Bar chart titled: Population Growth in New York City, 1800-1890. The chart shows a bar for 1800 which is pink totalling 79,215. A bar for 1810 which is light blue totalling 119,743. A bar for 1820 which is dark blue totalling 152,056. A bar for 1830 which is violet totalling 242,278. A bar for 1840 which is blue-green totalling 391,144. A bar for 1850 which is light green totalling 696,115. A bar for 1860 which is yellow totalling 1,174,779. A bar for 1870 which is light orange totalling 1,478,103. A bar for 1880 which is orange totalling 1,911,698. A bar for 1890 which is red totalling 2,507,414.
Between 1800 and 1890, the population of New York City changed by about how many people?
a) 2.5 million
b) 5.25 million
c) 17.33 million
d) 24.75 million
d) 24.75 million
Calculation: 2,507,414 (1890 population) - 79,215 (1800 population) = 2,428,199
Therefore, the population of New York City changed by 2,428,199 people between 1800 and 1890.