The United States census of 1950, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census.[1]
The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:[3]
address
whether house is on a farm
name
relationship to head of household
race
sex
age
marital status
birthplace
if foreign born, whether naturalized
employment status
hours worked in week
occupation, industry and class of worker
In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
On April 1, 2022, 72 years after the census was taken, the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public.[2] Soon after, census data will also be made freely searchable by name at other websites.[5]
State rankings
A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage.
^"Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
^ ab"1950 Census on Track for 2022 Release, Despite Pandemic". National Archives and Records Administration. April 30, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^"Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925". New York State Library. October 1981. p. 45. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
^"The "72-Year Rule" – History". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^"Free 1950 Census Search". Historic Journals LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, United States Census Bureau, 1998
^. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
Historic US Census data
1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 census results
January 09, 2023
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The United States census of 1950 conducted by the Census Bureau determined the resident population of the United States to be 150 697 361 an increase of 14 5 percent over the 131 669 275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census 1 Seventeenth censusof the United States 1940 April 1 1950 1960 U S Census Bureau seal1950 U S Census logoGeneral informationCountryUnited StatesResultsTotal population150 697 361 14 5 Most populous wbr stateNew York14 830 192Least populous wbr stateNevada160 083This was the first census in which More than one state recorded a population of over 10 million Every state and territory recorded a population of over 100 000 All 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 100 000On April 1 2022 the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public in accordance with the 72 year rule 2 Contents 1 Census questions 2 Data availability 3 State rankings 4 City rankings 5 References 6 External linksCensus questions EditThe 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents 3 address whether house is on a farm name relationship to head of household race sex age marital status birthplace if foreign born whether naturalized employment status hours worked in week occupation industry and class of workerIn addition a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income marital history fertility and other topics Full documentation on the 1950 census including census forms and a procedural history is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Data availability EditMicrodata from the 1950 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series Aggregate data for small areas together with electronic boundary files can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System Personally identifiable information became available in April 2022 4 On April 1 2022 72 years after the census was taken the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public 2 Soon after census data will also be made freely searchable by name at other websites 5 State rankings Edit A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage Rank State Population as of1950 census Population as of1940 census Change Percentchange1 New York 14 830 192 13 479 142 1 351 050 10 0 2 California 10 586 223 6 907 387 3 678 836 53 3 3 Pennsylvania 10 498 012 9 900 180 597 832 6 0 4 Illinois 8 712 176 7 897 241 814 935 10 3 5 Ohio 7 946 627 6 907 612 1 039 015 15 0 6 Texas 7 711 194 6 414 824 1 296 370 20 2 7 Michigan 6 371 766 5 256 106 1 115 660 21 2 8 New Jersey 4 835 329 4 160 165 675 164 16 2 9 Massachusetts 4 690 514 4 316 721 373 793 8 7 10 North Carolina 4 061 929 3 571 623 490 306 13 7 11 Missouri 3 954 653 3 784 664 169 989 4 5 12 Indiana 3 934 224 3 427 796 506 428 14 8 13 Georgia 3 444 578 3 123 723 320 855 10 3 14 Wisconsin 3 434 575 3 137 587 296 988 9 5 15 Virginia 3 318 680 2 677 773 640 907 23 9 16 Tennessee 3 291 718 2 915 841 375 877 12 9 17 Alabama 3 061 743 2 832 961 228 782 8 1 18 Minnesota 2 982 483 2 792 300 190 183 6 8 19 Kentucky 2 944 806 2 845 627 99 179 3 5 20 Florida 2 771 305 1 897 414 873 891 46 1 21 Louisiana 2 683 516 2 363 516 320 000 13 5 22 Iowa 2 621 073 2 538 268 82 805 3 3 23 Washington 2 378 963 1 736 191 642 772 37 0 24 Maryland 2 343 001 1 821 244 521 757 28 6 25 Oklahoma 2 233 351 2 336 434 103 083 4 4 26 Mississippi 2 178 914 2 183 796 4 882 0 2 27 South Carolina 2 117 027 1 899 804 217 223 11 4 28 Connecticut 2 007 280 1 709 242 298 038 17 4 29 West Virginia 2 005 552 1 901 974 103 578 5 4 30 Arkansas 1 909 511 1 949 387 39 876 2 0 31 Kansas 1 905 299 1 801 028 104 271 5 8 32 Oregon 1 521 341 1 089 684 431 657 39 6 33 Nebraska 1 325 510 1 315 834 9 676 0 7 34 Colorado 1 325 089 1 123 296 201 793 18 0 35 Maine 913 774 847 226 66 548 7 9 District of Columbia 802 178 663 091 139 087 21 0 36 Rhode Island 791 896 713 346 78 550 11 0 37 Arizona 749 587 499 261 250 326 50 1 38 Utah 688 