Population
| 2000 | 1,392,931 |
| 1990 | 1,185,394 |
| 1980 | 988,800 |
| 1970 | 830,460 |
| 1960 | 687,151 |
| 1950 | 500,460 |
| 1940 | 338,176 |
| 1930 | 292,533 |
| 1920 | 202,096 |
| 1910 | 119,676 |
| 1900 | 69,422 |
| 1890 | 49,266 |
| 1880 | 30,470 |
| 1870 | 16,043 |
| 1860 | 13,059 |
| 1850 | 5,633 |
| 1840 | |
| 1830 | |
| 1820 | ~2000 |
| 1730's | ~900 |
| 1720's | ~200 |
Population Breakdowns
| Year | White | Free Colored | Total Free | Slave |
Total Slave |
Aggregate | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Mulatto | ||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | ||||
| 1860 | 7,013 | 6,044 | 13,057 | 2 | 2 | 13,059 | 508 | 528 | 1,036 | 162 | 167 | 359 | 1,395 | 14,451 | |
| 1850 | 3,413 | 2,220 | 5,623 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 5,653 | 176 | 213 | 389 | 6,042 | ||||
Notes: 1850 slave did not distinguish between black & mulatto.



