Files containing U.S. population data are provided for analysis using your own statistical software or using SEER*Stat (you must use the SEER*Prep software to create a database for use in SEER*Stat).
Notes
- The U.S. Census Bureau annually releases unbridged population estimates for five-year age groups and race at the county level. The Census Bureau does not release bridged race estimates by single year of age at the county level due to concerns about the reliability of these estimates. However, these estimates are provided to the National Cancer Institute to meet programmatic needs such as the creation of age groupings that differ from the standard groupings used by the Census Bureau. Users of the single-year-of-age county-level bridged race population estimates should carefully consider the limited reliability of these estimates.
- Annual data releases include both an additional year of data and updates to previous estimates for all years going back to the last decennial census (see Modifications to County Population Data).
Available Files
Populations are available for the following time periods and "races":
- 1969-2024 County-level: White, Black, Other;
- 1990-2024 County-level: Expanded Races (White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander) by Origin (Hispanic, Non-Hispanic);
County-level population files with 20 age groups (<1, 1-4, ..., 80-84, 85-89, 90+) and with 91 single-year age groups (<1, 1, 2, ..., 89, 90+) are provided below.
Data Files for Download
The data are stored in text files and provided here as Windows self-extracting ZIP files (executables) and gzip files. File format information is provided in the Population Data Dictionary. The files are grouped by the following categories:
County-Level Population Files - 20 Age Groups
| State | 1969-2024 White, Black, Other |
1990-2024 4 Expanded Races by Origin |
|---|---|---|
| All States Combined (adjusted) |
us.1969_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 28.6 MB), .gz (GZ, 74.8 MB) | us.1990_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 34.1 MB), .gz (GZ, 90.8 MB) |
| Alabama (adjusted) | al.1969_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 736 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) | al.1990_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 874 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) |
| Louisiana (adjusted) | la.1969_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 697 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.7 MB) | la.1990_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 868 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) |
| Mississippi (adjusted) | ms.1969_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 825 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) | ms.1990_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 948 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.2 MB) |
| Texas (adjusted) | tx.1969_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 2.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 6.0 MB) | tx.1990_2024.20ages.adjusted.exe (EXE, 2.3 MB), .gz (GZ, 7.7 MB) |
| Alaska | ak.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 340 KB), .gz (GZ, 405 KB) | ak.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 416 KB), .gz (GZ, 696 KB) |
| Arkansas | ar.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 732 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) | ar.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 822 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) |
| Arizona | az.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 342 KB), .gz (GZ, 446 KB) | az.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 388 KB), .gz (GZ, 670 KB) |
| California | ca.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 822 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) | ca.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 2.7 MB) |
| Colorado | co.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 589 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.3 MB) | co.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 712 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) |
| Connecticut | ct.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 272 KB), .gz (GZ, 255 KB) | ct.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 324 KB), .gz (GZ, 382 KB) |
| District of Columbia | dc.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 202 KB), .gz (GZ, 34 KB) | dc.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 209 KB), .gz (GZ, 51 KB) |
| Delaware | de.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 221 KB), .gz (GZ, 93 KB) | de.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 243 KB), .gz (GZ, 139 KB) |
| Florida | fl.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 809 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.0 MB) | fl.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 2.7 MB) |
| Georgia | ga.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.4 MB), .gz (GZ, 4.0 MB) | ga.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.7 MB), .gz (GZ, 4.7 MB) |
| Hawaii | hi.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 221 KB), .gz (GZ, 78 KB) | hi.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 246 KB), .gz (GZ, 160 KB) |
| Iowa | ia.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 824 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.9 MB) | ia.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 902 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.2 MB) |
| Idaho | id.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 488 KB), .gz (GZ, 894 KB) | id.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 552 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.1 MB) |
| Illinois | il.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 929 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.4 MB) | il.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1020 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.8 MB) |
| Indiana | in.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 857 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.2 MB) | in.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 980 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.6 MB) |
| Kansas | ks.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 794 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) | ks.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 874 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.3 MB) |
| Kentucky | ky.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 972 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.6 MB) | ky.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 2.7 MB) |
| Massachusetts | ma.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 322 KB), .gz (GZ, 457 KB) | ma.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 389 KB), .gz (GZ, 641 KB) |
| Maryland | md.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 420 KB), .gz (GZ, 743 KB) | md.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 482 KB), .gz (GZ, 981 KB) |
| Maine | me.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 334 KB), .gz (GZ, 405 KB) | me.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 342 KB), .gz (GZ, 487 KB) |
| Michigan | mi.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 868 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) | mi.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 953 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.6 MB) |
| Minnesota | mn.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 794 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.9 MB) | mn.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 868 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.3 MB) |
| Missouri | mo.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 978 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.5 MB) | mo.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1019 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.8 MB) |
| Montana | mt.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 502 KB), .gz (GZ, 1021 KB) | mt.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 522 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.1 MB) |
| North Carolina | nc.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 2.8 MB) | nc.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.2 MB), .gz (GZ, 3.5 MB) |
| North Dakota | nd.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 447 KB), .gz (GZ, 878 KB) | nd.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 459 KB), .gz (GZ, 872 KB) |
| Nebraska | ne.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 618 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.5 MB) | ne.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 661 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.6 MB) |
| New Hampshire | nh.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 287 KB), .gz (GZ, 265 KB) | nh.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 319 KB), .gz (GZ, 345 KB) |
| New Jersey | nj.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 410 KB), .gz (GZ, 710 KB) | nj.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 503 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.0 MB) |
| New Mexico | nm.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 455 KB), .gz (GZ, 816 KB) | nm.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 517 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.1 MB) |
| Nevada | nv.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 322 KB), .gz (GZ, 410 KB) | nv.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 352 KB), .gz (GZ, 563 KB) |
| New York | ny.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 774 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) | ny.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 920 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.4 MB) |
| Ohio | oh.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 926 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.4 MB) | oh.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.0 MB), .gz (GZ, 2.8 MB) |
| Oklahoma | ok.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 796 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.0 MB) | ok.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 900 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.4 MB) |
| Oregon | or.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 482 KB), .gz (GZ, 908 KB) | or.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 558 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.2 MB) |
| Pennsylvania | pa.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 754 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.8 MB) | pa.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 939 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.3 MB) |
| Rhode Island | ri.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 242 KB), .gz (GZ, 146 KB) | ri.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 264 KB), .gz (GZ, 211 KB) |
| South Carolina | sc.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 584 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.3 MB) | sc.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 719 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.6 MB) |
| South Dakota | sd.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 530 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.1 MB) | sd.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 546 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.1 MB) |
| Tennessee | tn.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 882 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.3 MB) | tn.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1000 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.7 MB) |
| Utah | ut.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 385 KB), .gz (GZ, 618 KB) | ut.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 470 KB), .gz (GZ, 830 KB) |
| Virginia | va.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.2 MB), .gz (GZ, 3.4 MB) | va.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 1.4 MB), .gz (GZ, 3.9 MB) |
| Vermont | vt.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 305 KB), .gz (GZ, 322 KB) | vt.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 315 KB), .gz (GZ, 373 KB) |
| Washington | wa.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 516 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.0 MB) | wa.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 630 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.4 MB) |
| Wisconsin | wi.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 749 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.7 MB) | wi.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 804 KB), .gz (GZ, 2.1 MB) |
| West Virginia | wv.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 555 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.2 MB) | wv.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 548 KB), .gz (GZ, 1.2 MB) |
| Wyoming | wy.1969_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 347 KB), .gz (GZ, 482 KB) | wy.1990_2024.20ages.exe (EXE, 374 KB), .gz (GZ, 605 KB) |
