Population303,824,646 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 20.1% (male 31,257,108/female 29,889,645) Median agetotal: 36.7 years Population growth rate0.883% (2008 est.) Birth rate14.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 78.14 years Total fertility rate2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.6% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS950,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths17,011 (2005 est.) Nationalitynoun: American(s) Ethnic groupswhite 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2% (2003 est.) ReligionsProtestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.) LanguagesEnglish 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |