This statistic shows the resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2019. In 1960, a total 764,000 people lived in District of Columbia. By 2020, this figure had decreased to about 712,816 people.
Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
1960 to 2000 data as of April 1, data for other years as of July 1. Insofar as possible, population shown for all years is that of present area of state.
* The April 1, 1990, census counts include corrections processed through August 1997, results of special censuses and test censuses, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors.
Data from previous years can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (December 22, 2020). Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. "Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. "Resident Population in The District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau, Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
