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| General information | ||
| Country | United States | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 226,545,805 ( 11.4%) | |
| Most populous | California 23,667,902 | |
| Least populous | Alaska 401,851 | |
The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census.[1] It was the first census in which a state—California—recorded a population of 20 million people, as well as the first in which all states recorded populations of over 400,000.
- ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.