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{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}{{Short description|National census}}{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox census | name = Seventeenth Census of the United States | logo = Seal of the United States Census Bureau.svg | logo_caption = U.S. Census Bureau Seal | image = | image_caption = | country = United States | region_type = state | date = April 1, 1950 | population = 150,697,361 | percent_change = {{increase}} 14.5% | most_populous = New York 14,830,192 | least_populous = Nevada 162,000 | previous_census = 1940 United States Census | previous_year = 1940 | next_census = 1960 United States Census | next_year = 1960 }}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] This was the first census in which: - More than one state recorded a population of over 10 million
- Every state and territory recorded a population of over 100,000
- All 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 100,000
Census questionsThe 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 availabilityMicrodata 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 rankings1950 U.S. State Population Rankings Rank | State | Population |
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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 | City rankings 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 |
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |title=Population and Area (Historical Censuses) |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 20, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624185938/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |archivedate=June 24, 2008 |deadurl=no |df=mdy }} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270 |title=Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925 |pages=45 (p. 51 of PDF) |date=October 1981 |publisher=New York State Library |accessdate=December 15, 2008 |df=mdy }} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = The "72-Year Rule" - History - U.S. Census Bureau|url = https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/decennial_census_records/the_72_year_rule_1.html|website = www.census.gov|accessdate = 2015-10-26|language = English|first = US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,|last = PIO}} 4. ^{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau }} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |title=Regions and Divisions |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
External links- [https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html Historic US Census data]
- 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results
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