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Summary of the Ages of the Free White Persons in the United States, as return- 
Males 
ed by the Census of 1820. 
Under 10. 10 to 16. 16 to 26. 26 to 45. 45 and upwards. 
1,344,263 612,102 755,520 765,546 494,735 
Females 1,279,622 604,912 780,865 736,068 462,449 
Totals 
2,623,885 1,217,014 1,536,385 1,501,614 957,184 
The following Table shows what rate per cent. of the whole White Popula- 
tion of several of the States, situated in different parts of the Union, to- 
gether with the whole white population of the United States, were of the 
several 
Under 10 
10 to 16 
16 to 26 
26 to 45 
45 & up- 
wards 
ages specified, according to the census of 1820. 
Me. N.H. Mass. Ct. N.Y. Pa. Va. S.C. Geo. Ohio. Ind. U.S. 
32.2 28.8 27.1 270 32.8 33.6 33.6 34.8. 36.5 37.7 39.2 33.4. 
16.3 15.8 14.8°15.1 15.4 15.2 15:2°15.5 15.4 15.6 15.2°15.5 
19.9 19.5 19.7 19.8 19.9 20.0 20.1 20.0 19.7 19.1 19.2 19.6 
18.8 20.0 21.7 20.4 20.1 18.8 18.8 18.1 17.7 17.9 17.8 19.0 
} 12.6 15.7 16.4 17.5 11.5 12.2 12.2 11.4 10.6 9.6 8.3 12.2 
The following Table exhibits the number of White Inhabitants in the same States, 
under and above the age of 16; the excess under and above 16; the ratio of 
the excess lo the whole white population ; also the rate per cent. of the in- 
crease of the respective Slates, in ten years, from 1810 to 1820. 
Excess un- Excess Ratio of Ratio incr. for 
Under 16. Above 16, der 16. above 16. Excess. 10 years from 
1810 to 1820. 
Maine 144,292 153,048 8,'756 2.9 30.4 
N.Hampshire 108,636 134,500 25,864 10.6 13.8 
Massachusetts 217,134 299,285 82,151 15.9 10.9 
Connecticut 112,652 154,529 41,877 15.7 5.1 
New York 644 822 687,422 42,600 3.2 43.1 
Pennsylvania 499,566 519,528 21,962 21 99.5 
Virginia 293,976 309,097 15,864 aS 5) 9.3 
5S. Carolina 116,794 115,218 1,576 0.6 21.1 
Georgia 98,301 91,265 7,036 7 S15 
Ohio 307,683 268.889 38.794 6.7 152.0 
Indiana 97,472 66,274 13,198 9.0 500.0 
U. States 8,843,653 4,017,977 174,324 2.2 34.0 
The irregularities observable in the last two preceding tables, 
are to be 
ascribed chiefly to the following causes. Ist. Emigra- 
