1930 United States Census
1930 United States Census
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| Fifteenth Census of the United States | |
|---|---|
 U.S. Census Bureau Seal | |
 Population Schedule  Indian Census Roll | |
| General information | |
| Country | United States |
| Date taken | April 1, 1930 |
| Total population | 122,775,046 |
| Percent change |  13.7% |
| Most populous state | New York 12,588,066 |
| Least populous state | Nevada 91,058 |
The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 Census.
Contents
1 Census questions
2 Data availability
3 State rankings
4 City rankings
5 Notes
6 External links
Census questions[edit]
The 1930 Census collected the following information:[1]
- address
- name
- relationship to head of family
- home owned or rented
- if owned, value of home
- if rented, monthly rent
- whether owned a radio set
- whether on a farm
- sex
- race
- age
- marital status and, if married, age at first marriage
- school attendance
- literacy
- birthplace of person, and their parents
- if foreign born:
- language spoken at home before coming to the U. S.
- year of immigration
- whether naturalized
- ability to speak English
- occupation, industry and class of worker
- whether at work previous day (or last regular work day)
- veteran status
- if Indian:
- whether of full or mixed blood
- tribal affiliation
Full documentation for the 1930 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Data availability[edit]
The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949; after which the original sheets were destroyed.[2] The microfilmed census is located on 2,667 rolls of microfilm, and available from the National Archives and Records Administration. Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices.
Microdata from the 1930 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.
State rankings[edit]
| Rank | State | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 12,588,066 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 9,631,350 |
| 3 | Illinois | 7,630,654 |
| 4 | Ohio | 6,646,697 |
| 5 | Texas | 5,824,715 |
| 6 | California | 5,677,251 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4,842,325 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 4,249,614 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 4,041,334 |
| 10 | Missouri | 3,629,367 |
| 11 | Indiana | 3,238,503 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 3,170,276 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 2,939,006 |
| 14 | Georgia | 2,908,506 |
| 15 | Alabama | 2,646,248 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 2,616,556 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 2,614,589 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2,563,953 |
| 19 | Iowa | 2,470,939 |
| 20 | Virginia | 2,421,851 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | 2,396,040 |
| 22 | Louisiana | 2,101,593 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 2,009,821 |
| 24 | Kansas | 1,880,999 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 1,854,482 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1,738,765 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 1,729,205 |
| 28 | Maryland | 1,631,526 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 1,606,903 |
| 30 | Washington | 1,563,396 |
| 31 | Florida | 1,468,211 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 1,377,963 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,035,791 |
| 34 | Oregon | 953,786 |
| 35 | Maine | 797,423 |
| 36 | South Dakota | 692,849 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 687,497 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 680,845 |
| 39 | Montana | 537,606 |
| 40 | Utah | 507,847 |
| x | District of Columbia | 486,869 |
| 41 | New Hampshire | 465,293 |
| 42 | Idaho | 445,032 |
| 43 | Arizona | 435,573 |
| 44 | New Mexico | 423,317 |
| x | Hawaii | 368,336 |
| 45 | Vermont | 359,611 |
| 46 | Delaware | 238,380 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 225,565 |
| 48 | Nevada | 91,058 |
| X | Alaska | 59,278 |
| -- | Total | 122,775,046 |
City rankings[edit]
| Rank | City | State | Population[3] | Region (2016)[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | New York | New York | 6,930,446 | Northeast |
| 02 | Chicago | Illinois | 3,376,438 | Midwest |
| 03 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,950,961 | Northeast |
| 04 | Detroit | Michigan | 1,568,662 | Midwest |
| 05 | Los Angeles | California | 1,238,048 | West |
| 06 | Cleveland | Ohio | 900,429 | Midwest |
| 07 | St. Louis | Missouri | 821,960 | Midwest |
| 08 | Baltimore | Maryland | 804,874 | South |
| 09 | Boston | Massachusetts | 781,188 | Northeast |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 669,817 | Northeast |
| 11 | San Francisco | California | 634,394 | West |
| 12 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 578,249 | Midwest |
| 13 | Buffalo | New York | 573,076 | Northeast |
| 14 | Washington | District of Columbia | 486,869 | South |
