Eighteenth census
of the United States
April 1, 1960
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General information
CountryUnited States
Results
Total population179,323,175 (Increase 19%)
Most populous ​stateNew York
16,782,304
Least populous ​stateAlaska
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

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

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

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
1  New York 16,782,304 14,830,192 1,952,112 Increase 13.2% Increase
2  California 15,717,204 10,586,223 5,130,981 Increase 48.5% Increase
3  Pennsylvania 11,319,366 10,498,012 821,354 Increase 7.8% Increase
4  Illinois 10,081,158 8,712,176 1,368,982 Increase 15.7% Increase
5  Ohio 9,706,397 7,946,627 1,759,770 Increase 22.1% Increase
6  Texas 9,579,677 7,711,194 1,868,483 Increase 24.2% Increase
7  Michigan 7,823,194 6,371,766 1,451,428 Increase 22.8% Increase
8  New Jersey 6,066,782 4,835,329 1,231,453 Increase 25.5% Increase
9  Massachusetts 5,148,578 4,690,514 458,064 Increase 9.8% Increase
10  Florida 4,951,560 2,771,305 2,180,255 Increase 78.7% Increase
11  Indiana 4,662,498 3,934,224 728,274 Increase 18.5% Increase
12  North Carolina 4,556,155 4,061,929 494,226 Increase 12.2% Increase
13  Missouri 4,319,813 3,954,653 365,160 Increase 9.2% Increase
14  Virginia 3,966,949 3,318,680 648,269 Increase 19.5% Increase
15  Wisconsin 3,951,777 3,434,575 517,202 Increase 15.1% Increase
16  Georgia 3,943,116 3,444,578 498,538 Increase 14.5% Increase
17  Tennessee 3,567,089 3,291,718 275,371 Increase 8.4% Increase
18  Minnesota 3,413,864 2,982,483 431,381 Increase 14.5% Increase
19  Alabama 3,266,740 3,061,743 204,997 Increase 6.7% Increase
20  Louisiana 3,257,022 2,683,516 573,506 Increase 21.4% Increase
21  Maryland 3,100,689 2,343,001 757,688 Increase 32.3% Increase
22  Kentucky 3,038,156 2,944,806 93,350 Increase 3.2% Increase
23  Washington 2,853,214 2,378,963 474,251 Increase 19.9% Increase
24  Iowa 2,757,537 2,621,073 136,464 Increase 5.2% Increase
25  Connecticut 2,535,234 2,007,280 527,954 Increase 26.3% Increase
26  South Carolina 2,382,594 2,117,027 265,567 Increase 12.5% Increase
27  Oklahoma 2,328,284 2,233,351 94,933 Increase 4.3% Increase
28  Kansas 2,178,611 1,905,299 273,312 Increase 14.3% Increase
29  Mississippi 2,178,141 2,178,914 −773 Decrease −0.0% Decrease
30  West Virginia 1,860,421 2,005,552 −145,131 Decrease −7.2% Decrease
31  Arkansas 1,786,272 1,909,511 −123,239 Decrease −6.5% Decrease
32  Oregon 1,768,687 1,521,341 247,346 Increase 16.3% Increase
33  Colorado 1,753,947 1,325,089 428,858 Increase 32.4% Increase
34 Nebraska 1,411,330 1,325,510 85,820 Increase 6.5% Increase
35  Arizona 1,302,161 749,587 552,574 Increase 73.7% Increase
36  Maine 969,265 913,774 55,491 Increase 6.1% Increase
37  New Mexico 951,023 681,187 269,836 Increase 39.6% Increase
38  Utah 890,627 688,862 201,765 Increase 29.3% Increase
39  Rhode Island 859,488 791,896 67,592 Increase 8.5% Increase
—  District of Columbia 763,956 802,178 −38,222 Decrease −4.8% Decrease
40  South Dakota 680,514 652,740 27,774 Increase 4.3% Increase
41  Montana 674,767 591,024 83,743 Increase 14.2% Increase
42  Idaho 667,191 588,637 78,554 Increase 13.3% Increase
43  Hawaii 632,772 499,794 132,978 Increase 26.6% Increase
44  North Dakota 632,446 619,636 12,810 Increase 2.1% Increase
45  New Hampshire 606,921 533,242 73,679 Increase 13.8% Increase
46  Delaware 446,292 318,085 128,207 Increase 40.3% Increase
47  Vermont 389,881 377,747 12,134 Increase 3.2% Increase
48  Wyoming 330,066 290,529 39,537 Increase 13.6% Increase
49  Nevada 285,278 160,083 125,195 Increase 78.2% Increase
50  Alaska 226,167 128,643 97,524 Increase 75.8% Increase
—  United States 179,323,175 151,325,798 27,997,377 Increase 18.5% Increase

