US Demographics and Population

Questions and Answers

What percentage of the U.S. population is comprised of Hispanics?

16.3%

What is the total population of the five most populous states in the United States?

Over 100 million people

What percentage of the U.S. population lives in the South and in the West of the United States?

58%

Why are the South and West more populated than the East despite being less densely populated?

The South and West have a larger size Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the U.S. population lives in metropolitan areas?

83% Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate number of people living in rural areas?

2 out of 10 people Signup and view all the answers

According to the 2010 census, what is the difference in the number of men and women in the U.S. population?

More than five million more women Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following regions is growing faster than any other area of the country?

The South and West Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate population of the United States in 2010 according to the government census?

309 million people Signup and view all the answers

What is the rank of the United States in terms of population in the world?

Third Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the U.S. population is Black, according to the 2010 census?

12.6% Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a way to categorize the U.S. population, according to the lesson?

By occupation Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the U.S. population is of Asian origin, according to the 2010 census?

4.8% Signup and view all the answers

What is the second most populous country in the world?

India Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the U.S. population is a mixture of two or more races, according to the 2010 census?

2.9% Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the U.S. population is White, according to the 2010 census?

72.4% Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Population of the United States

The United States has a population of almost 309 million people, as of 2010, making it the third most populous country in the world.
The population has increased by about 27 million people since the 2000 census.

Rank of Countries by Population

The People's Republic of China is the most populous country in the world.
India is the second most populous country.
The United States is the third most populous country.
Indonesia, Brazil, and Pakistan are the fourth, fifth, and sixth most populous countries, respectively.

Population by Race and Origin

72.4% of the population is white.
12.6% of the population is black.
4.8% of the population is of Asian origin.
0.2% of the population is Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
0.9% of the population is Native American.
2.9% of the population is a mixture of two or more races.
6.2% of the population reports themselves as "of some other race".
Hispanics make up 16.3% of the present U.S. population.

Population by Geographical Distribution

The five most populous states are California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois.
California has more than 37 million people.
Texas has more than 25 million people.
New York has a little more than 19 million people.
Florida has a little less than 19 million people.
Illinois has almost 13 million people.
Over half, or 58%, of the population lives in the South and in the West of the United States.
About 83% of the people live in metropolitan areas.
Fewer than 2 out of 10 people, live in rural areas.

Population by Age and Gender

There are more women than men in the United States.
There are more than five million more women than men in the U.S. population.