1990 United States Census
| Twenty-first Census of the United States | |
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| General Information | |
| Date Taken | April 1, 1990 |
| Total U.S. Population | 248,709,873 |
| Percent Change | 9.8% |
| Most Populous State | California 29,760,000 |
| Least Populous State | Wyoming 454,000 |
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The Twenty-first United States Census was done by the Census Bureau. The population of the United Stateswas 248,709,873. This was an increase of 9.8 percent from the 1980 Census.[1]
About 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1990 census. It had over 100 questions. It was the first census to have "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" as a racial group separate from Asians.
References
- ↑ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.