Important MCQs about the United States

Q. As of April 1, 2020, what was the total population of the United States according to the Census Bureau?
a) 320,000,000
b) 335,000,000
c) 331,449,281
d) 345,000,000

Q. As of 2024, what was the estimated U.S. population?
a) 330,000,000
b) 335,500,000
c) 340,110,988
d) 350,000,000

Q. How often did the U.S. population have a net gain of one person as of July 1, 2024?
a) Every 12 seconds
b) Every 20 seconds
c) Every 16 seconds
d) Every 30 seconds

Q. What was the approximate daily population increase in the U.S. as of July 1, 2024?
a) 3,200 people
b) 4,500 people
c) 6,000 people
d) 5,400 people

Q. What percentage of Americans aged 15 and over were married in 2023?
a) 45%
b) 55%
c) 51%
d) 60%

Q. In 2023, what percentage of Americans aged 15 and over had never been married?
a) 25%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 34%

Q. What was the total fertility rate in the U.S. in 2023?
a) 1.4 children per woman
b) 1.8 children per woman
c) 1.6 children per woman
d) 2.0 children per woman

Q. In 2019, the U.S. had the world’s highest rate of children living in single-parent households. What was this rate?
a) 18%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 23%

Q. How many ancestry groups in the U.S. have more than one million members?
a) 20
b) 25
c) 37
d) 40

Q. Which racial and ethnic group is the largest in the U.S.?
a) African Americans
b) Hispanic and Latino Americans
c) White Americans
d) Asian Americans