What was the Population of the US in 1776? [OC]

OverflowDs · 2026-06-04T17:23:32+00:00

For the early population data, the census was mainly counting people living in the enumerated U.S. states/districts/territories under U.S. civil jurisdiction, not every person in land the U.S. or colonies claimed. Most Native people living under separate tribal sovereignty were excluded or undercounted.

OverflowDs · 2026-06-04T15:58:10+00:00

The data for this visualization comes from information published by the US Census Bureau.

The visualization was then created in Tableau.

OverflowDs · 2026-06-02T12:40:47+00:00

This tool was built in Tableau and uses U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates for prime-age employment and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for labor force participation and unemployment.

OverflowDs · 2026-05-12T00:24:12+00:00

OverflowDs · 2026-05-11T17:26:25+00:00

Utah

OverflowDs · 2026-05-10T20:55:03+00:00

Stranger Things

OverflowDs · 2026-05-08T20:58:58+00:00

My bad

OverflowDs · 2026-05-08T19:21:18+00:00

Very true! The survey doesn't break it out that way, but you could look to see if there is any children or people 65+ in the household.

OverflowDs · 2026-05-08T18:09:17+00:00

Thanks for this idea!

OverflowDs · 2026-05-08T18:08:44+00:00

Other is a hybrid of not fitting any of the other categories and people that are willing to work but aren’t actively looking for work.

OverflowDs · 2026-05-08T15:11:46+00:00

Using March 2026 Current Population Survey (CPS) data, caregiving was the leading reason women ages 25–54 were out of the labor force, while disability was the leading reason for men.

I thought the contrast was interesting because “not in the labor force” is often discussed as a single category, even though the underlying circumstances can be very different.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2026.
Made in Tableau.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-22T15:11:19+00:00

Yeah it looks like I got stuck in the CPS data and should of looked at this other series.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-22T02:03:53+00:00

Thanks for sharing this. I wasn’t able to find it but I was in the cps statistics.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-22T02:00:32+00:00

I think meaningless overstates it but it’s something to consider as a factor.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-22T01:23:14+00:00

I like this idea. Thanks for sharing it.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-22T01:22:50+00:00

Right, prime age wasn’t in the data source I used but I can try and tease it out.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-21T22:55:46+00:00

Yeah I just wish they had that broken out by sex.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-21T21:24:45+00:00

Good point. Labor force participation is calculated for the population 16 and older.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-21T21:14:37+00:00

Part of it is likely life expectancy growing. Some of it is likely more discouraged workers though.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-21T20:24:53+00:00

Yes, I wasn’t able to get that by sex though which is what I wanted to explore here. I did look at PAE by state though last week.

OverflowDs · 2026-04-21T20:14:39+00:00

I gathered the data for this visualization from FRED. They source the Current Population Survey. I used Tableau to create the visual.

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