In 2023, about 678,972 people lived in the District of Columbia. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when 671,803 people lived in the District. In 1960, the resident population of D.C. stood at 764,000 people.
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Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2023
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Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2023
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1960 to 2000 data as of April 1, data for other years as of July 1. Insofar as possible, population shown for all years is that of present area of state.
* The April 1, 1990, census counts include corrections processed through August 1997, results of special censuses and test censuses, and do not include adjustments for census coverage errors.
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US Census Bureau. (June 29, 2024). Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
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US Census Bureau. (2024). Resident population in the District of Columbia from 1960 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
US Census Bureau. "Resident Population in The District of Columbia from 1960 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/206105/resident-population-in-district-of-columbia/
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