1960 United States Census

The United States Census of 1960, 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. 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 is also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.

Eighteenth Census
of the United States
U.S. Census Bureau Seal
General information
CountryUnited States
Date takenApril 1, 1960
Total population179,323,175
Percent change 18.5%
Most populous stateNew York
16,827,000
Least populous stateAlaska
228,000

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 as of
1960 Census		 Population as of
1950 Census		 Change Percent
change
1  New York 16,782,304 14,830,192 1,952,112 13.2%
2  California 15,717,204 10,586,223 5,130,981 48.5%
3  Pennsylvania 11,319,366 10,498,012 821,354 7.8%
4  Illinois 10,081,158 8,712,176 1,368,982 15.7%
5  Ohio 9,706,397 7,946,627 1,759,770 22.1%
6  Texas 9,579,677 7,711,194 1,868,483 24.2%
7  Michigan 7,823,194 6,371,766 1,451,428 22.8%
8  New Jersey 6,066,782 4,835,329 1,231,453 25.5%
9  Massachusetts 5,148,578 4,690,514 458,064 9.8%
10  Florida 4,951,560 2,771,305 2,180,255 78.7%
11  Indiana 4,662,498 3,934,224 728,274 18.5%
12  North Carolina 4,556,155 4,061,929 494,226 12.2%
13  Missouri 4,319,813 3,954,653 365,160 9.2%
14  Virginia 3,966,949 3,318,680 648,269 19.5%
15  Wisconsin 3,951,777 3,434,575 517,202 15.1%
16  Georgia 3,943,116 3,444,578 498,538 14.5%
17  Tennessee 3,567,089 3,291,718 275,371 8.4%
18  Minnesota 3,413,864 2,982,483 431,381 14.5%
19  Alabama 3,266,740 3,061,743 204,997 6.7%
20  Louisiana 3,257,022 2,683,516 573,506 21.4%
21  Maryland 3,100,689 2,343,001 757,688 32.3%
22  Kentucky 3,038,156 2,944,806 93,350 3.2%
23  Washington 2,853,214 2,378,963 474,251 19.9%
24  Iowa 2,757,537 2,621,073 136,464 5.2%
25  Connecticut 2,535,234 2,007,280 527,954 26.3%
26  South Carolina 2,382,594 2,117,027 265,567 12.5%
27  Oklahoma 2,328,284 2,233,351 94,933 4.3%
28  Kansas 2,178,611 1,905,299 273,312 14.3%
29  Mississippi 2,178,141 2,178,914 -773 -0.0%
30  West Virginia 1,860,421 2,005,552 -145,131 -7.2%
31  Arkansas 1,786,272 1,909,511 -123,239 -6.5%
32  Oregon 1,768,687 1,521,341 247,346 16.3%
33  Colorado 1,753,947 1,325,089 428,858 32.4%
34 Nebraska 1,411,330 1,325,510 85,820 6.5%
35  Arizona 1,302,161 749,587 552,574 73.7%
36  Maine 969,265 913,774 55,491 6.1%
37  New Mexico 951,023 681,187 269,836 39.6%
38  Utah 890,627 688,862 201,765 29.3%
39  Rhode Island 859,488 791,896 67,592 8.5%
—  District of Columbia 763,956 802,178 -38,222 -4.8%
40  South Dakota 680,514 652,740 27,774 4.3%
41  Montana 674,767 591,024 83,743 14.2%
42  Idaho 667,191 588,637 78,554 13.3%
43  Hawaii 632,772 499,794 132,978 26.6%
44  North Dakota 632,446 619,636 12,810 2.1%
45  New Hampshire 606,921 533,242 73,679 13.8%
46  Delaware 446,292 318,085 128,207 40.3%
47  Vermont 389,881 377,747 12,134 3.2%
48  Wyoming 330,066 290,529 39,537 13.6%
49  Nevada 285,278 160,083 125,195 78.2%
50  Alaska 226,167 128,643 97,524 75.8%
—  United States 179,323,175 151,325,798 27,997,377 18.5%

City rankings
RankCityStatePopulation[2]Region (2016)[3]
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

Notes
  1. PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff. "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  3. "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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