United States People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
337,341,954 (2022 est.)
note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020
Nationality
noun: American(s)
adjective: American
Ethnic groups
White 61.6%, Black or African American 12.4%, Asian 6%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1.1%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2%, other 8.4%, two or more races 10.2% (2020 est.)
note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (White, Black, Asian, etc.); an estimated 18.7% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2020
Languages
English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.)
note: data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 32 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii, and 20 indigenous languages are official in Alaska
Religions
Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371)
15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463)
25-54 years: 38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565)
55-64 years: 12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808)
65 years and over: 16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 53.7
youth dependency ratio: 28
elderly dependency ratio: 25.6
potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 38.5 years
male: 37.2 years
female: 39.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.69% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
12.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
3.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu
Urbanization
urban population: 83.1% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
18.867 million New York-Newark, 12.488 million Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, 8.901 million Chicago, 6.603 million Houston, 6.488 million Dallas-Fort Worth, 5.434 million WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female NA
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
27 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 80.59 years
male: 78.36 years
female: 82.79 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.84 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
73.9% (2017/19)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99.9% of population
rural: 99.7% of population
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population
rural: 0.3% of population
total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
16.8% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density
2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 99.8% of population
rural: 98.9% of population
total: 99.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.2% of population
rural: 11.1% of population
total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
36.2% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 8.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.67 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 3.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 23% (2020 est.)
male: 28.4% (2020 est.)
female: 17.5% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
0.4% (2017/18)
Education expenditures
6.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 9.7%
male: 10.5%
female: 8.9% (2021 est.)
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