1960 United States Census
| Eighteenth Census of the United States | |
|---|---|
 U.S. Census Bureau Seal | |
| General information | |
| Country | United States |
| Date taken | April 1, 1960 |
| Total population | 179,323,175 |
| Percent change |
 |
| Most populous state |
New York 16,827,000 |
| Least populous state |
Alaska 228,000 |
The Eighteenth United States Census, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 16,827,000 |
| 2 | California | 15,850,000 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 11,343,000 |
| 4 | Illinois | 10,113,000 |
| 5 | Ohio | 9,739,000 |
| 6 | Texas | 9,617,000 |
| 7 | Michigan | 7,848,000 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 6,099,000 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 5,167,000 |
| 10 | Florida | 4,951,560 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4,677,000 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 4,563,000 |
| 13 | Missouri | 4,331,000 |
| 14 | Virginia | 3,978,000 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 3,964,000 |
| 16 | Georgia | 3,949,000 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 3,573,000 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 3,426,000 |
| 19 | Alabama | 3,273,000 |
| 20 | Louisiana | 3,270,000 |
| 21 | Maryland | 3,116,000 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 3,047,000 |
| 23 | Washington | 2,860,000 |
| 24 | Iowa | 2,761,000 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 2,548,000 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 2,392,000 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 2,333,000 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 2,180,000 |
| 29 | Kansas | 2,178,000 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1,857,000 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 1,788,000 |
| 32 | Oregon | 1,773,000 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,758,000 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 1,414,000 |
| 35 | Arizona | 1,318,000 |
| 36 | Maine | 974,000 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 958,000 |
| 38 | Utah | 896,000 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 857,000 |
| x | District of Columbia | 762,000 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 682,000 |
| 41 | Montana | 678,000 |
| 42 | Idaho | 671,000 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 642,000 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 634,000 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 609,000 |
| 46 | Delaware | 449,000 |
| 47 | Vermont | 391,000 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 338,000 |
| 49 | Nevada | 280,000 |
| 50 | Alaska | 200,000 |
City rankings
Notes
- ↑ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,. "The "72-Year Rule" - History - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Historical US Census data
- 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 Census results
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