Einwohner USA
Etwas mehr als zwei Drittel der Bevölkerung besteht aus
Nachfahren europäischer Einwanderer, etwa 13 Prozent sind die Nachkommen
schwarzer Sklaven, 15 Prozent sind Latein- und mittelamerikanischen (vor allem
mexikanischen) Ursprungs, der Rest setzt sich aus Asiaten, Indianern,
Polynesiern und anderen kleineren Gruppen zusammen. Durch die höheren
Geburtenraten nicht-weißer Frauen sowie die Einwanderung vor allem aus Mexiko
geht der demographische Trend dahin, dass etwa im Jahre 2050 der europäisch
stämmige Anteil der Bevölkerung zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte des Landes
weniger als 50 Prozent betragen wird. Bevölkerungszentren bestehen vor allem an
der Nordostküste (Neu-England) und in Kalifornien. Dichte Ballungsräume findet
man weiterhin in Florida, rund um die Großen Seen sowie in Texas (Dallas und
Fort Worth sowie Houston).
Die Amerikaner zeichnen sich durch die Bejahung und den Stolz auf den American
Way of Life aus, der alle Bürger eint und eine gewisse Homogenität garantiert.
Trotzdem, oder vielleicht gerade deshalb, sind die Bürger sehr stolz auf ihre
Abstammung. Dies beweisen die vielen Festivitäten, die den Ländern der Vorfahren
gewidmet sind. Deutschstämmige, die die Bräuche ihrer Vorfahren hochhalten,
findet man besonders im Mittleren Westen, in Texas und entlang der Großen Seen.
Gruppen, die ihren eigenen Lebensstil pflegen sind die indianischen Ureinwohner,
die Cajuns in Louisiana und die Quäker in Pennsylvania.
Population:
301,139,947 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.2% (male 31,152,050; female 29,777,438)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 100,995,752; female 101,365,035)
65 years and over: 12.6% (male 15,858,477; female 21,991,195) (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.894% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:
14.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:
8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 78 years
Male: 75.15 years
Female: 80.97 years (2006 est.)
Ethnic groups:
White 81.7%, Black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native
Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%, others 10% (2003 est.)
Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census
Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including
persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be
of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
Religions:
Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%,
none 10% (2002 est.)
Languages:
English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific
island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
Anbei der Link zur offiziellen USA Population Clock
Name | Abk. | Status | Hauptstadt | A-L (km2) | C 1980-04-01 | C 1990-04-01 | C 2000-04-01 | E 2007-07-01 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | AL | FSt | Montgomery | 131.414 | 3.894.025 | 4.040.587 | 4.447.100 | 4.627.851 | |
Alaska | AK | FSt | Juneau | 1.481.210 | 401.851 | 550.043 | 626.932 | 683.478 | |
Arizona | AZ | FSt | Phoenix | 294.285 | 2.716.546 | 3.665.228 | 5.130.632 | 6.338.755 | |
Arkansas | AR | FSt | Little Rock | 134.843 | 2.286.357 | 2.350.725 | 2.673.400 | 2.834.797 | |
California | CA | FSt | Sacramento | 403.895 | 23.667.764 | 29.760.021 | 33.871.648 | 36.553.215 | |
Colorado | CO | FSt | Denver | 268.602 | 2.889.735 | 3.294.394 | 4.301.261 | 4.861.515 | |
Connecticut | CT | FSt | Hartford | 12.547 | 3.107.564 | 3.287.116 | 3.405.565 | 3.502.309 | |
Delaware | DE | FSt | Dover | 5.059 | 594.338 | 666.168 | 783.600 | 864.764 | |
District of Columbia | DC | Dist | Washington | 159 | 638.432 | 606.900 | 572.059 | 588.292 | |
Florida | FL | FSt | Tallahassee | 139.657 | 9.746.961 | 12.937.926 | 15.982.378 | 18.251.243 | |
Georgia | GA | FSt | Atlanta | 149.962 | 5.462.982 | 6.478.216 | 8.186.453 | 9.544.750 | |
Hawaii | HI | FSt | Honolulu | 16.633 | 964.691 | 1.108.229 | 1.211.537 | 1.283.388 | |
Idaho | ID | FSt | Boise City | 214.294 | 944.127 | 1.006.749 | 1.293.953 | 1.499.402 | |
