The United States census of 1970, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 census.
This was the first census since 1800 in which New York was not the most populous state—California overtook it in population in January 1963. This was also the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 300,000, and the first in which a city in the geographic South—Houston—recorded a population of over 1 million.
California took over as the most populous state; New York had previously been ranked number one. While the entire country increased to more than 204 million persons, four states lost population, with West Virginia leading the list, down 8 and a half percent from 1960.[4]
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^PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff. "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
^Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998, from the original on September 2, 2017
^. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
1971 U.S Census Report, with estimated 1970 Census results
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The United States census of 1970 conducted by the Census Bureau determined the resident population of the United States to be 203 392 031 an increase of 13 4 percent over the 179 323 175 persons enumerated during the 1960 census Nineteenth censusof the United States 1960 April 1 1970 1980 U S Census Bureau seal1970 U S Census logoGeneral informationCountryUnited StatesResultsTotal population203 392 031 13 4 Most populous wbr stateCalifornia19 953 134Least populous wbr stateAlaska302 173This was the first census since 1800 in which New York was not the most populous state California overtook it in population in January 1963 This was also the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 300 000 and the first in which a city in the geographic South Houston recorded a population of over 1 million Contents 1 Data availability 2 State rankings 3 City rankings 4 Conclusions 5 Notes 6 External linksData availability EditMicrodata from the 1970 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 These data were originally created and disseminated by DUALabs Personally identifiable information will be available in 2042 1 State rankings EditRank State Population as of1970 census Population as of1960 census Change Percentchange1 California 19 953 134 15 717 204 4 235 930 27 0 2 New York 18 236 967 16 782 304 1 454 663 8 7 3 Pennsylvania 11 793 909 11 319 366 474 543 4 2 4 Texas 11 196 730 9 579 677 1 617 053 16 9 5 Illinois 11 113 976 10 081 158 1 032 818 10 2 6 Ohio 10 652 017 9 706 397 945 620 9 7 7 Michigan 8 875 083 7 823 194 1 051 889 13 4 8 New Jersey 7 168 164 6 066 782 1 101 382 18 2 9 Florida 6 789 443 4 951 560 1 837 883 37 1 10 Massachusetts 5 689 170 5 148 578 540 592 10 5 11 Indiana 5 193 669 4 662 498 531 171 11 4 12 North Carolina 5 082 059 4 556 155 525 904 11 5 13 Missouri 4 676 501 4 319 813 356 688 8 3 14 Virginia 4 648 494 3 966 949 681 545 17 2 15 Georgia 4 589 575 3 943 116 646 459 16 4 16 Wisconsin 4 417 731 3 951 777 465 954 11 8 17 Tennessee 3 923 687 3 567 089 356 598 10 0 18 Maryland 3 922 399 3 100 689 821 710 26 5 19 Minnesota 3 804 971 3 413 864 391 107 11 5 20 Louisiana 3 641 306 3 257 022 384 284 11 8 21 Alabama 3 444 165 3 266 740 177 425 5 4 22 Washington 3 409 169 2 853 214 555 955 19 5 23 Kentucky 3 218 706 3 038 156 180 550 5 9 24 Connecticut 3 031 709 2 535 234 496 475 19 6 25 Iowa 2 824 376 2 757 537 66 839 2 4 26 South Carolina 2 590 516 2 382 594 207 922 8 7 27 Oklahoma 2 559 229 2 328 284 230 945 9 9 28 Kansas 2 246 578 2 178 611 67 967 3 1 29 Mississippi 2 216 912 2 178 141 38 771 1 8 30 Colorado 2 207 259 1 753 947 453 312 25 8 31 Oregon 2 091 533 1 768 687 322 846 18 3 32 Arkansas 1 923 295 1 786 272 137 023 7 7 33 Arizona 1 745 944 1 302 161 443 783 34 1 34 West Virginia 1 744 237 1 860 421 116 184 6 2 35 Nebraska 1 483 493 1 411 330 72 163 5 1 36 Utah 1 059 273 890 627 168 646 18 9 37 New Mexico 1 017 055 951 023 66 032 6 9 38 Maine 992 048 969 265 22 783 2 4 39 Rhode Island 946 725 859 488 87 237 10 1 40 Hawaii 769 913 632 772 137 141 21 7 District of Columbia 756 510 763 956 7 446 1 0 41 New Hampshire 737 681 606 921 130 760 21 5 42 Idaho 712 567 667 191 45 376 6 8 43 Montana 694 409 674 767 19 642 2 9 44 South Dakota 665 507 680 514 15 007 2 2 45 North Dakota 617 761 632 446 14 685 2 3 46 Delaware 548 104 446 292 101 812 22 8 47 Nevada 488 738 285 278 203 460 71 3 48 Vermont 444 330 389 881 54 449 14 0 49 Wyoming 332 416 330 066 2 350 0 7 50 Alaska 300 382 226 167 74 215 32 8 City rankings EditRank City State Population 2 Region 2014 3 01 New York New York 7 894 862 Northeast02 Chicago Illinois 3 366 957 Midwest03 Los Angeles