North Central United States: People

The World Factbook 1993: United States People

Population: 258,103,721 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.02% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 15.48 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 8.67 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 3.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.8 years male: 72.49 years female: 79.29 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.05 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: American(s) adjective: American

Ethnic divisions: white 83.4%, black 12.4%, asian 3.3%, native american 0.8% (1992)

Religions: Protestant 56%, Roman Catholic 28%, Jewish 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989)

Languages: English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable minority)

Literacy: age 15 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling (1991) total population: 97.9% male: 97.9% female: 97.9%

Labor force: 128.548 million (includes armed forces and unemployed; civilian labor force 126.982 million) (1992)

by occupation: NA