The Southern South

by Albert Bushnell Hart

COMPARATIVE POPULATION (1900)

White Elements Contrasted

(In Thousands)

Northern Groups (1900).					Equivalent Southern Groups (1900).
		Whites.	Colored.	Total.			Whites.	Colored.	Total.
1	Colorado	529	9	540	1	Alabama	1,001	827	1,829
2	Indiana	2,459	58	2,516	2	Arkansas	945	367	1,312
3	Indian Ter.	303	37	392	3	Florida	297	231	529
4	Iowa	2,219	13	2,232	4	Georgia	1,181	1,035	2,216
5	Kansas	1,416	52	1,470	5	Louisiana	730	651	1,382
6	Michigan	2,399	16	2,421	6	Mississippi	641	908	1,551
7	Minnesota	1,737	5	1,751	7	North Carolina	1,264	624	1,894
8	Nebraska	1,059	6	1,066	8	South Carolina	558	782	1,340
					9	Tennessee	1,540	480	2,021
					10	Virginia	1,193	661	1,854
						Total 10 States	9,350	6,566	15,928
					11	Texas	2,427	621	3,049
	Total	12,121	196	12,388		Total 11 Seceding States	11,777	7,187	18,977
9	North Dakota	312	...	319	12	Delaware	154	31	185
10	Oklahoma	368	19	398	13	Dist. of Columbia	192	87	279
11	South Dakota	381	...	402	14	Kentucky	1,862	285	2,147
12	Utah	272	1	277	15	Maryland	952	235	1,188
13	Wisconsin	2,058	3	2,069	16	Missouri	2,945	161	3,107
14	California	1,403	11	1,485
15	Idaho	154	...	162
16	Montana	226	2	243
17	Oregon	395	1	414
18	Vermont	343	1	344
	Double Total	18,033	234	18,501		Total South	17,882	7,986	25,883

COMPARATIVE POPULATION (1900)—SOUTHERN GROUPS

(In Thousands)

		Races.			Distribution.		Foreign Whites.			Estimates.
		White.	Negro.	Total.	Urban.	Rural.	Foreign Born.	Native [foreign parents].	Total.	1905.	1906.
1	Alabama	1,001	827	1,829	134	1,695	14	30	44	1,986	2,018
2	Arkansas	945	367	1,312	71	1,241	14	33	47	1,403	1,422
3	Florida	297	231	529	79	450	19	24	43	613	629
4	Georgia	1,181	1,035	2,216	244	1,972	12	25	37	2,406	2,444
5	Louisiana	730	651	1,382	314	1,068	52	108	160	1,513	1,539
6	Mississippi	641	908	1,551	41	1,510	8	20	28	1,682	1,708
7	North Carolina	1,264	624	1,894	97	1,797	4	8	12	2,032	2,059
8	South Carolina	558	782	1,340	100	1,240	5	12	17	1,435	1,454
9	Tennessee	1,540	480	2,021	270	1,751	18	41	59	2,147	2,147
10	Virginia	1,193	661	1,854	272	1,582	19	33	52	1,953	1,973
	Total 10 States	9,350	6,566	15,928	1,622	14,306	165	334	499	17,170	17,418
11	Texas	2,427	621	3,049	344	2,705	178	289	467	3,455	3,537
	Total Seceding States	11,777	7,187	18,977	1,966	17,011	343	623	966	20,625	20,955
12	Delaware	154	31	185	77	108	14	22	36	193	194
13	District of Columbia	192	87	279	278	...	20	38	58	303	308
14	Kentucky	1,862	285	2,147	363	1,784	50	139	189	2,291	2,320
15	Maryland	952	235	1,188	557	631	93	179	272	1,261	1,275
16	Missouri	2,945	161	3,107	956	2,151	216	524	740	3,320	3,363
	Total Border States	6,105	799	6,906	2,232	4,674	393	902	1,295	7,368	7,460
	Total South	17,882	7,986	25,883	4,198	21,685	736	1,525	2,261	27,993	28,415