<page_title> 1990 United States Census </page_title> <section_title> State rankings </section_title> <table> <cell> United States <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> 226,545,805 <col_header> Population as of 1980 Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 248,709,873 <col_header> Population as of 1990 Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9.8% <col_header> Percent change </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1990 United States Census determined the population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons from the 1980 Census.