As of 2012, the United States has a total resident population of 313,931,000,making it the third most populous country in the world.It is a very urbanized population, with 82% residing in cities and suburbs as of 2008 (the worldwide urban rate is 50.5%). This leaves vast expanses of the country nearly uninhabited. California and Texas are the most populous states, as the mean center of United States population has consistently shifted westward and southward. New York City is the most populous city in the United States.
via Demographics of the United States – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
