| White Population. | ||||
| 1890. | 1880. | 1870. | 1860. | |
| Alabama | 830,796 | 662,185 | 521,384 | 526,271 |
| North Carolina | 1,049,191 | 867,242 | 678,470 | 629,942 |
| South Carolina | 458,454 | 391,105 | 289,667 | 291,300 |
| Florida | 224,461 | 142,605 | 96,057 | 77,746 |
| Georgia | 973,462 | 816,906 | 638,926 | 591,550 |
| Louisiana | 554,712 | 454,954 | 362,065 | 357,456 |
| Mississippi | 539,703 | 479,398 | 382,896 | 353,899 |
| 4,630,779 | 3,814,395 | 2,969,465 | 2,828,164 | |
| Black Population. | ||||
| 1890. | 1880. | 1870. | 1860. | |
| Alabama | 681,431 | 600,103 | 475,510 | 437,770 |
| North Carolina | 567,170 | 531,277 | 391,650 | 361,522 |
| South Carolina | 692,503 | 604,332 | 415,814 | 412,320 |
| Florida | 166,678 | 126,690 | 91,689 | 62,677 |
| Georgia | 863,716 | 725,133 | 545,142 | 465,698 |
| Louisiana | 562,893 | 483,655 | 364,210 | 350,373 |
| Mississippi | 747,720 | 650,291 | 444,201 | 437,404 |
| 4,282,111 | 3,721,481 | 2,728,216 | 2,527,764 | |
Of these statistics it may be remarked—
1. That the census of 1870 is regarded as inaccurate, and as erring on the side of imperfect enumeration.
