1970 United States census
Nineteenth census of the United States | ||
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Country | United States | |
Results | ||
Total population | 203,392,031 (13.4%) | |
Mostpopulous | California 19,953,134 | |
Leastpopulous | Alaska 302,173 |
The1970 United States census,conducted by theCensus Bureau,determined the resident population of theUnited Statesto be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 personsenumeratedduring the1960 census.
This was the first census since 1820 in whichNew Yorkwas not the most populous state—Californiaovertook it in population in January 1963. 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—Houston—recorded a population of over 1 million.
Data availability
[edit]Microdatafrom the 1970 census are freely available through theIntegrated Public Use Microdata Series.Aggregate datafor small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from theNational Historical Geographic Information System.These data were originally created and disseminated byDUALabs.Personally identifiable information will be available in 2042.[1]
State rankings
[edit]Rank | State | Population as of 1970 census |
Population as of 1960 census |
Change | Percent change |
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1 | California | 19,953,134 | 15,717,204 | 4,235,930 | 27.0% |
2 | New York | 18,236,967 | 16,782,304 | 1,454,663 | 8.7% |
3 | Pennsylvania | 11,793,909 | 11,319,366 | 474,543 | 4.2% |
4 | Texas | 11,196,730 | 9,579,677 | 1,617,053 | 16.9% |
5 | Illinois | 11,113,976 | 10,081,158 | 1,032,818 | 10.2% |
6 | Ohio | 10,652,017 | 9,706,397 | 945,620 | 9.7% |
7 | Michigan | 8,875,083 | 7,823,194 | 1,051,889 | 13.4% |
8 | New Jersey | 7,168,164 | 6,066,782 | 1,101,382 | 18.2% |
9 | Florida | 6,789,443 | 4,951,560 | 1,837,883 | 37.1% |
10 | Massachusetts | 5,689,170 | 5,148,578 | 540,592 | 10.5% |
11 | Indiana | 5,193,669 | 4,662,498 | 531,171 | 11.4% |
12 | North Carolina | 5,082,059 | 4,556,155 | 525,904 | 11.5% |
13 | Missouri | 4,676,501 | 4,319,813 | 356,688 | 8.3% |
14 | Virginia | 4,648,494 | 3,966,949 | 681,545 | 17.2% |
15 | Georgia | 4,589,575 | 3,943,116 | 646,459 | 16.4% |
16 | Wisconsin | 4,417,731 | 3,951,777 | 465,954 | 11.8% |
17 | Tennessee | 3,923,687 | 3,567,089 | 356,598 | 10.0% |
18 | Maryland | 3,922,399 | 3,100,689 | 821,710 | 26.5% |
19 | Minnesota | 3,804,971 | 3,413,864 | 391,107 | 11.5% |
20 | Louisiana | 3,641,306 | 3,257,022 | 384,284 | 11.8% |
21 | Alabama | 3,444,165 | 3,266,740 | 177,425 | 5.4% |
22 | Washington | 3,409,169 | 2,853,214 | 555,955 | 19.5% |
23 | Kentucky | 3,218,706 | 3,038,156 | 180,550 | 5.9% |
24 | Connecticut | 3,031,709 | 2,535,234 | 496,475 | 19.6% |
25 | Iowa | 2,824,376 | 2,757,537 | 66,839 | 2.4% |
26 | South Carolina | 2,590,516 | 2,382,594 | 207,922 | 8.7% |
27 | Oklahoma | 2,559,229 | 2,328,284 | 230,945 | 9.9% |
28 | Kansas | 2,246,578 | 2,178,611 | 67,967 | 3.1% |
29 | Mississippi | 2,216,912 | 2,178,141 | 38,771 | 1.8% |
30 | Colorado | 2,207,259 | 1,753,947 | 453,312 | 25.8% |
31 | Oregon | 2,091,533 | 1,768,687 | 322,846 | 18.3% |
32 | Arkansas | 1,923,295 | 1,786,272 | 137,023 | 7.7% |
33 | Arizona | 1,745,944 | 1,302,161 | 443,783 | 34.1% |
34 | West Virginia | 1,744,237 | 1,860,421 | -116,184 | -6.2% |
35 | Nebraska | 1,483,493 | 1,411,330 | 72,163 | 5.1% |
36 | Utah | 1,059,273 | 890,627 | 168,646 | 18.9% |
37 | New Mexico | 1,017,055 | 951,023 | 66,032 | 6.9% |
38 | Maine | 992,048 | 969,265 | 22,783 | 2.4% |
39 | Rhode Island | 946,725 | 859,488 | 87,237 | 10.1% |
40 | Hawaii | 769,913 | 632,772 | 137,141 | 21.7% |
– | District of Columbia | 756,510 | 763,956 | -7,446 | -1.0% |
41 | New Hampshire | 737,681 | 606,921 | 130,760 | 21.5% |
42 | Idaho | 712,567 | 667,191 | 45,376 | 6.8% |
43 | Montana | 694,409 | 674,767 | 19,642 | 2.9% |
44 | South Dakota | 665,507 | 680,514 | -15,007 | -2.2% |
45 | North Dakota | 617,761 | 632,446 | -14,685 | -2.3% |
46 | Delaware | 548,104 | 446,292 | 101,812 | 22.8% |
47 | Nevada | 488,738 | 285,278 | 203,460 | 71.3% |
48 | Vermont | 444,330 | 389,881 | 54,449 | 14.0% |
49 | Wyoming | 332,416 | 330,066 | 2,350 | 0.7% |
50 | Alaska | 300,382 | 226,167 | 74,215 | 32.8% |
City rankings
[edit]Locations of 50 most populous cities
[edit]Conclusions
[edit]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 roughly 7 percent from 1960.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^"The" 72-Year Rule "– History".U.S. Census Bureau.Archivedfrom the original on October 4, 2015.RetrievedOctober 26,2013.
- ^Gibson, Campbell (June 1998),Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990,U.S. Census Bureau,archivedfrom the original on September 2, 2017
- ^"Regions and Divisions".U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon December 3, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 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.ArchivedMay 4, 2009.