What is the Total Population of the United States?What is the total population of the United States? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 300 million as of October 17th, 2006! About 66% of current U.S. residents identify themselves as white or Caucasian. Roughly 14% are Hispanic. About 12% are black or African American. Almost 5% are Asian. Only about 1.5% are Native American (including Alaska Natives), and only one-third of one percent are Native Hawaiian (a.k.a. Pacific Islanders). The state of New Jersey has the nation's highest population density, with well over 1100 people per square mile. The most sparsely populated state is Alaska, which averages about one person per square mile.
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