| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |