<page_title> 2010 United States Census </page_title> <section_title> State rankings </section_title> <table> <cell> United States <col_header> State </col_header> </cell> <cell> 308,745,538 <col_header> Population as of 2010 Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9.7% <col_header> Percent change </col_header> </cell> </table>
The population of the United States was 308,745,538, a 9.7% increase from the 2000 Census.