<page_title> 2000 United States Census </page_title> <section_title> State rankings </section_title> <table> <cell> United States <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> 248,709,873 <col_header> Population as of 1990 Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 281,421,906 <col_header> Population as of 2000 Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 13.2% <col_header> Percent change </col_header> </cell> </table>
The resident population of the United States as per the Census of 2000 was 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 Census.