| ......| ......| ......| 517| 1,572| 2,039| 2,265
Increase per cent. | | | | | | |
per annum | ......| ......| ......| ......| 17.53| 2.97| 1.10
Slaves | ......| ......| ......| 41,879|117,549|252,532|342,844
MISSOURI. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | ......| ......| 607| 347| 596| 1,574| 2,618
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......| ......| ......|[a]4.28| 6.39| 17.66| 6.63
Slaves | ......| ......| 3,011| 10,222| 25,091| 58,240| 87,422
KENTUCKY. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | 114| 741| 1,713| 2,759| 4,917| 7,317| 10,011
Increase per cent. | | | | | | |
per annum | ......| 55.00| 13.11| 6.10| 7.82| 4.88| 3.68
Slaves | 11,830| 40,343| 80,561|126,732|165,213|182,258|210,981

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STATES AND CLASSES.| 1790. | 1800. | 1810. | 1820. | 1830. | 1840. | 1850.
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LOUISIANA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | ......| ......| 7,585| 10,476| 16,710| 25,502| 17,462
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......| ......| ......| 3.81| 5.95| 5.26|[a]3.15
Slaves | ......| ......| 34,660| 69,064|109,588|168,452|244,809
ILLINOIS. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | ......| ......| 613| 457| 1,637| 3,598| 5,436
Increase or | | | | | | |
decrease per | | | | | | |
cent. per annum | ......| ......| ......|[a]2.54| 25.82| 11.97| 5.10
Slaves | ......| ......| 168| 917| 747| 331| ......
FLORIDA. | | | | | | |
Free Colored | ......| ......| ......| ......| 844| 817| 932
Increase or | | | | | | |
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