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Country United States Total population 226,545,805 ( 11.4%) Most populous state California 23,667,902Least populous state Alaska 401,851
The Twentieth United States Census , conducted by the Census Bureau , determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 Census .[ 1]
Census questions
The 1980 census collected the following information from all respondents:[ 2]
Address
Name
Household relationship
Sex
Race
Age
Marital status
Whether of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent
It was the first census not to ask for the name of the "head of household."[ 3]
Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1980 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1980 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series .
Data availability
Microdata from the 1980 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 2052.[ 4]
State rankings
Rank
State
Population
1
California
23,667,902
2
New York
17,558,072
3
Texas
14,229,191
4
Pennsylvania
11,863,895
5
Illinois
11,426,518
6
Ohio
10,797,630
7
Florida
9,746,324
8
Michigan
9,262,078
9
New Jersey
7,364,823
10
North Carolina
5,881,766
11
Massachusetts
5,737,037
12
Indiana
5,490,224
13
Georgia
5,463,105
14
Virginia
5,346,818
15
Missouri
4,916,686
16
Wisconsin
4,705,767
17
Tennessee
4,591,120
18
Maryland
4,216,975
19
Louisiana
4,205,900
20
Washington
4,132,156
21
Minnesota
4,075,970
22
Alabama
3,893,888
23
Kentucky
3,660,777
24
South Carolina
3,121,820
25
Connecticut
3,107,576
26
Oklahoma
3,025,290
27
Iowa
2,913,808
28
Colorado
2,889,964
29
Arizona
2,718,215
30
Oregon
2,633,105
31
Mississippi
2,520,638
32
Kansas
2,363,679
33
Arkansas
2,286,435
34
West Virginia
1,949,644
35
Nebraska
1,569,825
36
Utah
1,461,037
37
New Mexico
1,302,894
38
Maine
1,124,660
39
Hawaii
964,691
40
Rhode Island
947,154
41
Idaho
943,935
42
New Hampshire
920,610
43
Nevada
800,493
44
Montana
786,690
45
South Dakota
690,768
46
North Dakota
652,717
x
District of Columbia
638,333
47
Delaware
594,338
48
Vermont
511,456
49
Wyoming
469,557
50
Alaska
401,851
Between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, the United States' population increased by approximately 22,164,837 or 9.8%.
City rankings
Rank
City
State
Population[ 5]
Region (2016) [ 6]
01
New York
New York
7,071,639
Northeast
02
Chicago
Illinois
3,005,072
Midwest
03
Los Angeles
California
2,966,850
West
04
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
1,688,210
Northeast
05
Houston
Texas
1,595,138
South
06
Detroit
Michigan
1,203,339
Midwest
07
Dallas
Texas
904,078
South
08
San Diego
California
875,538
West
09
Phoenix
Arizona
789,704
West
10
Baltimore
Maryland
786,775
South
11
San Antonio
Texas
785,880
South
12
Indianapolis
Indiana
700,807
Midwest
13
San Francisco
California
678,974
West
14
Memphis
Tennessee
646,356
South
15
Washington
District of Columbia
638,333
South
16
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
636,212
Midwest
17
San Jose
California
629,442
West
18
Cleveland
Ohio
573,822
Midwest
19
Columbus
Ohio
564,871
Midwest
20
Boston
Massachusetts
562,994
Northeast
21
New Orleans
Louisiana
557,515
South
22
Jacksonville
Florida
540,920
South
23
Seattle
Washington
493,846
West
24
Denver
Colorado
492,365
West
25
Nashville-Davidson
Tennessee
455,651
South
26
St. Louis
Missouri
453,085
Midwest
27
Kansas City
Missouri
448,159
Midwest
28
El Paso
Texas
425,259
South
29
Atlanta
Georgia
425,022
South
30
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
423,938
Northeast
31
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
403,213
South
32
Cincinnati
Ohio
385,457
Midwest
33
Fort Worth
Texas
385,164
South
34
Minneapolis
Minnesota
370,951
Midwest
35
Portland
Oregon
366,383
West
36
Honolulu
Hawaii
365,048
West
37
Long Beach
California
361,334
West
38
Tulsa
Oklahoma
360,919
South
39
Buffalo
New York
357,870
Northeast
40
Toledo
Ohio
354,635
Midwest
41
Miami
Florida
346,865
South
42
Austin
Texas
345,496
South
43
Oakland
California
339,337
West
44
Albuquerque
New Mexico
331,767
West
45
Tucson
Arizona
330,537
West
46
Newark
New Jersey
329,248
Northeast
47
Charlotte
North Carolina
314,447
South
48
Omaha
Nebraska
314,255
Midwest
49
Louisville
Kentucky
298,451
South
50
Birmingham
Alabama
284,413
South
51
Wichita
Kansas
279,272
Midwest
52
Sacramento
California
275,741
West
53
Tampa
Florida
271,523
South
54
Saint Paul
Minnesota
270,230
Midwest
55
Norfolk
Virginia
266,979
South
56
Virginia Beach
Virginia
262,199
South
57
Rochester
New York
241,741
Northeast
58
St. Petersburg
Florida
238,647
South
59
Akron
Ohio
237,177
Midwest
60
Corpus Christi
Texas
231,999
South
61
Jersey City
New Jersey
223,532
Northeast
62
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
219,419
South
63
Anaheim
California
219,311
West
64
Richmond
Virginia
219,214
South
65
Fresno
California
218,202
West
66
Colorado Springs
Colorado
215,150
West
67
Shreveport
Louisiana
205,820
South
68
Lexington-Fayette
Kentucky
204,165
South
69
Santa Ana
California
203,713
West
70
Dayton
Ohio
203,371
Midwest
71
Jackson
Mississippi
202,895
South
72
Mobile
Alabama
200,452
South
73
Yonkers
New York
195,351
Northeast
74
Des Moines
Iowa
191,003
Midwest
75
Grand Rapids
Michigan
181,843
Midwest
76
Montgomery
Alabama
177,857
South
77
Knoxville
Tennessee
175,030
South
78
Anchorage
Alaska
174,431
West
79
Lubbock
Texas
173,979
South
80
Fort Wayne
Indiana
172,196
Midwest
81
Lincoln
Nebraska
171,932
Midwest
82
Spokane
Washington
171,300
West
83
Riverside
California
170,876
West
84
Madison
Wisconsin
170,616
Midwest
85
Huntington Beach
California
170,505
West
86
Syracuse
New York
170,105
Northeast
87
Chattanooga
Tennessee
169,565
South
88
Columbus
Georgia
169,441
South
89
Las Vegas
Nevada
164,674
West
90
Metairie
Louisiana
164,160
South
91
Salt Lake City
Utah
163,033
West
92
Worcester
Massachusetts
161,799
Northeast
93
Warren
Michigan
161,134
Midwest
94
Kansas City
Kansas
161,087
Midwest
95
Arlington
Texas
160,113
South
96
Flint
Michigan
159,611
Midwest
97
Aurora
Colorado
158,588
West
98
Tacoma
Washington
158,501
West
99
Little Rock
Arkansas
158,461
South
100
Providence
Rhode Island
156,804
Northeast
References
^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF) . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008 .
^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925" . New York State Library . October 1981. pp. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2008 .
^ Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here: The '70s . New York, New York: Basic Books. p. 246. ISBN 0-465-04195-7 .
^ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,. "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau" . www.census.gov . Retrieved October 26, 2015 . {{cite web }}
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^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 , U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
^ "Regions and Divisions" . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .
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