City rankings

RankCityStatePopulation[3]Region (2016)[4]
01New YorkNew York7,781,984Northeast
02ChicagoIllinois3,550,404Midwest
03Los AngelesCalifornia2,479,015West
04PhiladelphiaPennsylvania2,002,512Northeast
05DetroitMichigan1,670,144Midwest
06BaltimoreMaryland939,024South
07HoustonTexas938,219South
08ClevelandOhio876,050Midwest
09WashingtonDistrict of Columbia763,956South
10St. LouisMissouri750,026Midwest
11MilwaukeeWisconsin741,324Midwest
12San FranciscoCalifornia740,316West
13BostonMassachusetts697,197Northeast
14DallasTexas679,684South
15New OrleansLouisiana627,525South
16PittsburghPennsylvania604,332Northeast
17San AntonioTexas587,718South
18San DiegoCalifornia573,224West
19SeattleWashington557,087West
20BuffaloNew York532,759Northeast
21CincinnatiOhio502,550Midwest
22MemphisTennessee497,524South
23DenverColorado493,887West
24AtlantaGeorgia487,455South
25MinneapolisMinnesota482,872Midwest
26IndianapolisIndiana476,258Midwest
27Kansas CityMissouri475,539Midwest
28ColumbusOhio471,316Midwest
29PhoenixArizona439,170West
30NewarkNew Jersey405,220Northeast
31LouisvilleKentucky390,639South
32PortlandOregon372,676West
33OaklandCalifornia367,548West
34Fort WorthTexas356,268South
35Long BeachCalifornia344,168West
36BirminghamAlabama340,887South
37Oklahoma CityOklahoma324,253South
38RochesterNew York318,611Northeast
39ToledoOhio318,003Midwest
40Saint PaulMinnesota313,411Midwest
41NorfolkVirginia305,872South
42OmahaNebraska301,598Midwest
43HonoluluHawaii294,194West
44MiamiFlorida291,688South
45AkronOhio290,351Midwest
46El PasoTexas276,687South
47Jersey CityNew Jersey276,101Northeast
48TampaFlorida274,970South
49DaytonOhio262,332Midwest
50TulsaOklahoma261,685South
51WichitaKansas254,698Midwest
52RichmondVirginia219,958South
53SyracuseNew York216,038Northeast
54TucsonArizona212,892West
55Des MoinesIowa208,982Midwest
56ProvidenceRhode Island207,498Northeast
57San JoseCalifornia204,196West
58MobileAlabama202,779South
59CharlotteNorth Carolina201,564South
60AlbuquerqueNew Mexico201,189West
61JacksonvilleFlorida201,030South
62FlintMichigan196,940Midwest
63SacramentoCalifornia191,667West
64YonkersNew York190,634Northeast
65Salt Lake CityUtah189,454West
66WorcesterMassachusetts186,587Northeast
67AustinTexas186,545South
68SpokaneWashington181,608West
69St. PetersburgFlorida181,298South
70GaryIndiana178,320Midwest
71Grand RapidsMichigan177,313Midwest
72SpringfieldMassachusetts174,463Northeast
73NashvilleTennessee170,874South
74Corpus ChristiTexas167,690South
75YoungstownOhio166,689Midwest
76ShreveportLouisiana164,372South
77ArlingtonVirginia163,401South
78HartfordConnecticut162,178Northeast
79Fort WayneIndiana161,776Midwest
80BridgeportConnecticut156,748Northeast
81Baton RougeLouisiana152,419South
82New HavenConnecticut152,048Northeast
83SavannahGeorgia149,245South
84TacomaWashington147,979West
85JacksonMississippi144,422South
86PatersonNew Jersey143,663Northeast
87EvansvilleIndiana141,543Midwest
88EriePennsylvania138,440Northeast
89AmarilloTexas137,969South
90MontgomeryAlabama134,393South
91FresnoCalifornia133,929West
92South BendIndiana132,445Midwest
93ChattanoogaTennessee130,009South
94AlbanyNew York129,726Northeast
95LubbockTexas128,691South
96LincolnNebraska128,521Midwest
97MadisonWisconsin126,706Midwest
97RockfordIllinois126,706Midwest
99Kansas CityKansas121,901Midwest
100GreensboroNorth Carolina119,574South

Locations of 50 most populous cities

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

Notes

  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.
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