California 2 816 061 West04 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 948 609 Northeast05 Detroit Michigan 1 511 482 Midwest06 Houston Texas 1 232 802 South07 Baltimore Maryland 905 759 South08 Dallas Texas 844 401 South09 Washington District of Columbia 756 510 South10 Cleveland Ohio 750 903 Midwest11 Indianapolis Indiana 744 624 Midwest12 Milwaukee Wisconsin 717 099 Midwest13 San Francisco California 715 674 West14 San Diego California 696 769 West15 San Antonio Texas 654 153 South16 Boston Massachusetts 641 071 Northeast17 Memphis Tennessee 623 530 South18 St Louis Missouri 622 236 Midwest19 New Orleans Louisiana 593 471 South20 Phoenix Arizona 581 562 West21 Columbus Ohio 539 677 Midwest22 Seattle Washington 530 831 West23 Jacksonville Florida 528 865 South24 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 520 117 Northeast25 Denver Colorado 514 678 West26 Kansas City Missouri 507 087 Midwest27 Atlanta Georgia 496 973 South28 Buffalo New York 462 768 Northeast29 Cincinnati Ohio 452 524 Midwest30 Nashville Davidson Tennessee 448 003 South31 San Jose California 445 779 West32 Minneapolis Minnesota 434 400 Midwest33 Fort Worth Texas 393 476 South34 Toledo Ohio 383 818 Midwest35 Portland Oregon 382 619 West36 Newark New Jersey 382 417 Northeast37 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 366 481 South38 Oakland California 361 561 West39 Louisville Kentucky 361 472 South40 Long Beach California 358 633 West41 Omaha Nebraska 347 328 Midwest42 Miami Florida 334 859 South43 Tulsa Oklahoma 331 638 South44 Honolulu Hawaii 324 871 West45 El Paso Texas 322 261 South46 Saint Paul Minnesota 309 980 Midwest47 Norfolk Virginia 307 951 South48 Birmingham Alabama 300 910 South49 Rochester New York 296 233 Northeast50 Tampa Florida 277 767 South51 Wichita Kansas 276 554 Midwest52 Akron Ohio 275 425 Midwest53 Tucson Arizona 262 933 West54 Jersey City New Jersey 260 545 Northeast55 Sacramento California 254 413 West56 Austin Texas 251 808 South57 Richmond Virginia 249 621 South58 Albuquerque New Mexico 243 751 West59 Dayton Ohio 243 601 Midwest60 Charlotte North Carolina 241 178 South61 St Petersburg Florida 216 232 South62 Corpus Christi Texas 204 525 South63 Yonkers New York 204 297 Northeast64 Des Moines Iowa 200 587 Midwest65 Grand Rapids Michigan 197 649 Midwest66 Syracuse New York 197 208 Northeast67 Flint Michigan 193 317 Midwest68 Mobile Alabama 190 026 South69 Shreveport Louisiana 182 064 South70 Warren Michigan 179 260 Midwest71 Providence Rhode Island 179 213 Northeast72 Fort Wayne Indiana 177 671 Midwest73 Worcester Massachusetts 176 572 Northeast74 Salt Lake City Utah 175 885 West75 Gary Indiana 175 415 Midwest76 Knoxville Tennessee 174 587 South77 Arlington Virginia 174 284 South78 Madison Wisconsin 173 258 Midwest79 Virginia Beach Virginia 172 106 South80 Spokane Washington 170 516 West81 Kansas City Kansas 168 213 Midwest82 Anaheim California 166 701 West83 Fresno California 165 972 West84 Baton Rouge Louisiana 165 963 South85 Springfield Massachusetts 163 905 Northeast86 Hartford Connecticut 158 017 Northeast87 Santa Ana California 156 601 West88 Bridgeport Connecticut 156 542 Northeast89 Tacoma Washington 154 581 West90 Columbus Georgia 154 168 South91 Jackson Mississippi 153 968 South92 Lincoln Nebraska 149 518 Midwest93 Lubbock Texas 149 101 South94 Rockford Illinois 147 370 Midwest95 Paterson New Jersey 144 824 Northeast96 Greensboro North Carolina 144 076 South97 Riverside California 140 089 West98 Youngstown Ohio 139 788 Midwest99 Fort Lauderdale Florida 139 590 South100 Evansville Indiana 138 764 MidwestConclusions EditCalifornia took over as the most populous state New York had previously been ranked number one While the entire country increased to more than 204 million persons four states lost population with West Virginia leading the list down 8 and a half percent from 1960 4 Notes Edit PIO US Census Bureau Census History Staff The 72 Year Rule History U S Census Bureau www census gov Archived from the original on October 4 2015 Retrieved October 26 2013 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States 1790 to 1990 U S Census Bureau 1998 archived from the original on September 2 2017 Regions and Divisions U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on December 3 2016 Retrieved September 9 2014 http www upi com Audio Year in Review Events of 1970 Apollo 13 12303235577467 2 title 1970 Year in Review UPI com Accessed April 8 2009 Archived May 4 2009 External links EditHistoric US Census data 1971 U S Census Report with estimated 1970 Census results 1970 Census of Population Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 United States census amp oldid 1127954523, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
