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* TABLE 1 *
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* POPULATION BY SEX, RACE, AND HISPANIC ORIGIN*, 1980 & 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
*Hispanic origin can be of any race.
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Sex
Total Male Female
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1980
United States 226,545,805 110,053,161 116,492,644
Arkansas 2,286,435 1,104,688 1,181,747
Northwest 287,598 141,192 146,406
White River 188,488 91,741 96,747
East 387,531 185,642 201,889
Western 193,605 94,087 99,518
West Central 239,061 115,775 123,286
Central 498,676 239,831 258,845
Southwest 246,534 117,496 129,038
Southeast 244,942 118,924 126,018
1990
United States 248,709,873 121,239,418 127,470,455
Arkansas 2,350,725 1,133,076 1,217,649
Northwest 328,171 160,207 167,964
White River 193,036 93,280 99,756
East 374,623 178,605 196,018
Western 205,089 99,898 105,191
West Central 239,428 114,076 125,352
Central 533,968 256,499 277,469
Southwest 239,428 114,076 125,352
Southeast 228,551 110,722 117,829
Race
American
Total White Black Indian
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1980
United States 226,545,805 188,371,622 26,495,025 1,420,400
Arkansas 2,286,435 1,890,322 373,768 9,428
Northwest 287,598 282,173 1,564 2,124
White River 188,488 178,752 8,591 604
East 387,531 296,260 88,550 847
Western 193,605 183,350 5,841 2,216
West Central 239,061 218,251 18,842 959
Central 498,676 395,274 97,938 1,567
Southwest 246,534 174,662 70,401 718
Southeast 244,942 161,600 82,041 393
1990
United States 248,709,873 199,686,070 29,986,060 1,959,234
Arkansas 2,350,725 1,944,744 373,912 12,773
Northwest 328,171 319,795 1,826 3,676
White River 193,036 183,403 8,190 812
East 374,623 286,719 84,761 941
Western 205,089 191,490 6,413 2,569
West Central 239,428 169,407 67,570 857
Central 533,968 419,840 107,578 1,934
Southwest 239,428 169,407 67,570 857
Southeast 228,551 147,722 79,002 552
Race
Hispanic
Total Asian Other Origin*
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1980
United States 226,545,805 3,500,439 6,758,319 14,608,673
Arkansas 2,286,435 6,740 6,177 17,904
Northwest 287,598 852 885 2,107
White River 188,488 246 295 1,066
East 387,531 954 920 3,561
Western 193,605 1,401 797 1,634
West Central 239,061 459 550 1,581
Central 498,676 1,949 1,948 4,256
Southwest 246,534 360 393 1,858
Southeast 244,942 519 389 1,841
1990
United States 248,709,873 7,273,662 9,804,847 22,354,059
Arkansas 2,350,725 12,530 6,766 19,876
Northwest 328,171 1,728 1,146 3,655
White River 193,036 376 255 1,028
East 374,623 1,319 883 2,685
Western 205,089 3,816 801 2,486
West Central 239,428 533 1,061 2,087
Central 533,968 3,373 1,243 4,234
Southwest 239,428 533 1,061 2,087
Southeast 228,551 609 666 1,583
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