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ARKANSAS VITAL STATISTICS - POPULATION SUMMARY
1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-2002
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PERCENT
YEAR TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE NONWHITE
1940* 1,949,387 1,466,084 483,303 24.8
1950* 1,909,511 1,481,507 428,004 22.4
1960* 1,786,272 1,396,197 390,075 21.8
1970* 1,923,295 1,565,915 357,380 18.6
1971 1,959,517 1,597,006 362,511 18.5
1972 1,995,739 1,630,519 365,220 18.3
1973 2,031,960 1,662,143 369,817 18.2
1974 2,068,182 1,693,841 374,341 18.1
1975 2,104,404 1,725,611 378,793 18.0
1976 2,140,626 1,759,595 381,031 17.8
1977 2,176,848 1,791,546 385,302 17.7
1978 2,213,069 1,823,569 389,500 17.6
1979 2,249,291 1,857,914 391,377 17.4
1980* 2,286,435 1,890,322 396,113 17.3
1981 2,294,471 1,897,866 396,605 17.3
1982 2,300,900 1,903,901 396,999 17.3
1983 2,307,329 1,909,936 397,393 17.2
1984 2,313,758 1,915,971 397,787 17.2
1985 2,320,187 1,922,007 398,180 17.2
1986 2,326,616 1,928,042 398,574 17.1
1987 2,333,045 1,934,077 398,968 17.1
1988 2,339,474 1,940,112 399,362 17.1
1989 2,345,903 1,946,147 399,756 17.0
1990 2,356,586 1,956,611 399,975 17.0
1991 2,383,144 1,977,662 405,482 17.0
1992 2,415,984 2,002,832 413,152 17.1
1993 2,456,303 2,034,508 421,795 17.2
1994 2,494,019 2,066,260 427,759 17.2
1995 2,535,399 2,099,481 435,918 17.2
1996 2,572,109 2,127,070 445,039 17.3
1997 2,601,090 2,149,156 451,934 17.4
1998 2,626,289 2,168,119 458,170 17.4
1999 2,651,860 2,187,944 463,916 17.5
2000 2,678,668 2,206,472 472,196 17.6
2001 2,694,698 2,214,041 480,657 17.8
2002 2,710,081 2,221,525 488,556 18.0
* APRIL 1 POPULATION, ALL OTHERS ARE ESTIMATES OF JULY 1 POPULATION
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