862 550 310 138 552 25 2 39 New Mexico 681 187 531 818 149 369 28 1 40 South Dakota 652 740 642 961 9 779 1 5 41 North Dakota 619 636 641 935 22 299 3 5 42 Montana 591 024 559 456 31 568 5 6 43 Idaho 588 637 524 873 63 764 12 1 44 New Hampshire 533 242 491 524 41 718 8 5 Hawaii 499 794 422 770 77 024 18 2 45 Vermont 377 747 359 231 18 516 5 2 46 Delaware 318 085 266 505 51 580 19 4 47 Wyoming 290 529 250 742 39 787 15 9 48 Nevada 160 083 110 247 49 836 45 2 Alaska 128 643 72 524 56 119 77 4 United States 151 325 798 132 164 569 19 161 229 14 5 City rankings EditRank City State Population 6 Region 2016 7 01 New York City New York 7 891 957 Northeast02 Chicago Illinois 3 620 962 Midwest03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2 071 605 Northeast04 Los Angeles California 1 970 358 West05 Detroit Michigan 1 849 568 Midwest06 Baltimore Maryland 949 708 South07 Cleveland Ohio 914 808 Midwest08 St Louis Missouri 856 796 Midwest09 Washington District of Columbia 802 178 South10 Boston Massachusetts 801 444 Northeast11 San Francisco California 775 357 West12 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 676 806 Northeast13 Milwaukee Wisconsin 637 392 Midwest14 Houston Texas 596 163 South15 Buffalo New York 580 132 Northeast16 New Orleans Louisiana 570 445 South17 Minneapolis Minnesota 521 718 Midwest18 Cincinnati Ohio 503 998 Midwest19 Seattle Washington 467 591 West20 Kansas City Missouri 456 622 Midwest21 Newark New Jersey 438 776 Northeast22 Dallas Texas 434 462 South23 Indianapolis Indiana 427 173 Midwest24 Denver Colorado 415 786 West25 San Antonio Texas 408 442 South26 Memphis Tennessee 396 000 South27 Oakland California 384 575 West28 Columbus Ohio 375 901 Midwest29 Portland Oregon 373 628 West30 Louisville Kentucky 369 129 South31 San Diego California 334 387 West32 Rochester New York 332 488 Northeast33 Atlanta Georgia 331 314 South34 Birmingham Alabama 326 037 South35 Saint Paul Minnesota 311 349 Midwest36 Toledo Ohio 303 616 Midwest37 Jersey City New Jersey 299 017 Northeast38 Fort Worth Texas 278 778 South39 Akron Ohio 274 605 Midwest40 Omaha Nebraska 251 117 Midwest41 Long Beach California 250 767 West42 Miami Florida 249 276 South43 Providence Rhode Island 248 674 Northeast44 Dayton Ohio 243 872 Midwest45 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 243 504 South46 Richmond Virginia 230 310 South47 Syracuse New York 220 583 Northeast48 Norfolk Virginia 213 513 South49 Jacksonville Florida 204 517 South50 Worcester Massachusetts 203 486 Northeast51 Tulsa Oklahoma 182 740 South52 Salt Lake City Utah 182 121 West53 Des Moines Iowa 177 965 Midwest54 Hartford Connecticut 177 397 Northeast55 Grand Rapids Michigan 176 515 Midwest56 Nashville Tennessee 174 307 South57 Youngstown Ohio 168 330 Midwest58 Wichita Kansas 168 279 Midwest59 New Haven Connecticut 164 443 Northeast60 Flint Michigan 163 143 Midwest61 Springfield Massachusetts 162 399 Northeast62 Spokane Washington 161 721 West63 Bridgeport Connecticut 158 709 Northeast64 Yonkers New York 152 798 Northeast65 Tacoma Washington 143 673 West66 Paterson New Jersey 139 336 Northeast67 Sacramento California 137 572 West68 Arlington Virginia 135 449 South69 Albany New York 134 995 Northeast70 Charlotte North Carolina 134 042 South71 Gary Indiana 133 911 Midwest72 Fort Wayne Indiana 133 607 Midwest73 Austin Texas 132 459 South74 Chattanooga Tennessee 131 041 South75 Erie Pennsylvania 130 803 Northeast76 El Paso Texas 130 485 South77 Kansas City Kansas 129 553 Midwest78 Mobile Alabama 129 009 South79 Evansville Indiana 128 636 Midwest80 Trenton New Jersey 128 009 Northeast81 Shreveport Louisiana 127 206 South82 Baton Rouge Louisiana 125 629 South83 Scranton Pennsylvania 125 536 Northeast84 Knoxville Tennessee 124 769 South85 Tampa Florida 124 681 South86 Camden New Jersey 124 555 Northeast87 Cambridge Massachusetts 120 740 Northeast88 Savannah Georgia 119 638 South89 Canton Ohio 116 912 Midwest90 South Bend Indiana 115 911 Midwest91 Berkeley California 113 805 West92 Elizabeth New Jersey 112 817 Northeast93 Fall River Massachusetts 111 963 Northeast94 Peoria Illinois 111 856 Midwest95 Wilmington Delaware 110 356 South96 Reading Pennsylvania 109 320 Northeast97 New Bedford Massachusetts 109 189 Northeast98 Corpus Christi Texas 108 287 South99 Phoenix Arizona 106 818 West100 Allentown Pennsylvania 106 756 NortheastReferences Edit Population and Area Historical Censuses PDF United States Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on June 24 2008 Retrieved June 20 2008 a b 1950 Census on Track for 2022 Release Despite Pandemic National Archives and Records Administration April 30 2021 Retrieved January 13 2022 Library Bibliography Bulletin 88 New York State Census Records 1790 1925 New York State Library October 1981 p 45 Retrieved December 15 2008 The 72 Year Rule History United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 26 2015 Free 1950 Census Search Historic Journals LLC Retrieved March 31 2022 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States 1790 to 1990 United States Census Bureau 1998 Regions and Divisions United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on December 3 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 External links EditHistoric US Census data 1951 U S Census Report Contains 1950 census results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1950 United States census amp oldid 1127093033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,