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General information Country United States Date taken April 1, 1970 Total population 203,392,031 Percent change Most populous state California Least populous state Alaska
The Nineteenth United States Census , 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 is also the first census that ranked California ahead of New York in population as California became the most populous state in November 1962.
Data availability [ edit ] Microdata 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 [ edit ]
Rank
State
Population
1
California 19,953,134
2
New York 18,241,266
3
Pennsylvania 11,793,909
4
Texas 11,196,730
5
Illinois 11,113,976
6
Ohio 10,652,017
7
Michigan 8,875,083
8
New Jersey 7,168,164
9
Florida 6,789,443
10
Massachusetts 5,689,170
11
Indiana 5,193,669
12
North Carolina 5,082,059
13
Missouri 4,677,399
14
Virginia 4,648,494
15
Georgia 4,589,575
16
Wisconsin 4,417,933
17
Tennessee 3,924,164
18
Maryland 3,922,399
19
Minnesota 3,805,069
20
Louisiana 3,643,180
21
Alabama 3,444,165
22
Washington 3,409,169
23
Kentucky 3,219,311
24
Connecticut 3,032,217
25
Iowa 2,825,041
26
South Carolina 2,590,516
27
Oklahoma 2,559,253
28
Kansas 2,249,071
29
Mississippi 2,216,912
30
Colorado 2,207,259
31
Oregon 2,091,385
32
Arkansas 1,923,295
33
Arizona 1,772,482
34
West Virginia 1,744,237
35
Nebraska 1,483,791
36
Utah 1,059,273
37
New Mexico 1,016,000
38
Maine 993,663
39
Rhode Island 949,723
40
Hawaii 769,913
x
District of Columbia 756,510
41
New Hampshire 737,681
42
Idaho 713,008
43
Montana 694,409
44
South Dakota 666,257
45
North Dakota 617,761
46
Delaware 548,104
47
Nevada 488,738
48
Vermont 444,732
49
Wyoming 332,416
50
Alaska 302,173
City rankings [ edit ]
Rank
City
State
Population[2]
Region (2016) [3]
01
New York New York 7,894,862
Northeast
02
Chicago Illinois 3,366,957
Midwest
03
Los Angeles California 2,816,061
West
04
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,948,609
Northeast
05
Detroit Michigan 1,511,482
Midwest
06
Houston Texas 1,232,802
South
07
Baltimore Maryland 905,759
South
08
Dallas Texas 844,401
South
09
Washington District of Columbia 756,510
South
10
Cleveland Ohio 750,903
Midwest
11
Indianapolis Indiana 744,624
Midwest
12
Milwaukee Wisconsin 717,099
Midwest
13
San Francisco California 715,674
West
14
San Diego California 696,769
West
15
San Antonio Texas 654,153
South
16
Boston Massachusetts 641,071
Northeast
17
Memphis Tennessee 623,530
South
18
St. Louis Missouri 622,236
Midwest
19
New Orleans Louisiana 593,471
South
20
Phoenix Arizona 581,562
West
21
Columbus Ohio 539,677
Midwest
22
Seattle Washington 530,831
West
23
Jacksonville Florida 528,865
South
24
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 520,117
Northeast
25
Denver Colorado 514,678
West
26
Kansas City Missouri 507,087
Midwest
27
Atlanta Georgia 496,973
South
28
Buffalo New York 462,768
Northeast
29
Cincinnati Ohio 452,524
Midwest
30
Nashville-Davidson Tennessee 448,003
South
31
San Jose California 445,779
West
32
Minneapolis Minnesota 434,400
Midwest
33
Fort Worth Texas 393,476
South
34
Toledo Ohio 383,818
Midwest
35
Portland Oregon 382,619
West
36
Newark New Jersey 382,417
Northeast
37
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 366,481
South
38
Oakland California 361,561
West
39
Louisville Kentucky 361,472
South
40
Long Beach California 358,633
West
41
Omaha Nebraska 347,328
Midwest
42
Miami Florida 334,859
South
43
Tulsa Oklahoma 331,638
South
44
Honolulu Hawaii 324,871
West
45
El Paso Texas 322,261
South
46
Saint Paul Minnesota 309,980
Midwest
47
Norfolk Virginia 307,951
South
48
Birmingham Alabama 300,910
South
49
Rochester New York 296,233
Northeast
50
Tampa Florida 277,767
South
51
Wichita Kansas 276,554
Midwest
52
Akron Ohio 275,425
Midwest
53
Tucson Arizona 262,933
West
54
Jersey City New Jersey 260,545
Northeast
55
Sacramento California 254,413
West
56
Austin Texas 251,808
South
57
Richmond Virginia 249,621
South
58
Albuquerque New Mexico 243,751
West
59
Dayton Ohio 243,601
Midwest
60
Charlotte North Carolina 241,178
South
61
St. Petersburg Florida 216,232
South
62
Corpus Christi Texas 204,525
South
63
Yonkers New York 204,297
Northeast
64
Des Moines Iowa 200,587
Midwest
65
Grand Rapids Michigan 197,649
Midwest
66
Syracuse New York 197,208
Northeast
67
Flint Michigan 193,317
Midwest
68
Mobile Alabama 190,026
South
69
Shreveport Louisiana 182,064
South
70
Warren Michigan 179,260
Midwest
71
Providence Rhode Island 179,213
Northeast
72
Fort Wayne Indiana 177,671
Midwest
73
Worcester Massachusetts 176,572
Northeast
74
Salt Lake City Utah 175,885
West
75
Gary Indiana 175,415
Midwest
76
Knoxville Tennessee 174,587
South
77
Arlington Virginia 174,284
South
78
Madison Wisconsin 173,258
Midwest
79
Virginia Beach Virginia 172,106
South
80
Spokane Washington 170,516
West
81
Kansas City Kansas 168,213
Midwest
82
Anaheim California 166,701
West
83
Fresno California 165,972
West
84
Baton Rouge Louisiana 165,963
South
85
Springfield Massachusetts 163,905
Northeast
86
Hartford Connecticut 158,017
Northeast
87
Santa Ana California 156,601
West
88
Bridgeport Connecticut 156,542
Northeast
89
Tacoma Washington 154,581
West
90
Columbus Georgia 154,168
South
91
Jackson Mississippi 153,968
South
92
Lincoln Nebraska 149,518
Midwest
93
Lubbock Texas 149,101
South
94
Rockford Illinois 147,370
Midwest
95
Paterson New Jersey 144,824
Northeast
96
Greensboro North Carolina 144,076
South
97
Riverside California 140,089
West
98
Youngstown Ohio 139,788
Midwest
99
Fort Lauderdale Florida 139,590
South
100
Evansville Indiana 138,764
Midwest
Conclusions [ edit ] 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]
^ 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, 2015 . ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 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, 2016 .^ 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.
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