| 15 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 464,356 | Midwest |
| 16 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 458,762 | South |
| 17 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 451,160 | Midwest |
| 18 | Newark | New Jersey | 442,337 | Northeast |
| 19 | Kansas City | Missouri | 399,746 | Midwest |
| 20 | Seattle | Washington | 365,583 | West |
| 21 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 364,161 | Midwest |
| 22 | Rochester | New York | 328,132 | Northeast |
| 23 | Jersey City | New Jersey | 316,715 | Northeast |
| 24 | Louisville | Kentucky | 307,745 | South |
| 25 | Portland | Oregon | 301,815 | West |
| 26 | Houston | Texas | 292,352 | South |
| 27 | Toledo | Ohio | 290,718 | Midwest |
| 28 | Columbus | Ohio | 290,564 | Midwest |
| 29 | Denver | Colorado | 287,861 | West |
| 30 | Oakland | California | 284,063 | West |
| 31 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 271,606 | Midwest |
| 32 | Atlanta | Georgia | 270,366 | South |
| 33 | Dallas | Texas | 260,475 | South |
| 34 | Birmingham | Alabama | 259,678 | South |
| 35 | Akron | Ohio | 255,040 | Midwest |
| 36 | Memphis | Tennessee | 253,143 | South |
| 37 | Providence | Rhode Island | 252,981 | Northeast |
| 38 | San Antonio | Texas | 231,542 | South |
| 39 | Omaha | Nebraska | 214,006 | Midwest |
| 40 | Syracuse | New York | 209,326 | Northeast |
| 41 | Dayton | Ohio | 200,982 | Midwest |
| 42 | Worcester | Massachusetts | 195,311 | Northeast |
| 43 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 185,389 | South |
| 44 | Richmond | Virginia | 182,929 | South |
| 45 | Youngstown | Ohio | 170,002 | Midwest |
| 46 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 168,592 | Midwest |
| 47 | Hartford | Connecticut | 164,072 | Northeast |
| 48 | Fort Worth | Texas | 163,447 | South |
| 49 | New Haven | Connecticut | 162,655 | Northeast |
| 50 | Flint | Michigan | 156,492 | Midwest |
| 51 | Nashville | Tennessee | 153,866 | South |
| 52 | Springfield | Massachusetts | 149,900 | Northeast |
| 53 | San Diego | California | 147,995 | West |
| 54 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | 146,716 | Northeast |
| 55 | Scranton | Pennsylvania | 143,433 | Northeast |
| 56 | Des Moines | Iowa | 142,559 | Midwest |
| 57 | Long Beach | California | 142,032 | West |
| 58 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 141,258 | South |
| 59 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 140,267 | West |
| 60 | Paterson | New Jersey | 138,513 | Northeast |
| 61 | Yonkers | New York | 134,646 | Northeast |
| 62 | Norfolk | Virginia | 129,710 | South |
| 63 | Jacksonville | Florida | 129,549 | South |
| 64 | Albany | New York | 127,412 | Northeast |
| 65 | Trenton | New Jersey | 123,356 | Northeast |
| 66 | Kansas City | Kansas | 121,857 | Midwest |
| 67 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 119,798 | South |
| 68 | Camden | New Jersey | 118,700 | Northeast |
| 69 | Erie | Pennsylvania | 115,967 | Northeast |
| 70 | Spokane | Washington | 115,514 | West |
| 71 | Fall River | Massachusetts | 115,274 | Northeast |
| 72 | Fort Wayne | Indiana | 114,946 | Midwest |
| 73 | Elizabeth | New Jersey | 114,589 | Northeast |
| 74 | Cambridge | Massachusetts | 113,643 | Northeast |
| 75 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | 112,597 | Northeast |
| 76 | Reading | Pennsylvania | 111,171 | Northeast |
| 77 | Wichita | Kansas | 111,110 | Midwest |
| 78 | Miami | Florida | 110,637 | South |
| 79 | Tacoma | Washington | 106,817 | West |
| 80 | Wilmington | Delaware | 106,597 | South |
| 81 | Knoxville | Tennessee | 105,802 | South |
| 82 | Peoria | Illinois | 104,969 | Midwest |
| 83 | Canton | Ohio | 104,906 | Midwest |
| 84 | South Bend | Indiana | 104,193 | Midwest |
| 85 | Somerville | Massachusetts | 103,908 | Northeast |
| 86 | El Paso | Texas | 102,421 | South |
| 87 | Lynn | Massachusetts | 102,320 | Northeast |
| 88 | Evansville | Indiana | 102,249 | Midwest |
| 89 | Utica | New York | 101,740 | Northeast |
| 90 | Duluth | Minnesota | 101,463 | Midwest |
| 91 | Tampa | Florida | 101,161 | South |
| 92 | Gary | Indiana | 100,426 | Midwest |
| 93 | Lowell | Massachusetts | 100,234 | Northeast |
| 94 | Waterbury | Connecticut | 99,902 | Northeast |
| 95 | Schenectady | New York | 95,692 | Northeast |
| 96 | Sacramento | California | 93,750 | West |
| 97 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | 92,563 | Northeast |
| 98 | Bayonne | New Jersey | 88,979 | Northeast |
| 99 | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | 86,626 | Northeast |
| 100 | Rockford | Illinois | 85,864 | Midwest |
Notes[edit]
^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ The United States National Archives and Records Administration. "FAQs about the 1930 Census". National Archives website. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
^ 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[edit]
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