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Eighteenth Census of the United States U.S. Census Bureau Seal
Country United States Total population 179,323,175 ( 18.5%) Most populous state New York 16,827,000Least populous state Alaska 228,000
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.
Data availability
Microdata 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
State
Rank
Population
Rank Change
New York
1
16,827,000
California
2
15,850,000
Pennsylvania
3
11,343,000
Illinois
4
10,113,000
Ohio
5
9,739,000
Texas
6
9,617,000
Michigan
7
7,848,000
New Jersey
8
6,099,000
Massachusetts
9
5,167,000
Florida
10
4,951,560
10
Indiana
11
4,677,000
North Carolina
12
4,563,000
️2
Missouri
13
4,331,000
️1
Virginia
14
3,978,000
2
Wisconsin
15
3,964,000
️1
Georgia
16
3,949,000
️3
Tennessee
17
3,573,000
️2
Minnesota
18
3,426,000
Alabama
19
3,273,000
️2
Louisiana
20
3,270,000
1
Maryland
21
3,116,000
3
Kentucky
22
3,047,000
️3
Washington
23
2,860,000
Iowa
24
2,761,000
️2
Connecticut
25
2,548,000
3
South Carolina
26
2,392,000
1
Oklahoma
27
2,333,000
️2
Mississippi
28
2,180,000
️2
Kansas
29
2,178,000
1
West Virginia
30
1,857,000
️1
Arkansas
31
1,788,000
Oregon
32
1,773,000
Colorado
33
1,758,000
Nebraska
34
1,414,000
Arizona
35
1,318,000
2
Maine
36
974,000
️1
New Mexico
37
958,000
2
Utah
38
896,000
Rhode Island
39
857,000
️3
District of Columbia
x
762,000
N/A
South Dakota
40
682,000
Montana
41
678,000
1
Idaho
42
671,000
1
Hawaii
43
642,000
N/A
North Dakota
44
634,000
️3
New Hampshire
45
609,000
️1
Delaware
46
449,000
Vermont
47
391,000
️2
Wyoming
48
338,000
️1
Nevada
49
280,000
️1
Alaska
50
200,000
N/A
City rankings
Rank
City
State
Population[ 2]
Region (2016) [ 3]
01
New York
New York
7,781,984
Northeast
02
Chicago
Illinois
3,550,404
Midwest
03
Los Angeles
California
2,479,015
West
04
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
2,002,512
Northeast
05
Detroit
Michigan
1,670,144
Midwest
06
Baltimore
Maryland
939,024
South
07
Houston
Texas
938,219
South
08
Cleveland
Ohio
876,050
Midwest
09
Washington
District of Columbia
763,956
South
10
St. Louis
Missouri
750,026
Midwest
11
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
741,324
Midwest
12
San Francisco
California
740,316
West
13
Boston
Massachusetts
697,197
Northeast
14
Dallas
Texas
679,684
South
15
New Orleans
Louisiana
627,525
South
16
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
604,332
Northeast
17
San Antonio
Texas
587,718
South
18
San Diego
California
573,224
West
19
Seattle
Washington
557,087
West
20
Buffalo
New York
532,759
Northeast
21
Cincinnati
Ohio
502,550
Midwest
22
Memphis
Tennessee
497,524
South
23
Denver
Colorado
493,887
West
24
Atlanta
Georgia
487,455
South
25
Minneapolis
Minnesota
482,872
Midwest
26
Indianapolis
Indiana
476,258
Midwest
27
Kansas City
Missouri
475,539
Midwest
28
Columbus
Ohio
471,316
Midwest
29
Phoenix
Arizona
439,170
West
30
Newark
New Jersey
405,220
Northeast
31
Louisville
Kentucky
390,639
South
32
Portland
Oregon
372,676
West
33
Oakland
California
367,548
West
34
Fort Worth
Texas
356,268
South
35
Long Beach
California
344,168
West
36
Birmingham
Alabama
340,887
South
37
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
324,253
South
38
Rochester
New York
318,611
Northeast
39
Toledo
Ohio
318,003
Midwest
40
Saint Paul
Minnesota
313,411
Midwest
41
Norfolk
Virginia
305,872
South
42
Omaha
Nebraska
301,598
Midwest
43
Honolulu
Hawaii
294,194
West
44
Miami
Florida
291,688
South
45
Akron
Ohio
290,351
Midwest
46
El Paso
Texas
276,687
South
47
Jersey City
New Jersey
276,101
Northeast
48
Tampa
Florida
274,970
South
49
Dayton
Ohio
262,332
Midwest
50
Tulsa
Oklahoma
261,685
South
51
Wichita
Kansas
254,698
Midwest
52
Richmond
Virginia
219,958
South
53
Syracuse
New York
216,038
Northeast
54
Tucson
Arizona
212,892
West
55
Des Moines
Iowa
208,982
Midwest
56
Providence
Rhode Island
207,498
Northeast
57
San Jose
California
204,196
West
58
Mobile
Alabama
202,779
South
59
Charlotte
North Carolina
201,564
South
60
Albuquerque
New Mexico
201,189
West
61
Jacksonville
Florida
201,030
South
62
Flint
Michigan
196,940
Midwest
63
Sacramento
California
191,667
West
64
Yonkers
New York
190,634
Northeast
65
Salt Lake City
Utah
189,454
West
66
Worcester
Massachusetts
186,587
Northeast
67
Austin
Texas
186,545
South
68
Spokane
Washington
181,608
West
69
St. Petersburg
Florida
181,298
South
70
Gary
Indiana
178,320
Midwest
71
Grand Rapids
Michigan
177,313
Midwest
72
Springfield
Massachusetts
174,463
Northeast
73
Nashville
Tennessee
170,874
South
74
Corpus Christi
Texas
167,690
South
75
Youngstown
Ohio
166,689
Midwest
76
Shreveport
Louisiana
164,372
South
77
Arlington
Virginia
163,401
South
78
Hartford
Connecticut
162,178
Northeast
79
Fort Wayne
Indiana
161,776
Midwest
80
Bridgeport
Connecticut
156,748
Northeast
81
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
152,419
South
82
New Haven
Connecticut
152,048
Northeast
83
Savannah
Georgia
149,245
South
84
Tacoma
Washington
147,979
West
85
Jackson
Mississippi
144,422
South
86
Paterson
New Jersey
143,663
Northeast
87
Evansville
Indiana
141,543
Midwest
88
Erie
Pennsylvania
138,440
Northeast
89
Amarillo
Texas
137,969
South
90
Montgomery
Alabama
134,393
South
91
Fresno
California
133,929
West
92
South Bend
Indiana
132,445
Midwest
93
Chattanooga
Tennessee
130,009
South
94
Albany
New York
129,726
Northeast
95
Lubbock
Texas
128,691
South
96
Lincoln
Nebraska
128,521
Midwest
97
Madison
Wisconsin
126,706
Midwest
97
Rockford
Illinois
126,706
Midwest
99
Kansas City
Kansas
121,901
Midwest
100
Greensboro
North Carolina
119,574
South
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