#### Census Population Change, 1990-2000

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|                                                                              | **Population, April 1, 1990** | **Population, April 1, 2000** | **Numeric Population Change, 1990 to 2000** | **Percent Population Change, 1990 to 2000** | **Land Area (square miles), 2000** | **Persons Per Square Mile, 1990** | **Persons Per Square Mile, 2000** |
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| **United States**                                                                 | 248,709,873                   | 281,421,906                   | 32,712,033                                  | 13.2%                                       | 3,537,438.4                        | 70.3                              | 79.6                              |
| **Appalachian Region**                                                            | 21,727,579                    | 23,642,578                    | 1,914,999                                   | 8.8%                                        | 204,812.1                          | 106.1                             | 115.4                             |
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| **STATE TOTALS**                                                                  |
| **Alabama**                                                                       | 4,040,587                     | 4,447,100                     | 406,513                                     | 10.1%                                       | 50,744.0                           | 79.6                              | 87.6                              |
| **Georgia**                                                                       | 6,478,216                     | 8,186,453                     | 1,708,237                                   | 26.4%                                       | 57,906.1                           | 111.9                             | 141.4                             |
| **Kentucky**                                                                      | 3,685,296                     | 4,041,769                     | 356,473                                     | 9.7%                                        | 39,728.2                           | 92.8                              | 101.7                             |
| **Maryland**                                                                      | 4,781,468                     | 5,296,486                     | 515,018                                     | 10.8%                                       | 9,773.8                            | 489.2                             | 541.9                             |
| **Mississippi**                                                                   | 2,573,216                     | 2,844,658                     | 271,442                                     | 10.5%                                       | 46,907.0                           | 54.8                              | 60.6                              |
| **New York**                                                                      | 17,990,455                    | 18,976,457                    | 986,002                                     | 5.5%                                        | 47,213.8                           | 381.0                             | 401.9                             |
| **North Carolina**                                                                | 6,628,637                     | 8,049,313                     | 1,420,676                                   | 21.4%                                       | 48,710.9                           | 136.1                             | 165.2                             |
| **Ohio**                                                                          | 10,847,115                    | 11,353,140                    | 506,025                                     | 4.7%                                        | 40,948.4                           | 264.9                             | 277.3                             |
| **Pennsylvania**                                                                  | 11,881,643                    | 12,281,054                    | 399,411                                     | 3.4%                                        | 44,816.6                           | 265.1                             | 274.0                             |
| **South Carolina**                                                                | 3,486,703                     | 4,012,012                     | 525,309                                     | 15.1%                                       | 30,109.5                           | 115.8                             | 133.2                             |
| **Tennessee**                                                                     | 4,877,185                     | 5,689,283                     | 812,098                                     | 16.7%                                       | 41,217.1                           | 118.3                             | 138.0                             |
| **Virginia**                                                                      | 6,187,358                     | 7,078,515                     | 891,157                                     | 14.4%                                       | 39,594.1                           | 156.3                             | 178.8                             |
| **West Virginia**                                                                 | 1,793,477                     | 1,808,344                     | 14,867                                      | 0.8%                                        | 24,077.7                           | 74.5                              | 75.1                              |
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| **STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS**                                                      |
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| Appalachian Alabama                                                               | 2,570,049                     | 2,837,224                     | 267,175                                     | 10.4%                                       | 25,827.9                           | 99.5                              | 109.9                             |
| Appalachian Georgia                                                               | 1,546,691                     | 2,207,531                     | 660,840                                     | 42.7%                                       | 11,421.1                           | 135.4                             | 193.3                             |
| Appalachian Kentucky                                                              | 1,088,416                     | 1,160,627                     | 72,211                                      | 6.6%                                        | 18,302.4                           | 59.5                              | 63.4                              |
| Appalachian Maryland                                                              | 224,477                       | 236,699                       | 12,222                                      | 5.4%                                        | 1,531.5                            | 146.6                             | 154.6                             |
| Appalachian Mississippi                                                           | 565,014                       | 615,452                       | 50,438                                      | 8.9%                                        | 12,393.1                           | 45.6                              | 49.7                              |
| Appalachian New York                                                              | 1,088,470                     | 1,072,786                     | -15,684                                     | -1.4%                                       | 11,698.4                           | 93.0                              | 91.7                              |
| Appalachian North Carolina                                                        | 1,306,682                     | 1,526,207                     | 219,525                                     | 16.8%                                       | 11,900.9                           | 109.8                             | 128.2                             |
| Appalachian Ohio                                                                  | 1,965,333                     | 2,040,712                     | 75,379                                      | 3.8%                                        | 16,010.2                           | 122.7                             | 127.5                             |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania                                                          | 5,769,410                     | 5,819,800                     | 50,390                                      | 0.9%                                        | 36,488.8                           | 158.1                             | 159.5                             |
| Appalachian South Carolina                                                        | 888,057                       | 1,028,656                     | 140,599                                     | 15.8%                                       | 3,834.0                            | 231.5                             | 268.3                             |
| Appalachian Tennessee                                                             | 2,191,542                     | 2,530,610                     | 339,068                                     | 15.5%                                       | 20,116.9                           | 60.1                              | 125.8                             |
| Appalachian Virginia                                                              | 729,961                       | 757,930                       | 27,969                                      | 3.8%                                        | 11,209.2                           | 36.3                              | 67.6                              |
| West Virginia                                                                     | 1,793,477                     | 1,808,344                     | 14,867                                      | 0.8%                                        | 24,077.7                           | 74.5                              | 75.1                              |