1970 United States Census



































Nineteenth Census
of the United States

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General information
Country
United States
Date taken
April 1, 1970
Total population
203,392,031
Percent change
Increase 13.4%
Most populous state
California
19,953,134
Least populous state
Alaska
302,173

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.




Contents






  • 1 Data availability


  • 2 State rankings


  • 3 City rankings


  • 4 Conclusions


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 External links





Data availability


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]



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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


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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


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]



Notes





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  2. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998, archived from the original on September 2, 2017


  3. ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.


  4. ^ 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.




External links



  • Historic US Census data

  • 1971 U.S Census Report, with estimated 1970 Census results

  • 1970 Census of Population









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