U.S. Overseas Territories Listed in the 1940 Census

The inhabitants of territories accounted for about 12.5 percent, or one-eighth, of the U.S. population at the time.

This table shows the U.S. overseas territories listed in the 1940 census. The inhabitants of these overseas territories accounted for around 12.5 percent or one-eighth of the U.S. population at the time.

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* Some territories had no indigenous populations, but the United States often set up military outposts in those territories.

Source: Daniel Immerwahr, The Greater United States: Territory and Empire in U.S. History, Diplomatic History, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2016.Get the data