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10 Facts Series:
Current Population (Basic Fact 1) |
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And Counting |
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The addition of 32.7 million people from 1990 to 2000
represented the largest population increase for any decade in U.S. history. A record
number of immigrations accounted for 40 percent of the total growth (13.2 million). By
the time you say, "The current U.S. population is 300 million*," another birth
changes the total. There is approximately one birth every 8 seconds, one death every 12
seconds, and one new international migrant every 25 seconds (net). When you combine these
factors, one person is added to our population about every 12 seconds—7,200 per day!
To display this incredible change, the Census Bureau's "population clock" has
been included below. If you refresh this page, or return to it later, the population will
have changed to reflect the estimated increase. |
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100 YEARS OF COUNTING: The U.S. population is roughly
4 times what it was in 1900 (76 million). How does the number of persons per household
compare to 1900? There are now about 2.6 people per household compared to 4.6 people per
household in 1900. One-person households were scarce in 1900, at just 5% of the
total—in 2000 they were quite common, at one out of every four households. The rate
of housing unit development outpaced population growth during the last century by 2 to 1.
As you would expect, the population density—or, number of persons per square
mile—is increasing dramatically as well. In 1900 it was 26, in 1990 it was 66, and
the current population density is roughly 80 people per square mile...and counting. |
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*NOTE: When you review your 10 Basic Facts report, or any of Percept's
other demographic reports, the 2006 (or Current Population) figure is based upon the most
recent annual data update. |
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United States Population
Sources: US Census Bureau, Census 2000;
Census Report: Demographic Trends in the 20th-Century |
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2000 U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
POPULATION CLOCK |
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100 YEAR RATE OF POPULATION
CHANGE BY STATE |
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TOP 5
STATES BY 100 YEAR RATE OF POPULATION CHANGE (IN MILLIONS)
--Population increased atleast 10 times- |
| STATE |
1900 POP |
2000 POP |
% CHANGE |
| Nevada |
42,335 |
1,998,257 |
4620% |
| Arizona |
122,931 |
5,130,632 |
4074% |
| Florida |
528,542 |
15,982,378 |
2924% |
| California |
1,485,053 |
33,871,648 |
2181% |
| Washington |
518,103 |
5,894,121 |
1038% |
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BOTTOM 5
STATES BY 100 YEAR RATE OF POPULATION CHANGE (IN MILLIONS)
--Population less than doubled-- |
| STATE |
1900 POP |
2000 POP |
% CHANGE |
| Iowa |
2,231,853 |
2,926,324 |
31% |
| Nebraska |
1,066,300 |
1,711,263 |
60% |
| Vermont |
343,641 |
608,827 |
77% |
| Missouri |
3,106,665 |
5,595,211 |
80% |
| Mississippi |
1,551,270 |
2,844,658 |
83% |
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Ministry Reflection Questions |
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Review BASIC FACT 1 from the 10 Basic Facts report for your
ZIP Code or the combined ZIP Codes that make up your ministry area. Click on the logo to
get your 10 Facts. |
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The size of your Population has the most fundamental impact upon your
church's ministry. As you reflect upon the population of your ministry area what occurs to
you? What are the causes that have affected your population over the last 10, 20 or 30
years? |
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What percentage of the population attends your church? How has this changed
over time? What kind of community was your church conceived for? |
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Living and ministrying in Nevada or Arizona over the last century—
where there is now more than 40 people for every one person in 1900—would have been
much different than doing so in Iowa or Nebraska, where the population has not really
changed much during the same period. Whether you live in an area of dynamic growth or
relative stability, does your church attendance history reflect the population change in
your ministry area? What might be the cause? |
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