1970 United States Census
The United States Census of 1970, 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 was the first census since 1800 in which New York was not the most populous state – California overtook it in population in November 1962. This was also the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 300,000, and the first in which a city in the geographic South recorded a population of over 1 million (Houston).
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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 19,953,134 |
| Least populous state | Alaska 302,173 |
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]
State rankings
| Rank | State | Population as of 1970 Census |
Population as of 1960 Census |
Change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
19,953,134 | 15,717,204 | 4,235,930 |
27.0% |
| 2 |  |
18,236,967 | 16,782,304 | 1,454,663 |
8.7% |
| 3 |  |
11,793,909 | 11,319,366 | 474,543 |
4.2% |
| 4 |  |
11,196,730 | 9,579,677 | 1,617,053 |
16.9% |
| 5 |  |
11,113,976 | 10,081,158 | 1,032,818 |
10.2% |
| 6 |  |
10,652,017 | 9,706,397 | 945,620 |
9.7% |
| 7 |  |
8,875,083 | 7,823,194 | 1,051,889 |
13.4% |
| 8 |  |
7,168,164 | 6,066,782 | 1,101,382 |
18.2% |
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6,789,443 | 4,951,560 | 1,837,883 |
37.1% |
| 10 |  |
5,689,170 | 5,148,578 | 540,592 |
10.5% |
| 11 |  |
5,193,669 | 4,662,498 | 531,171 |
11.4% |
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5,082,059 | 4,556,155 | 525,904 |
11.5% |
| 13 |  |
4,676,501 | 4,319,813 | 356,688 |
8.3% |
| 14 |  |
4,648,494 | 3,966,949 | 681,545 |
17.2% |
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4,589,575 | 3,943,116 | 646,459 |
16.4% |
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4,417,731 | 3,951,777 | 465,954 |
11.8% |
| 17 |  |
3,923,687 | 3,567,089 | 356,598 |
10.0% |
| 18 |  |
3,922,399 | 3,100,689 | 821,710 |
26.5% |
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3,804,971 | 3,413,864 | 391,107 |
11.5% |
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3,641,306 | 3,257,022 | 384,284 |
11.8% |
| 21 |  |
3,444,165 | 3,266,740 | 177,425 |
5.4% |
| 22 |  |
3,409,169 | 2,853,214 | 555,955 |
19.5% |
| 23 |  |
3,218,706 | 3,038,156 | 180,550 |
5.9% |
| 24 |  |
3,031,709 | 2,535,234 | 496,475 |
19.6% |
| 25 |  |
2,824,376 | 2,757,537 | 66,839 |
2.4% |
| 26 |  |
2,590,516 | 2,382,594 | 207,922 |
8.7% |
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2,559,229 | 2,328,284 | 230,945 |
9.9% |
| 28 |  |
2,246,578 | 2,178,611 | 67,967 |
3.1% |
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2,216,912 | 2,178,141 | 38,771 |
1.8% |
| 30 |  |
2,207,259 | 1,753,947 | 453,312 |
25.8% |
| 31 |  |
2,091,533 | 1,768,687 | 322,846 |
18.3% |
| 32 |  |
1,923,295 | 1,786,272 | 137,023 |
7.7% |
| 33 |  |
1,745,944 | 1,302,161 | 443,783 |
34.1% |
| 34 |  |
1,744,237 | 1,860,421 | -116,184  |
-6.2% |
| 35 |  |
1,483,493 | 1,411,330 | 72,163 |
5.1% |
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1,059,273 | 890,627 | 168,646 |
18.9% |
| 37 |  |
1,017,055 | 951,023 | 66,032 |
6.9% |
| 38 |  |
992,048 | 969,265 | 22,783 |
2.4% |
| 39 |  |
946,725 | 859,488 | 87,237 |
10.1% |
| 40 |  |
769,913 | 632,772 | 137,141 |
21.7% |
| – |  |
756,510 | 763,956 | -7,446 |
-1.0% |
| 41 |  |
737,681 | 606,921 | 130,760 |
21.5% |
| 42 |  |
712,567 | 667,191 | 45,376 |
6.8% |
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694,409 | 674,767 | 19,642 |
2.9% |
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665,507 | 680,514 | -15,007 |
-2.2% |
| 45 |  |
617,761 | 632,446 | -14,685 |
-2.3% |
| 46 |  |
548,104 | 446,292 | 101,812 |
22.8% |
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488,738 | 285,278 | 203,460 |
71.3% |
| 48 |  |
444,330 | 389,881 | 54,449 |
14.0% |
| 49 |  |
332,416 | 330,066 | 2,350 |
0.7% |
| 50 |  |
300,382 | 226,167 | 74,215 |
32.8% |
City rankings
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
- 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, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- 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
- "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- 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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