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Posted on January 4, 2026 by Dmitri O'Bannon

What was America’s population growth over the five decades leading to 1920?

The decade-by-decade population growth of the United States between 1870 and 1920 is as follows:

  1. 1870 – 38,925,598
  2. 1880 – 50,189,209 (28.9%)
  3. 1890 – 62,979,766 (25.5%)
  4. 1900 – 76,212,168 (21.0%)
  5. 1910 – 92,228,496 (21.0%)
  6. 1920 – 106,021,537 (15.0%)

via Wikipedia

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