Illinois | IL | FSt | Springfield | 143.947 | 11.427.409 | 11.430.602 | 12.419.293 | 12.852.548 | |
Indiana | IN | FSt | Indianapolis | 92.886 | 5.490.210 | 5.544.159 | 6.080.485 | 6.345.289 | |
Iowa | IA | FSt | Des Moines | 144.688 | 2.913.808 | 2.776.755 | 2.926.324 | 2.988.046 | |
Kansas | KS | FSt | Topeka | 211.880 | 2.364.236 | 2.477.574 | 2.688.418 | 2.775.997 | |
Kentucky | KY | FSt | Frankfort | 102.886 | 3.660.324 | 3.685.296 | 4.041.769 | 4.241.474 | |
Louisiana | LA | FSt | Baton Rouge | 112.814 | 4.206.116 | 4.219.973 | 4.468.976 | 4.293.204 | |
Maine | ME | FSt | Augusta | 79.924 | 1.125.043 | 1.227.928 | 1.274.923 | 1.317.207 | |
Maryland | MD | FSt | Annapolis | 25.312 | 4.216.933 | 4.781.468 | 5.296.486 | 5.618.344 | |
Massachusetts | MA | FSt | Boston | 20.304 | 5.737.093 | 6.016.425 | 6.349.097 | 6.449.755 | |
Michigan | MI | FSt | Lansing | 147.108 | 9.262.044 | 9.295.297 | 9.938.444 | 10.071.822 | |
Minnesota | MN | FSt | St. Paul | 206.170 | 4.075.970 | 4.375.099 | 4.919.479 | 5.197.621 | |
Mississippi | MS | FSt | Jackson | 121.477 | 2.520.770 | 2.573.216 | 2.844.658 | 2.918.785 | |
Missouri | MO | FSt | Jefferson City | 178.397 | 4.916.766 | 5.117.073 | 5.595.211 | 5.878.415 | |
Montana | MT | FSt | Helena | 376.944 | 786.690 | 799.065 | 902.195 | 957.861 | |
Nebraska | NE | FSt | Lincoln | 199.080 | 1.569.825 | 1.578.385 | 1.711.263 | 1.774.571 | |
Nevada | NV | FSt | Carson City | 284.422 | 800.508 | 1.201.833 | 1.998.257 | 2.565.382 | |
New Hampshire | NH | FSt | Concord | 23.225 | 920.610 | 1.109.252 | 1.235.786 | 1.315.828 | |
New Jersey | NJ | FSt | Trenton | 19.209 | 7.365.011 | 7.730.188 | 8.414.350 | 8.685.920 | |
New Mexico | NM | FSt | Santa Fe | 314.280 | 1.303.302 | 1.515.069 | 1.819.046 | 1.969.915 | |
New York | NY | FSt | Albany | 122.272 | 17.558.165 | 17.990.455 | 18.976.457 | 19.297.729 | |
North Carolina | NC | FSt | Raleigh | 126.149 | 5.880.095 | 6.628.637 | 8.049.313 | 9.061.032 | |
North Dakota | ND | FSt | Bismarck | 178.630 | 652.717 | 638.800 | 642.200 | 639.715 | |
Ohio | OH | FSt | Columbus | 106.046 | 10.797.603 | 10.847.115 | 11.353.140 | 11.466.917 | |
Oklahoma | OK | FSt | Oklahoma City | 177.830 | 3.025.487 | 3.145.585 | 3.450.654 | 3.617.316 | |
Oregon | OR | FSt | Salem | 248.607 | 2.633.156 | 2.842.321 | 3.421.399 | 3.747.455 | |
Pennsylvania | PA | FSt | Harrisburg | 116.064 | 11.864.720 | 11.881.643 | 12.281.054 | 12.432.792 | |
Rhode Island | RI | FSt | Providence | 2.706 | 947.154 | 1.003.464 | 1.048.319 | 1.057.832 | |
South Carolina | SC | FSt | Columbia | 77.976 | 3.120.729 | 3.486.703 | 4.012.012 | 4.407.709 | |
South Dakota | SD | FSt | Pierre | 196.522 | 690.768 | 696.004 | 754.844 | 796.214 | |
Tennessee | TN | FSt | Nashville | 106.742 | 4.591.023 | 4.877.185 | 5.689.283 | 6.156.719 | |
Texas | TX | FSt | Austin | 677.989 | 14.225.513 | 16.986.510 | 20.851.820 | 23.904.380 | |
Utah | UT | FSt | Salt Lake City | 212.731 | 1.461.037 | 1.722.850 | 2.233.169 | 2.645.330 | |
Vermont | VT | FSt | Montpelier | 23.954 | 511.456 | 562.758 | 608.827 | 621.254 | |
Virginia | VA | FSt | Richmond | 102.539 | 5.346.797 | 6.187.358 | 7.078.515 | 7.712.091 | |
Washington | WA | FSt | Olympia | 172.332 | 4.132.353 | 4.866.692 | 5.894.121 | 6.468.424 | |
West Virginia | WV | FSt | Charleston | 62.355 | 1.950.186 | 1.793.477 | 1.808.344 | 1.812.035 | |
Wisconsin | WI | FSt | Madison | 140.649 | 4.705.642 | 4.891.769 | 5.363.675 | 5.601.640 | |
Wyoming | WY | FSt | Cheyenne | 251.466 | 469.557 | 453.588 | 493.782 | 522.830 | |
USA | USA | Washington | 9.161.074 | 226.542.199 | 248.709.873 | 281.421.906 | 301.621.157 |
Name | Adm. | C E 2007-07-01 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New York | NY | 8.274.527 |
2 | Los Angeles | CA | 3.834.340 |
3 | Chicago | IL | 2.836.658 |
4 | Houston | TX | 2.208.180 |
5 | Phoenix | AZ | 1.552.259 |
6 | Philadelphia | PA | 1.449.634 |
7 | San Antonio | TX | 1.328.984 |
8 | San Diego | CA | 1.266.731 |
9 | Dallas | TX | 1.240.499 |
10 | San Jose | CA | 939.899 |
11 | Detroit | MI | 916.952 |
12 | Jacksonville | FL | 805.605 |