1960 United States Census
Eighteenth Census of the United States |
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U.S. Census Bureau Seal |
General information |
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Country |
United States |
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Date taken |
April 1, 1960 |
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Total population |
179,323,175 |
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Percent change |
18.5% |
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Most populous state |
New York 16,827,000 |
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Least populous state |
Alaska 228,000 |
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The Eighteenth United States Census, 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.
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
Rank | State | Population |
1 | New York | 16,827,000 |
2 | California | 15,850,000 |
3 | Pennsylvania | 11,343,000 |
4 | Illinois | 10,113,000 |
5 | Ohio | 9,739,000 |
6 | Texas | 9,617,000 |
7 | Michigan | 7,848,000 |
8 | New Jersey | 6,099,000 |
9 | Massachusetts | 5,167,000 |
10 | Florida | 4,951,560 |
11 | Indiana | 4,677,000 |
12 | North Carolina | 4,563,000 |
13 | Missouri | 4,331,000 |
14 | Virginia | 3,978,000 |
15 | Wisconsin | 3,964,000 |
16 | Georgia | 3,949,000 |
17 | Tennessee | 3,573,000 |
18 | Minnesota | 3,426,000 |
19 | Alabama | 3,273,000 |
20 | Louisiana | 3,270,000 |
21 | Maryland | 3,116,000 |
22 | Kentucky | 3,047,000 |
23 | Washington | 2,860,000 |
24 | Iowa | 2,761,000 |
25 | Connecticut | 2,548,000 |
26 | South Carolina | 2,392,000 |
27 | Oklahoma | 2,333,000 |
28 | Mississippi | 2,180,000 |
29 | Kansas | 2,178,000 |
30 | West Virginia | 1,857,000 |
31 | Arkansas | 1,788,000 |
32 | Oregon | 1,773,000 |
33 | Colorado | 1,758,000 |
34 | Nebraska | 1,414,000 |
35 | Arizona | 1,318,000 |
36 | Maine | 974,000 |
37 | New Mexico | 958,000 |
38 | Utah | 896,000 |
39 | Rhode Island | 857,000 |
x | District of Columbia | 762,000 |
40 | South Dakota | 682,000 |
41 | Montana | 678,000 |
42 | Idaho | 671,000 |
43 | Hawaii | 642,000 |
44 | North Dakota | 634,000 |
45 | New Hampshire | 609,000 |
46 | Delaware | 449,000 |
47 | Vermont | 391,000 |
48 | Wyoming | 332,000 |
49 | Nevada | 288,000 |
50 | Alaska | 228,000 |
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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