The United States census of 1960, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.
^PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff. "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
^Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
^. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau)
1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 census results
January 13, 2023
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The United States census of 1960 conducted by the Census Bureau determined the resident population of the United States to be 179 323 175 an increase of 18 5 percent over the 151 325 798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200 000 This census s data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state Eighteenth censusof the United States 1950 April 1 1960 1970 U S Census Bureau seal1960 U S census logoGeneral informationCountryUnited StatesResultsTotal population179 323 175 18 5 Most populous wbr stateNew York16 782 304Least populous wbr stateAlaska226 167 Contents 1 Data availability 2 State rankings 3 City rankings 4 Notes 5 External linksData availability EditMicrodata from the 1960 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 will be available in 2032 1 State rankings Edit A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage Rank State Population as of1960 census Population as of1950 census Change Percentchange1 New York 16 782 304 14 830 192 1 952 112 13 2 2 California 15 717 204 10 586 223 5 130 981 48 5 3 Pennsylvania 11 319 366 10 498 012 821 354 7 8 4 Illinois 10 081 158 8 712 176 1 368 982 15 7 5 Ohio 9 706 397 7 946 627 1 759 770 22 1 6 Texas 9 579 677 7 711 194 1 868 483 24 2 7 Michigan 7 823 194 6 371 766 1 451 428 22 8 8 New Jersey 6 066 782 4 835 329 1 231 453 25 5 9 Massachusetts 5 148 578 4 690 514 458 064 9 8 10 Florida 4 951 560 2 771 305 2 180 255 78 7 11 Indiana 4 662 498 3 934 224 728 274 18 5 12 North Carolina 4 556 155 4 061 929 494 226 12 2 13 Missouri 4 319 813 3 954 653 365 160 9 2 14 Virginia 3 966 949 3 318 680 648 269 19 5 15 Wisconsin 3 951 777 3 434 575 517 202 15 1 16 Georgia 3 943 116 3 444 578 498 538 14 5 17 Tennessee 3 567 089 3 291 718 275 371 8 4 18 Minnesota 3 413 864 2 982 483 431 381 14 5 19 Alabama 3 266 740 3 061 743 204 997 6 7 20 Louisiana 3 257 022 2 683 516 573 506 21 4 21 Maryland 3 100 689 2 343 001 757 688 32 3 22 Kentucky 3 038 156 2 944 806 93 350 3 2 23 Washington 2 853 214 2 378 963 474 251 19 9 24 Iowa 2 757 537 2 621 073 136 464 5 2 25 Connecticut 2 535 234 2 007 280 527 954 26 3 26 South Carolina 2 382 594 2 117 027 265 567 12 5 27 Oklahoma 2 328 284 2 233 351 94 933 4 3 28 Kansas 2 178 611 1 905 299 273 312 14 3 29 Mississippi 2 178 141 2 178 914 773 0 0 30 West Virginia 1 860 421 2 005 552 145 131 7 2 31 Arkansas 1 786 272 1 909 511 123 239 6 5 32 Oregon 1 768 687 1 521 341 247 346 16 3 33 Colorado 1 753 947 1 325 089 428 858 32 4 34 Nebraska 1 411 330 1 325 510 85 820 6 5 35 Arizona 1 302 161 749 587 552 574 73 7 36 Maine 969 265 913 774 55 491 6 1 37 New Mexico 951 023 681 187 269 836 39 6 38 Utah 890 627 688 862 201 765 29 3 39 Rhode Island 859 488 791 896 67 592 8 5 District of Columbia 763 956 802 178 38 222 4 8 40 South Dakota 680 514 652 740 27 774 4 3 41 Montana 674 767 591 024 83 743 14 2 42 Idaho 667 191 588 637 78 554 13 3 43 Hawaii 632 772 499 794 132 978 26 6 44 North Dakota 632 446 619 636 12 810 2 1 45 New Hampshire 606 921 533 242 73 679 13 8 46 Delaware 446 292 318 085 128 207 40 3 47 Vermont 389 881 377 747 12 134 3 2 48 Wyoming 330 066 290 529 39 537 13 6 49 Nevada 285 278 160 083 125 195 78 2 50 Alaska 226 167 128 643 97 524 75 8 United States 179 323 175 151 325 798 27 997 377 18 5 City rankings EditRank City State Population 2 Region 2016 3 01 New York New York 7 781 984 Northeast02 Chicago Illinois 3 550 404 Midwest03 Los Angeles California 2 479 015 West04 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2 002 512 Northeast05 Detroit Michigan 1 670 144 Midwest06 Baltimore Maryland 939 024 South07 Houston