| Textile Production in the United States | ||||
| Year | Number of Cotton Mill Workers | Number of Spindles (ave./decade) |
Imports from Britain (mill. yds.) | Average U.S. Tariff (as % of item’s value) |
| 1810 | 215,000 | |||
| 1815 | 70.81 | 25.0% | ||
| 1820 | 12,000 | 936,000 | ||
| 1827 | 52.86 | 53.8% | ||
| 1830 | 55,000 | 1,038,000 | ||
| 1835 | 74.96 | 40.4% | ||
| 1840 | 72,000 | 1,243,000 | ||
| 1850 | 92,000 | 1,709,000 | 104.23 | 27.1% |
| 1859 | 225.15 | 19.6% | ||
| 1860 | 122,000 | |||