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.

Detroit lost 220,000 residents in the 1950s, which remains the record for the largest loss of population between two censuses.

Census questions The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents: Address Name Relationship to Head of Household Sex Race Age Marital Status Approximately 25% 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.

State rankings

Rank State Population as of1960 census Population as of1950 census Change Percentchange

City rankings Rank City State Population Region (2016) 01 New York New York 7,781,984 Northeast 02 Chicago Illinois 3,550,404 Midwest 03 Los Angeles California 2,479,015 West 04 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2,002,512 Northeast 05 Detroit Michigan 1,670,144 Midwest 06 Baltimore Maryland 939,024 South 07 Houston Texas 938,219 South 08 Cleveland Ohio 876,050 Midwest 09 Washington District of Columbia 763,956 South 10 St. Louis Missouri 750,026 Midwest 11 Milwaukee Wisconsin 741,324 Midwest 12 San Francisco California 740,316 West 13 Boston Massachusetts 697,197 Northeast 14 Dallas Texas 679,684 South 15 New Orleans Louisiana 627,525 South 16 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 604,332 Northeast 17 San Antonio Texas 587,718 South 18 San Diego California 573,224 West 19 Seattle Washington 557,087 West 20 Buffalo New York 532,759 Northeast 21 Cincinnati Ohio 502,550 Midwest 22 Memphis Tennessee 497,524 South 23 Denver Colorado 493,887 West 24 Atlanta Georgia 487,455 South 25 Minneapolis Minnesota 482,872 Midwest 26 Indianapolis Indiana 476,258 Midwest 27 Kansas City Missouri 475,539 Midwest 28 Columbus Ohio 471,316 Midwest 29 Phoenix Arizona 439,170 West 30 Newark New Jersey 405,220 Northeast 31 Louisville Kentucky 390,639 South 32 Portland Oregon 372,676 West 33 Oakland California 367,548 West 34 Fort Worth Texas 356,268 South 35 Long Beach California 344,168 West 36 Birmingham Alabama 340,887 South 37 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 324,253 South 38 Rochester New York 318,611 Northeast 39 Toledo Ohio 318,003 Midwest 40 Saint Paul Minnesota 313,411 Midwest 41 Norfolk Virginia 305,872 South 42 Omaha Nebraska 301,598 Midwest 43 Honolulu Hawaii 294,194 West 44 Miami Florida 291,688 South 45 Akron Ohio 290,351 Midwest 46 El Paso Texas 276,687 South 47 Jersey City New Jersey 276,101 Northeast 48 Tampa Florida 274,970 South 49 Dayton Ohio 262,332 Midwest 50 Tulsa Oklahoma 261,685 South 51 Wichita Kansas 254,698 Midwest 52 Richmond Virginia 219,958 South 53 Syracuse New York 216,038 Northeast 54 Tucson Arizona 212,892 West 55 Des Moines Iowa 208,982 Midwest 56 Providence Rhode Island 207,498 Northeast 57 San Jose California 204,196 West 58 Mobile Alabama 202,779 South 59 Charlotte North Carolina 201,564 South 60 Albuquerque New Mexico 201,189 West 61 Jacksonville Florida 201,030 South 62 Flint Michigan 196,940 Midwest 63 Sacramento California 191,667 West 64 Yonkers New York 190,634 Northeast 65 Salt Lake City Utah 189,454 West 66 Worcester Massachusetts 186,587 Northeast 67 Austin Texas 186,545 South 68 Spokane Washington 181,608 West 69 St. Petersburg Florida 181,298 South 70 Gary Indiana 178,320 Midwest 71 Grand Rapids Michigan 177,313 Midwest 72 Springfield Massachusetts 174,463 Northeast 73 Nashville Tennessee 170,874 South 74 Corpus Christi Texas 167,690 South 75 Youngstown Ohio 166,689 Midwest 76 Shreveport Louisiana 164,372 South 77 Arlington Virginia 163,401 South 78 Hartford Connecticut 162,178 Northeast 79 Fort Wayne Indiana 161,776 Midwest 80 Bridgeport Connecticut 156,748 Northeast 81 Baton Rouge Louisiana 152,419 South 82 New Haven Connecticut 152,048 Northeast 83 Savannah Georgia 149,245 South 84 Tacoma Washington 147,979 West 85 Jackson Mississippi 144,422 South 86 Paterson New Jersey 143,663 Northeast 87 Evansville Indiana 141,543 Midwest 88 Erie Pennsylvania 138,440 Northeast 89 Amarillo Texas 137,969 South 90 Montgomery Alabama 134,393 South 91 Fresno California 133,929 West 92 South Bend Indiana 132,445 Midwest 93 Chattanooga Tennessee 130,009 South 94 Albany New York 129,726 Northeast 95 Lubbock Texas 128,691 South 96 Lincoln Nebraska 128,521 Midwest 97 Madison Wisconsin 126,706 Midwest 97 Rockford Illinois 126,706 Midwest 99 Kansas City Kansas 121,901 Midwest 100 Greensboro North Carolina 119,574 South

Locations of 50 most populous cities

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External links Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau) 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 census results