The vital statistics of the United States, embracing the tables of deaths, births, sex, and age, to which are added the statistics of the blind, the deaf and dumb, the insane, and the idiotic.

Compiled from the original returns of the ninth census (June 1, 1870), under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, by Francis A. Walker, Superintendent of Census.

Document Sections

Title Page, Table of Contents, Correspondence, Remarks Pertinent to the Tables, Special Tables [1.8 MB]

The General Tables

Of Deaths

Table I. Deaths with Sex, by States and Territories; Table II. Deaths with Sex and Age, by States and Territories; Table III. Deaths with Sex and Month of Death, by States and Territories; Table IV. Deaths with Race and Nationality [<1.0 MB]

Table V. Deaths in the U.S. and in each State and Territory, with Specification of the Cause of Death,
and with Sex and Age

United States, Alabama, Territory of Arizona, Arkansas, California [2.3 MB]

Territory of Colorado, Connecticut, Territory of Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia [1.9 MB]

Florida, Georgia, Territory of Idaho, Illinois, Indiana [2.4 MB]

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana [1.9 MB]

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota [2.3 MB]

Mississippi, Missouri, Territory of Montana, Nebraska, Nevada [1.9 MB]

New Hampshire, New Jersey, Territory of New Mexico [1.3 MB]

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania [2.3 MB]

Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas [2.4 MB]

Territory of Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Territory of Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territory of Wyoming [2.6 MB]

Table VI. Deaths in the U.S. and in each State and Territory, with Specification of the Cause of Death,
and with Sex and Month of Death

United States, Alabama, Territory of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Territory of Colorado, Connecticut, Territory of Dakota, Delaware [2.1 MB]

District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Territory of Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana [2.2 MB]

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Territory of Montana, Nebraska [2.1 MB]

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Territory of New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania [2.1 MB]

Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Territory of Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Territory of Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territory of Wyoming [2.5 MB]

Table VII. Deaths in the U.S. and in each State and Territory, with Race and Nationality

United States, Alabama, Territory of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Territory of Colorado, Connecticut, Territory of Dakota, Delaware, District of Columbia [1.9 MB]

Florida, Georgia, Territory of Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine [2.1 MB]

Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Territory of Montana, Nebraska, Nevada [1.8 MB]

New Hampshire, New Jersey, Territory of New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina [2.1 MB]

Tennessee, Texas, Territory of Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Territory of Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Territory of Wyoming [2.1 MB]

Table VIII. Deaths in each State and Territory with Classes of Diseases by Certain Occupations [1.2 MB]

Table IX. Deaths in each State and Territory with Race, Sex and Age [1.2 MB]

Of the Blind, the Deaf and Dumb, the Insane and the Idiotic, by States and Territories

Table X. Summary by Classes, with Race and Sex [<1.0 MB]

Table XI. The Blind by Race and Nativity; Table XII. The Blind by Race, Age, and Sex [1.5 MB]

Table XIII. The Deaf and Dumb by Race and Nativity; Table XIV. The Deaf and Dumb by Race, Age, and Sex [1.2 MB]

Table XV. The Insane by Race and Nativity; Table XVI. The Insane by Race, Age, and Sex [1.4 MB]

Table XVII. The Idiotic by Race and Nativity; Table XVIII. The Idiotic by Race, Age, and Sex; Table XIX. Double and Treble Inclusions in Tables X to XVIII [1.5 MB]

Of Births

Table XX. Persons Born and Surviving at the Close of the Year [1.4 MB]

Of Sex

Table XXI. Sex with General Nativity and Race, by States and Territories [1.0 MB]

Of Age

Table XXII. Ages with Sex, with Nativity and Race [<1.0 MB]

Table XXIII. Ages with Sex, by States and Territories [2.0 MB]

Table XXIV. Ages with Sex for the Native Population, by States and Territories [1.5 MB]

Table XXV. Ages with Sex for the Foreign-Born Population, by States and Territories [1.0 MB]

Table XXVI. Ages with Sex for the White Population, by States and Territories [1.5 MB]

Table XXVII. Ages with Sex for the Native White Population, by States and Territories; Table XXVIII. Ages with Sex for the Foreign-Born White Population, by States and Territories [2.0 MB]

Table XXIX. Ages with Sex for the Colored Population, by States and Territories [1.2 MB]

Table XXX. Ages with Sex for the Chinese and Civilized Indian Population, by States and Territories [1.0 MB]

Table XXXI. Ages with Sex of Persons Aged Eighty and More Years, with Nativity and Race; Table XXXII. Ages with Sex of Persons Aged Eighty and More Years for each State and Territory [<1.0 MB]

Maps

Hypsometric Sketch of the United States [2.0 MB]

Temperature Chart [1.9 MB]

Rain Chart [1.0 MB]

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A Note on Language

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