The state population is young - more than half under 29 years of age.

As of 1990, the state population was about 7.7 million.

Since 1995, over 22% of the state population was born somewhere else.

African Americans are approximately 6 percent of the state population.

The minority accounted for nearly 20 percent of the state population in 2010.

Most of the state population still resides in rural areas.

The population of the United States is growing about 1 percent a year.

Between now and 2025, the population of the United States will increase by 70 million.

The population of the United States in 1958 was 140 million.

The total population of the United States in 1860 was under 32 million.