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Census: 308.7 million people live here

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The population of the United States grew 9.7% to 308.7 million people over the past decade — the slowest rate of growth since the Great Depression — the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday.

In the 1930s, the population grew by just 7.3%. Comparatively, the nation added 13.2% more residents during the 1990s.

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