Urban Areas in the Transformation of the South: A Review of Modern History

Table 1

State Population: 1950–2000 (1000s).

	1950	1970	1980	1990	2000	Growth 50–00	Pct. 65+
Virginia	3319	4649	5347	6187	7079	1.133	11.1
Af. Am.	734	861	1009	1163	1390	0.894
N. Carolina	4062	5082	5882	6629	8049	0.982	12.0
Af. Am.	1047	1126	1319	1456	1738	0.660
S. Carolina	2117	2590	3122	3487	4012	0.895	12.1
Af. Am.	822	789	949	1040	1185	0.442
Georgia	3445	4589	5463	6478	8186	1.376	9.6
Af. Am.	1063	1187	1465	1747	2350	1.211
Florida	2771	6789	9746	12938	15982	4.768	17.6
Af. Am.	603	1042	1343	1760	2336	2.874
Tennessee	3292	3924	4591	4877	5689	0.728	12.4
Af. Am.	531	621	726	778	933	0.757
Alabama	3062	3444	3894	4041	4447	0.452	13.0
Af. Am.	980	903	996	1021	1156	0.180
Mississippi	2179	2217	2521	2573	2845	0.306	12.1
Af. Am.	986	816	887	915	1034	0.049
Arkansas	1910	1923	2286	2351	2673	0.399	14.0
Af. Am.	427	352	374	374	419	−0.019
Louisiana	2683	3641	4206	4220	4469	0.666	11.6
Af. Am.	882	1087	1238	1299	1452	0.646
Texas	7711	11197	14229	16987	20852	1.704	9.9
Af. Am.	977	1399	1710	2022	2405	1.462
11 States	36551	50045	61287	70768	84283	1.306	12.4
Af. Am.	9052	10183	12016	13575	16398	0.812
U.S.	150696	202143	225179	247179	279583	0.855	12.4
Af. Am.	15043	22564	26464	29937	34614	1.301
Pct. in South	24.25	24.76	27.22	28.64	30.15
Af. Am.	60.17	45.13	45.41	45.35	47.37

Source: US Bureau of the Census, various years. Data labeled African American refer to non-white in 1950, black in 1970–1990, and black non-Hispanic in 2000.