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Seventeenth Census
of the United States

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General information
Country United States
Date taken April 1, 1950
Total population 150,697,361
Percent change
Increase 14.5%
Most populous state
New York
14,830,192
Least populous state
Nevada
162,000

The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Census questions


  • 2 Data availability


  • 3 State rankings


  • 4 City rankings


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Census questions[edit]


The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:[2]



  • address

  • whether house is on a farm

  • name

  • relationship to head of household

  • race

  • sex

  • age

  • marital status

  • birthplace

  • if foreign born, whether naturalized

  • employment status

  • hours worked in week

  • occupation, industry and class of worker


In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.



Data availability[edit]


Microdata from the 1950 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 2022.[3]



State rankings[edit]










































































































































































































































































1950 U.S. State Population Rankings
Rank State Population
1 New York 14,830,192
2 California 10,586,223
3 Pennsylvania 10,498,012
4 Illinois 8,712,176
5 Ohio 7,946,627
6 Texas 7,748,000
7 Michigan 6,421,000
8 New Jersey 4,860,000
9 Massachusetts 4,690,000
10 North Carolina 4,060,000
11 Indiana 3,952,000
12 Missouri 3,946,000
13 Georgia 3,451,000
14 Wisconsin 3,449,000
15 Tennessee 3,304,000
16 Virginia 3,262,000
17 Alabama 3,060,000
18 Minnesota 2,995,000
19 Kentucky 2,957,000
20 Florida 2,821,000
21 Louisiana 2,701,000
22 Iowa 2,621,000
23 Washington 2,386,000
24 Maryland 2,376,000
25 Oklahoma 2,193,000
26 Mississippi 2,169,000
27 South Carolina 2,119,000
28 Connecticut 2,007,280
29 West Virginia 2,006,000
30 Kansas 1,915,000
31 Arkansas 1,906,000
32 Oregon 1,532,000
33 Colorado 1,337,000
34 Nebraska 1,324,000
35 Maine 911,000
x District of Columbia 814,000
36 Rhode Island 779,000
37 Arizona 756,000
38 Utah 696,000
39 New Mexico 687,000
40 South Dakota 652,000
41 North Dakota 616,000
42 Montana 598,000
43 Idaho 592,000
44 New Hampshire 531,000
x Hawaii 491,000
45 Vermont 377,000
46 Delaware 321,000
47 Wyoming 292,000
48 Nevada 162,000
x Alaska 138,000


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Rank City State Population[4]

Region (2016)[5]
01 New York New York 7,891,957
Northeast
02 Chicago Illinois 3,620,962
Midwest
03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2,071,605
Northeast
04 Los Angeles California 1,970,358
West
05 Detroit Michigan 1,849,568
Midwest
06 Baltimore Maryland 949,708
South
07 Cleveland Ohio 914,808
Midwest
08 St. Louis Missouri 856,796
Midwest
09 Washington District of Columbia 802,178
South
10 Boston Massachusetts 801,444
Northeast
11 San Francisco California 775,357
West
12 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 676,806
Northeast
13 Milwaukee Wisconsin 637,392
Midwest
14 Houston Texas 596,163
South
15 Buffalo New York 580,132
Northeast
16 New Orleans Louisiana 570,445
South
17 Minneapolis Minnesota 521,718
Midwest
18 Cincinnati Ohio 503,998
Midwest
19 Seattle Washington 467,591
West
20 Kansas City Missouri 456,622
Midwest
21 Newark New Jersey 438,776
Northeast
22 Dallas Texas 434,462
South
23 Indianapolis Indiana 427,173
Midwest
24 Denver Colorado 415,786
West
25 San Antonio Texas 408,442
South
26 Memphis Tennessee 396,000
South
27 Oakland California 384,575
West
28 Columbus Ohio 375,901
Midwest
29 Portland Oregon 373,628
West
30 Louisville Kentucky 369,129
South
31 San Diego California 334,387
West
32 Rochester New York 332,488
Northeast
33 Atlanta Georgia 331,314
South
34 Birmingham Alabama 326,037
South
35 Saint Paul Minnesota 311,349
Midwest
36 Toledo Ohio 303,616
Midwest
37 Jersey City New Jersey 299,017
Northeast
38 Fort Worth Texas 278,778
South
39 Akron Ohio 274,605
Midwest
40 Omaha Nebraska 251,117
Midwest
41 Long Beach California 250,767
West
42 Miami Florida 249,276
South
43 Providence Rhode Island 248,674
Northeast
44 Dayton Ohio 243,872
Midwest
45 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 243,504
South
46 Richmond Virginia 230,310
South
47 Syracuse New York 220,583
Northeast
48 Norfolk Virginia 213,513
South
49 Jacksonville Florida 204,517
South
50 Worcester Massachusetts 203,486
Northeast
51 Tulsa Oklahoma 182,740
South
52 Salt Lake City Utah 182,121
West
53 Des Moines Iowa 177,965
Midwest
54 Hartford Connecticut 177,397
Northeast
55 Grand Rapids Michigan 176,515
Midwest
56 Nashville Tennessee 174,307
South
57 Youngstown Ohio 168,330
Midwest
58 Wichita Kansas 168,279
Midwest
59 New Haven Connecticut 164,443
Northeast
60 Flint Michigan 163,143
Midwest
61 Springfield Massachusetts 162,399
Northeast
62 Spokane Washington 161,721
West
63 Bridgeport Connecticut 158,709
Northeast
64 Yonkers New York 152,798
Northeast
65 Tacoma Washington 143,673
West
66 Paterson New Jersey 139,336
Northeast
67 Sacramento California 137,572
West
68 Arlington Virginia 135,449
South
69 Albany New York 134,995
Northeast
70 Charlotte North Carolina 134,042
South
71 Gary Indiana 133,911
Midwest
72 Fort Wayne Indiana 133,607
Midwest
73 Austin Texas 132,459
South
74 Chattanooga Tennessee 131,041
South
75 Erie Pennsylvania 130,803
Northeast
76 El Paso Texas 130,485
South
77 Kansas City Kansas 129,553
Midwest
78 Mobile Alabama 129,009
South
79 Evansville Indiana 128,636
Midwest
80 Trenton New Jersey 128,009
Northeast
81 Shreveport Louisiana 127,206
South
82 Baton Rouge Louisiana 125,629
South
83 Scranton Pennsylvania 125,536
Northeast
84 Knoxville Tennessee 124,769
South
85 Tampa Florida 124,681
South
86 Camden New Jersey 124,555
Northeast
87 Cambridge Massachusetts 120,740
Northeast
88 Savannah Georgia 119,638
South
89 Canton Ohio 116,912
Midwest
90 South Bend Indiana 115,911
Midwest
91 Berkeley California 113,805
West
92 Elizabeth New Jersey 112,817
Northeast
93 Fall River Massachusetts 111,963
Northeast
94 Peoria Illinois 111,856
Midwest
95 Wilmington Delaware 110,356
South
96 Reading Pennsylvania 109,320
Northeast
97 New Bedford Massachusetts 109,189
Northeast
98 Corpus Christi Texas 108,287
South
99 Phoenix Arizona 106,818
West
100 Allentown Pennsylvania 106,756
Northeast


References[edit]





  1. ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 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}


  2. ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2008.


  3. ^ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,. "The "72-Year Rule" - History - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-26.


  4. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998


  5. ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.




External links[edit]



  • Historic US Census data


  • 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results











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