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[r9etb #115] Does Prof. Hansen bother to define his figures?

This is a table apparently by Prof. Hansen dated 09/02. At the bottom he notes: "How to read this chart: Virginia joined the CSA on April 17,1861; according to the 1860 census, the state had 490,865 slaves (30.7% of the state's total population) and 52,128 slaveholders (4.7% of the state's free population). ... Refer to CENSUS DATA for more statistical information."

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HIS 121/269 Research Document
Census Table 7. Secession Date and Slave Popluation (1860)

State

Secession
Date

Slaves
(S) S %=20 of Total Pop. Slave-
holders
(SH) SH=20 %-of
free
persons

S.Carolina 12/20/60 402,406 57.2 26,701 8.9

Mississippi 1/09/61 436,631 55.2 30,943 8.7

Florida 1/10/61 61,745 44.0 5,152 6.5

Alabama 1/11/61 435,080 45.1 33,730 6.4

Georgia 1/18/61 462,198 43.7 41,084 6.9

Louisiana 1/26/61 331,726 46.9 22,033 5.9

Texas 2/1/61 182,566 30.2 21,878 5.2

Virginia 4/17/61 490,865 30.7 52,128 4.7

Arkansas 5/6/61 111,115 25.5 11,481 3.5

N.Carolina 5/20/61 331,059 33.4 34,658 5.2

Tennessee 6/8/61 275,719 24.8 36,844 4.4

Kentucky NA 225,483 19.5 38,645 4.2

Maryland NA 87,189 12.7 13,783 2.3

Missouri NA 114,931 9.7 24,320 2.3

How to read this chart: Virginia joined the CSA on April 17,1861; according to the 1860
census, the state had 490,865 slaves (30.7% of the state's total population) and 52,128
slaveholders (4.7% of the state's free population). The Confederacy was formed by
seven states on February 8, 1861; Ft. Sumter was attacked on April 12; four more states
joined the CSA after Lincoln called for volunteers on April 15. In short, the percentage of
slaves and slaveholders generally correlates with the sequence of secession. Refer to
CENSUS DATA for more statistical information.

NA = Not Applicable (border states that did not join the Confederacy)

LH 09/02

State	Secession Date	Slaves (S)	S %=20 of Total Pop.	Slave- holders (SH)	SH=20 %-of free persons
S.Carolina	12/20/60	402,406	57.2	26,701	8.9
Mississippi	1/09/61	436,631	55.2	30,943	8.7
Florida	1/10/61	61,745	44.0	5,152	6.5
Alabama	1/11/61	435,080	45.1	33,730	6.4
Georgia	1/18/61	462,198	43.7	41,084	6.9
Louisiana	1/26/61	331,726	46.9	22,033	5.9
Texas	2/1/61	182,566	30.2	21,878	5.2
Virginia	4/17/61	490,865	30.7	52,128	4.7
Arkansas	5/6/61	111,115	25.5	11,481	3.5
N.Carolina	5/20/61	331,059	33.4	34,658	5.2
Tennessee	6/8/61	275,719	24.8	36,844	4.4
Kentucky	NA	225,483	19.5	38,645	4.2
Maryland	NA	87,189	12.7	13,783	2.3
Missouri	NA	114,931	9.7	24,320	2.3