The statistics below demonstrate the U.S. population growth:

Total U.S. Population

• 1990 census: 248.7 million
  
• 2000 census: 281.4 million
• 13.1% represents largest census-
  to-census increase in American history
  

Female U.S. Population

• 1990 census: 127.5 million
• 2000 census: 143.4 million
• Represents 50.9% of total population

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