Table 3. Counties where 1980 Census is Closer to 1990 Census than 1990 Estimate Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: June 20, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | Number of | | Mean SIZE | GROWTH | Total | Counties with | Percent of | Difference IN | RATE | Number of | 80 Census Better | All Counties | in Error 1980 | (EST) | Counties | than 90 Estimate | in Group | (EST90-CEN80) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total U.S. All 3141 643 20.5 2.8 All <-5% 670 43 6.4 4.6 -5% to 5% 1150 405 35.2 1.7 5% to 25% 1007 186 18.5 4.3 25% and over 314 9 2.9 12.8 100,000 and over All 414 42 10.1 1.5 <-5% 25 - - - -5% to 5% 134 39 29.1 1.4 5% to 25% 179 3 1.7 3.3 25% and over 76 - - - 50,000 to 100,000 All 378 56 14.8 2.5 <-5% 32 2 6.3 6.6 -5% to 5% 121 37 30.6 1.4 5% to 25% 168 16 9.5 3.9 25% and over 57 1 1.8 11.6 20,000 to 50,000 All 853 220 25.8 2.4 <-5% 86 7 8.1 3.8 -5% to 5% 358 139 38.8 1.7 5% to 25% 324 72 22.2 3.7 25% and over 85 2 2.4 1.9 10,000 to 20,000 All 739 183 24.8 2.8 <-5% 180 11 6.1 3.4 -5% to 5% 308 107 34.7 1.7 5% to 25% 203 62 30.5 4.3 25% and over 48 3 6.3 12.0 5,000 to 10,000 All 470 97 20.6 3.2 <-5% 188 14 7.4 3.8 -5% to 5% 169 60 35.5 1.9 5% to 25% 87 22 25.3 5.1 25% and over 26 1 3.8 33.0 2,500 to 5,000 All 182 21 11.5 3.6 <-5% 105 4 3.8 8.4 -5% to 5% 35 13 37.1 1.6 5% to 25% 27 3 11.1 6.7 25% and over 15 1 6.7 0.2 <2,500 All 105 24 22.9 6.6 <-5% 54 5 9.3 7.2 -5% to 5% 25 10 40.0 1.8 5% to 25% 19 8 42.1 9.2 25% and over 7 1 14.3 30.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------