1980 United States census

Twentieth census
of the United States

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General information
CountryUnited States
Results
Total population226,545,805 (Increase 11.4%)
Most populous stateCalifornia
23,667,902
Least populous stateAlaska
401,851

The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census.[1] It was the first census in which a state—California—recorded a population of 20 million people, as well as the first in which all states recorded populations of over 400,000.

  1. ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.

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