Texas 938 219 South08 Cleveland Ohio 876 050 Midwest09 Washington District of Columbia 763 956 South10 St Louis Missouri 750 026 Midwest11 Milwaukee Wisconsin 741 324 Midwest12 San Francisco California 740 316 West13 Boston Massachusetts 697 197 Northeast14 Dallas Texas 679 684 South15 New Orleans Louisiana 627 525 South16 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 604 332 Northeast17 San Antonio Texas 587 718 South18 San Diego California 573 224 West19 Seattle Washington 557 087 West20 Buffalo New York 532 759 Northeast21 Cincinnati Ohio 502 550 Midwest22 Memphis Tennessee 497 524 South23 Denver Colorado 493 887 West24 Atlanta Georgia 487 455 South25 Minneapolis Minnesota 482 872 Midwest26 Indianapolis Indiana 476 258 Midwest27 Kansas City Missouri 475 539 Midwest28 Columbus Ohio 471 316 Midwest29 Phoenix Arizona 439 170 West30 Newark New Jersey 405 220 Northeast31 Louisville Kentucky 390 639 South32 Portland Oregon 372 676 West33 Oakland California 367 548 West34 Fort Worth Texas 356 268 South35 Long Beach California 344 168 West36 Birmingham Alabama 340 887 South37 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 324 253 South38 Rochester New York 318 611 Northeast39 Toledo Ohio 318 003 Midwest40 Saint Paul Minnesota 313 411 Midwest41 Norfolk Virginia 305 872 South42 Omaha Nebraska 301 598 Midwest43 Honolulu Hawaii 294 194 West44 Miami Florida 291 688 South45 Akron Ohio 290 351 Midwest46 El Paso Texas 276 687 South47 Jersey City New Jersey 276 101 Northeast48 Tampa Florida 274 970 South49 Dayton Ohio 262 332 Midwest50 Tulsa Oklahoma 261 685 South51 Wichita Kansas 254 698 Midwest52 Richmond Virginia 219 958 South53 Syracuse New York 216 038 Northeast54 Tucson Arizona 212 892 West55 Des Moines Iowa 208 982 Midwest56 Providence Rhode Island 207 498 Northeast57 San Jose California 204 196 West58 Mobile Alabama 202 779 South59 Charlotte North Carolina 201 564 South60 Albuquerque New Mexico 201 189 West61 Jacksonville Florida 201 030 South62 Flint Michigan 196 940 Midwest63 Sacramento California 191 667 West64 Yonkers New York 190 634 Northeast65 Salt Lake City Utah 189 454 West66 Worcester Massachusetts 186 587 Northeast67 Austin Texas 186 545 South68 Spokane Washington 181 608 West69 St Petersburg Florida 181 298 South70 Gary Indiana 178 320 Midwest71 Grand Rapids Michigan 177 313 Midwest72 Springfield Massachusetts 174 463 Northeast73 Nashville Tennessee 170 874 South74 Corpus Christi Texas 167 690 South75 Youngstown Ohio 166 689 Midwest76 Shreveport Louisiana 164 372 South77 Arlington Virginia 163 401 South78 Hartford Connecticut 162 178 Northeast79 Fort Wayne Indiana 161 776 Midwest80 Bridgeport Connecticut 156 748 Northeast81 Baton Rouge Louisiana 152 419 South82 New Haven Connecticut 152 048 Northeast83 Savannah Georgia 149 245 South84 Tacoma Washington 147 979 West85 Jackson Mississippi 144 422 South86 Paterson New Jersey 143 663 Northeast87 Evansville Indiana 141 543 Midwest88 Erie Pennsylvania 138 440 Northeast89 Amarillo Texas 137 969 South90 Montgomery Alabama 134 393 South91 Fresno California 133 929 West92 South Bend Indiana 132 445 Midwest93 Chattanooga Tennessee 130 009 South94 Albany New York 129 726 Northeast95 Lubbock Texas 128 691 South96 Lincoln Nebraska 128 521 Midwest97 Madison Wisconsin 126 706 Midwest97 Rockford Illinois 126 706 Midwest99 Kansas City Kansas 121 901 Midwest100 Greensboro North Carolina 119 574 SouthNotes Edit PIO US Census Bureau Census History Staff The 72 Year Rule History U S Census Bureau www census gov Retrieved October 26 2015 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States 1790 to 1990 U S Census Bureau 1998 Regions and Divisions U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on December 3 2016 Retrieved September 9 2016 External links EditHistorical Overview of the 1960 Census US Census Bureau 1961 U S Census Report Contains 1960 census results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 United States census amp oldid 1127092936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,