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Total - US 1860 CENSUS
Total Population
31,183,582
Free Colored Persons
476,748
Total Free Population
27,233,198
Total Number of Slaves
3,950,528
Slaves as % of Population
13%
Total Number of Families
5,155,608
Total Number of Slaveholders
393,975
% of Families Owning Slaves
8%