Historical Census population

Census yearPopulationGrowth rate
1970203,211,92613.32%
1980226,545,80511.48%
1990248,709,8739.78%
2000281,421,90613.15%

What was the population 1970?

3,700,437,046
World Population by Year

YearWorld PopulationYearly Change
19703,700,437,0462.06 %
19693,625,680,6272.09 %
19683,551,599,1272.09 %
19673,478,769,9622.08 %

What is the current population of the United States in 2021?

The current population of the United States of America is 333,760,103 as of Saturday, December 4, 2021, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.

What was the population of the world in 2021?

7.9 Billion
7.9 Billion (2021)

What percentage of the US population was white in 1970?

Racial/Ethnic Demographics of the United States (1910–2020)

Race/Ethnic Group19101970
White88.9%87.7%
Native0.3%0.4%
Asian0.2%0.8%

Where was most population growth in the 1970s?

During the 1970s, the far more rapid growth in total income and population in the Sun Belt states of the South and West than in the Frost Belt states of the Northeast and Midwest was a major urban policy con- cern.

When did the US reach 300 million?

2006
The U.S. population reach 100 million around 1920, reached 200 million in the late 1960s, and reached 300 million in 2006.