1790 United States Census |
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Title page of 1790 United States Census |
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Country | United States |
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Date taken | August 2, 1790 (1790-08-02) |
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Total population | 3,893,635 |
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Most populous state | Virginia 747,610 |
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Least populous state | Delaware 59,094 |
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The United States Census of 1790 was the first United States Census. It recorded the population of the United States as of August 2, 1790. In the First Census, the population of the United States was 3,929,214.
Data was collected from all thirteen states (Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia), and districts and territories that would become Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Maine.
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