| | Population, April 1, 2000 | Population, April 1, 2010 | Numeric Population Change, 2000 to 2010 | Percent Population Change, 2000 to 2010 | Land Area (square miles), 2010 | Persons Per Square Mile, 2010 |
|
| United States | 281,421,906 |
308,745,538 |
27,323,632 |
9.7% |
3,531,905.4 |
87.4 |
| Appalachian Region | 23,642,578 |
25,243,456 |
1,600,878 |
6.8% |
204,452.1 |
123.5 |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 4,447,100 |
4,779,736 |
332,636 |
7.5% |
50,645.3 |
94.4 |
| Georgia | 8,186,453 |
9,687,653 |
1,501,200 |
18.3% |
57,513.5 |
168.4 |
| Kentucky | 4,041,769 |
4,339,367 |
297,598 |
7.4% |
39,486.3 |
109.9 |
| Maryland | 5,296,486 |
5,773,552 |
477,066 |
9.0% |
9,707.2 |
594.8 |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 |
2,967,297 |
122,639 |
4.3% |
46,923.3 |
63.2 |
| New York | 18,976,457 |
19,378,102 |
401,645 |
2.1% |
47,126.4 |
411.2 |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 |
9,535,483 |
1,486,170 |
18.5% |
48,617.9 |
196.1 |
| Ohio | 11,353,140 |
11,536,504 |
183,364 |
1.6% |
40,860.7 |
282.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,281,054 |
12,702,379 |
421,325 |
3.4% |
44,742.7 |
283.9 |
| South Carolina | 4,012,012 |
4,625,364 |
613,352 |
15.3% |
30,060.7 |
153.9 |
| Tennessee | 5,689,283 |
6,346,105 |
656,822 |
11.5% |
41,234.9 |
153.9 |
| Virginia | 7,078,515 |
8,001,024 |
922,509 |
13.0% |
39,490.1 |
202.6 |
| West Virginia | 1,808,344 |
1,852,994 |
44,650 |
2.5% |
24,038.2 |
77.1 |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 2,837,224 |
3,064,522 |
227,298 |
8.0% |
25,763.0 |
119.0 |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,207,531 |
2,933,432 |
725,901 |
32.9% |
11,378.2 |
257.8 |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,160,627 |
1,184,278 |
23,651 |
2.0% |
18,230.7 |
65.0 |
| Appalachian Maryland | 236,699 |
252,614 |
15,915 |
6.7% |
1,529.0 |
165.2 |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 615,452 |
629,169 |
13,717 |
2.2% |
12,400.1 |
50.7 |
| Appalachian New York | 1,072,786 |
1,066,421 |
-6,365 |
-0.6% |
11,681.4 |
91.3 |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,526,207 |
1,698,908 |
172,701 |
11.3% |
11,886.5 |
142.9 |
| Appalachian Ohio | 2,040,712 |
2,042,040 |
1,328 |
0.1% |
15,978.5 |
127.8 |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,819,800 |
5,792,195 |
-27,605 |
-0.5% |
36,444.3 |
158.9 |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 1,028,656 |
1,171,497 |
142,841 |
13.9% |
3,823.9 |
306.4 |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,530,610 |
2,785,342 |
254,732 |
10.1% |
20,118.9 |
138.4 |
| Appalachian Virginia | 757,930 |
770,044 |
12,114 |
1.6% |
11,179.3 |
68.9 |
| West Virginia | 1,808,344 |
1,852,994 |
44,650 |
2.5% |
24,038.2 |
77.1 |
