27|345,796|392,518|425,153|469,757|449,087|472,528

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STATES AND CLASSES.| 1790. | 1800. | 1810. | 1820. | 1830. | 1840. | 1850.
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NORTH CAROLINA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | 4,975| 7,043| 10,266| 14,612| 19,543| 22,732| 27,463
Increase per cent. | | | | | | |
per annum | ......| 4.15| 4.57| 4.23| 3.37| 1.63| 2.08
Slaves |100,572|133,296|168,824|205,017|245,601|245,817|288,548
SOUTH CAROLINA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | 1,801| 3,185| 4,554| 6,826| 7,921| 8,276| 8,960
Increase per cent. | | | | | | |
per annum | ......| 7.68| 4.29| 4.98| 1.60| .44| .82
Slaves |107,094|146,151|196,365|258,475|315,401|327,038|584,984
GEORGIA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | 398| 1,019| 1,801| 1,763| 2,486| 2,753| 2,931
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......| 15.60| 7.67| [a].21| 4.10| 1.07| .64
Slaves | 22,264| 59,404|105,218|149,654|217,531|280,944|381,682
TENNESSEE. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | 361| 309| 1,317| 2,727| 4,555| 5,524| 6,422
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......|[a]1.44| 32.62| 10.70| 6.70| 2.12| 1.62
Slaves | 3,417| 13,584| 44,535| 80,107|141,603|183,050|239,459
MISSISSIPPI. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | ......| 182| 240| 458| 519| 1,366| 930
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......| ......| 3.18| 9.08| 1.33| 16.31|[a]3.19
Slaves | ......| 3,489| 17,088| 32,814| 65,659|195,211|309,878
ALABAMA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored