1960 United States census

18th United States national census

Eighteenth census
of the United States

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General information
Country| United States
Results
Total population| 179,323,175 ( 19%)
Most populous state| New York
16,782,304
Least populous state| Alaska
226,167

The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 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.

## Census questions

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The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:[1]

* address
* name
* relationship to head of household
* sex
* race
* age
* marital status

Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

## Data availability

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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.[2]

## State rankings

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A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage.

Rank  | State  | Population as of
1960 census  | Population as of
1950 census  | Change  | Percent
change

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1  |  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

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Rank | City | State | Population[3] | Region (2016)[4]

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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

## Locations of 50 most populous cities

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New York

Chicago

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Detroit

Baltimore

Houston

Cleveland

Washington

St. Louis

Milwaukee

San Francisco

Boston

Dallas

New Orleans

Pittsburgh

San Antonio

San Diego

Seattle

Buffalo

Cincinnati

Memphis

Denver

Atlanta

Minneapolis

Indianapolis

Kansas City

Columbus

San Juan

Phoenix

Newark

Louisville

Portland

Oakland

Fort Worth

Long Beach

Birmingham

Oklahoma City

Rochester

Toledo

Saint Paul

Norfolk

Omaha

Honolulu

Miami

Akron

El Paso

Jersey City

Tampa

Dayton

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Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1960

## Notes

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1. ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
2. ^ "The "72-Year Rule" – History". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
3. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
4. ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

## External links

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* Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau)
* 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 census results

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