The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.
Census questions
The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:[1]
- address
- name
- relationship to head of household
- sex
- race
- age
- marital status
Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
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.[2]
State rankings
| Rank | State | Population as of 1960 census |
Population as of 1950 census |
Change | Percent change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York |
16,782,304 | 14,830,192 | 1,952,112  |
13.2% |
| 2 |  California |
15,717,204 | 10,586,223 | 5,130,981 |
48.5% |
| 3 |  Pennsylvania |
11,319,366 | 10,498,012 | 821,354 |
7.8% |
| 4 |  Illinois |
10,081,158 | 8,712,176 | 1,368,982 |
15.7% |
| 5 |  Ohio |
9,706,397 | 7,946,627 | 1,759,770 |
22.1% |
| 6 |  Texas |
9,579,677 | 7,711,194 | 1,868,483 |
24.2% |
| 7 |  Michigan |
7,823,194 | 6,371,766 | 1,451,428 |
22.8% |
| 8 |  New Jersey |
6,066,782 | 4,835,329 | 1,231,453 |
25.5% |
| 9 |  Massachusetts |
5,148,578 | 4,690,514 | 458,064 |
9.8% |
| 10 |  Florida |
4,951,560 | 2,771,305 | 2,180,255 |
78.7% |
| 11 |  Indiana |
4,662,498 | 3,934,224 | 728,274 |
18.5% |
| 12 |  North Carolina |
4,556,155 | 4,061,929 | 494,226 |
12.2% |
| 13 |  Missouri |
4,319,813 | 3,954,653 | 365,160 |
9.2% |
| 14 |  Virginia |
3,966,949 | 3,318,680 | 648,269 |
19.5% |
| 15 |  Wisconsin |
3,951,777 | 3,434,575 | 517,202 |
15.1% |
| 16 |  Georgia |
3,943,116 | 3,444,578 | 498,538 |
14.5% |
| 17 |  Tennessee |
3,567,089 | 3,291,718 | 275,371 |
8.4% |
| 18 |  Minnesota |
3,413,864 | 2,982,483 | 431,381 |
14.5% |
| 19 |  Alabama |
3,266,740 | 3,061,743 | 204,997 |
6.7% |
| 20 |  Louisiana |
3,257,022 | 2,683,516 | 573,506 |
21.4% |
| 21 |  Maryland |
3,100,689 | 2,343,001 | 757,688 |
32.3% |
| 22 |  Kentucky |
3,038,156 | 2,944,806 | 93,350 |
3.2% |
| 23 |  Washington |
2,853,214 | 2,378,963 | 474,251 |
19.9% |
| 24 |  Iowa |
2,757,537 | 2,621,073 | 136,464 |
5.2% |
| 25 |  Connecticut |
2,535,234 | 2,007,280 | 527,954 |
26.3% |
| 26 |  South Carolina |
2,382,594 | 2,117,027 | 265,567 |
12.5% |
| 27 |  Oklahoma |
2,328,284 | 2,233,351 | 94,933 |
4.3% |
| 28 |  Kansas |
2,178,611 | 1,905,299 | 273,312 |
14.3% |
| 29 |  Mississippi |
2,178,141 | 2,178,914 | −773  |
−0.0% |
| 30 |  West Virginia |
1,860,421 | 2,005,552 | −145,131 |
−7.2% |
| 31 |  Arkansas |
1,786,272 | 1,909,511 | −123,239 |
−6.5% |
| 32 |  Oregon |
1,768,687 | 1,521,341 | 247,346 |
16.3% |
| 33 |  Colorado |
1,753,947 | 1,325,089 | 428,858 |
32.4% |
| 34 | Nebraska | 1,411,330 | 1,325,510 | 85,820 |
6.5% |
| 35 |  Arizona |
1,302,161 | 749,587 | 552,574 |
73.7% |
| 36 |  Maine |
969,265 | 913,774 | 55,491 |
6.1% |
| 37 |  New Mexico |
951,023 | 681,187 | 269,836 |
39.6% |
| 38 |  Utah |
890,627 | 688,862 | 201,765 |
29.3% |
| 39 |  Rhode Island |
859,488 | 791,896 | 67,592 |
8.5% |
| — |  District of Columbia |
763,956 | 802,178 | −38,222 |
−4.8% |
| 40 |  South Dakota |
680,514 | 652,740 | 27,774 |
4.3% |
| 41 |  Montana |
674,767 | 591,024 | 83,743 |
14.2% |
| 42 |  Idaho |
667,191 | 588,637 | 78,554 |
13.3% |
| 43 |  Hawaii |
632,772 | 499,794 | 132,978 |
26.6% |
| 44 |  North Dakota |
632,446 | 619,636 | 12,810 |
2.1% |
| 45 |  New Hampshire |
606,921 | 533,242 | 73,679 |
13.8% |
| 46 |  Delaware |
446,292 | 318,085 | 128,207 |
40.3% |
| 47 |  Vermont |
389,881 | 377,747 | 12,134 |
3.2% |
| 48 |  Wyoming |
330,066 | 290,529 | 39,537 |
13.6% |
| 49 |  Nevada |
285,278 | 160,083 | 125,195 |
78.2% |
| 50 |  Alaska |
226,167 | 128,643 | 97,524 |
75.8% |
| — |  United States |
179,323,175 | 151,325,798 | 27,997,377 |
18.5% |
City rankings
Locations of 50 most populous cities
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Notes
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