Chapter 6

Population and Labor Force

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Table 6.1 Basic Population Data 1790-1860

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Table 6.2 Number of Children Under 5 Years of Age per 1,000 Women 20-39 Years of Age in 1840 and 1860

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Table 6.3 Dollar Value of Household Labor in Northern Agriculture 1860

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Table 6.4 Net Immigration as a Percentage of Population Increases 1800-1860

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Table 6.5 Immigration 1845-1860 by Origin

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Table 6.6 Proportional Immigration 1845-1860

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Table 6.7 U.S. Population: Nativity in 1850 and 1860

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Table 6.8 Southern Slave Population 1790-1860

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Table 6.9 Labor Force Distribution 1800-1860

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Table 6.10 Regional Personal Income per Capita as Percentages of the National Average

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Table 6.11 Real Wages Indices 1821-1860

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Figure 6.1 The Antebellum Puzzle