population living in the continental U.S. Source: https://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/HistoricalStatisticsoftheUnitedStates1789-1945.pdf Population for 1976 includes the resident population plus Armed Forces overseas. Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/1900-1980/national/totals/popclockest.txt Population for 2026 includes the resident population in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Source: https://www.census.gov/popclock/ |
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| issued | 2026-03-30 |
| keyword |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-08-11 |
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| publisher |
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| title | Estimated U.S. Population 1776 to 2026 |
