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Gaining and Losing Shares
Population Distribution by Region, 1790 to 2010
July 19, 2012| Region | Northeast | Midwest | South | West |
| Maximum Share | 23.3 | 35.6 | 49.9 | 50.1 |
| 1790 US Share | 50.1 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 0.0 |
| 1800 US Share | 49.6 | 1.0 | 49.4 | 0.0 |
| 1810 US Share | 48.2 | 4.0 | 47.8 | 0.0 |
| 1820 US Share | 45.2 | 8.9 | 45.9 | 0.0 |
| 1830 US Share | 43.1 | 12.5 | 44.4 | 0.0 |
| 1840 US Share | 39.6 | 19.6 | 40.7 | 0.0 |
| 1850 US Share | 37.2 | 23.3 | 38.7 | 0.8 |
| 1860 US Share | 33.7 | 28.9 | 35.4 | 2.0 |
| 1870 US Share | 31.9 | 33.7 | 31.9 | 2.6 |
| 1880 US Share | 28.9 | 34.6 | 32.9 | 3.6 |
| 1890 US Share | 27.6 | 35.6 | 31.8 | 5.0 |
| 1900 US Share | 27.6 | 34.6 | 32.2 | 5.7 |
| 1910 US Share | 28.0 | 32.4 | 31.9 | 7.7 |
| 1920 US Share | 28.0 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 8.7 |
| 1930 US Share | 27.9 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 10.0 |
| 1940 US Share | 27.2 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 10.9 |
| 1950 US Share | 26.1 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 13.3 |
| 1960 US Share | 24.9 | 28.8 | 30.7 | 15.6 |
| 1970 US Share | 24.1 | 27.8 | 30.9 | 17.1 |
| 1980 US Share | 21.7 | 26.0 | 33.3 | 19.1 |
| 1990 US Share | 20.4 | 24.0 | 34.4 | 21.2 |
| 2000 US Share | 19.0 | 22.9 | 35.6 | 22.5 |
| 2010 US Share | 17.9 | 21.7 | 37.1 | 23.3 |
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