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Population of the United States, 1790-1860

Free, enslaved, and total population of North Carolina and the United States, 1790–1860 United States census data, via the Historical Census Browser from the University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. 

Free, enslaved, and total population of North Carolina and the United States, 1790–1860
Year North Carolina United States
1790

Total: 395,005

Free: 293,180

Enslaved: 100,571

Total: 3,929,214

Free: 3,231,533

Enslaved: 697,681

1800

Total: 478,103

Free: 344,684

Enslaved: 133,296

Total: 5,308,483

Free: 4,414,881

Enslaved: 893,602

1810

Total: 555,500

Free: 386,676

Enslaved: 168,824

Total: 7,239,881

Free: 6,048,819

Enslaved: 1,191,362

1820

Total: 638,829

Free: 433,812

Enslaved: 205,017

Total: 9,638,453

Free: 8,100,431

Enslaved: 1,538,022

1830

Total: 737,987

Free: 492,386

Enslaved: 245,601

Total: 12,860,702

Free: 10,851,659

Enslaved: 2,009,043

1840

Total: 753,419

Free: 507,602

Enslaved: 245,817

Total: 17,063,353

Free: 14,575,998

Enslaved: 2,487,355

1850

Total: 869,039

Free: 560,491

Enslaved: 288,548

Total: 23,191,876

Free: 19,987,563

Enslaved: 3,204,313

1860

Total: 992,622

Free: 661,563

Enslaved: 331,059

Total: 31,443,321

Free: 27,489,561

Enslaved: 3,953,760

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