1930 United States census

March 2019 15th US national census November 2013 Fifteenth censusof the United States Seal of the United States Census Bureau.svg U.S. Census Bureau seal 1930 census Norton Carr.jpg Population schedule 250pxIndian census roll United States state April 1, 1930 122,775,046 13.7% New York12,588,066 Nevada91,058 1920 United States census 1920 1940 United States census 1940 The 1930 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. It was the first time the effects of suburban sprawl were recorded when, during the Roaring Twenties, a significant portion of the working population of New York City moved to New Jersey, aided by the George Washington Bridge which permitted quick transport from the state to Manhattan. It was also the first in which a city in the Western United States (Los Angeles) reached a population of at least a million people. Census questions The 1930 census collected the following information:http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270 Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925 45 (p. 51 of PDF) October 1981 New York State Library December 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130004637/http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270 January 30, 2009 live 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 The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949, after which the original sheets were destroyed.https://www.archives.gov/research/census/1930/general-faqs.html FAQs about the 1930 Census The United States National Archives and Records Administration National Archives website May 17, 2012 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 center|thumb|434x434px|A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage. Rank State Population as of1930 censushttps://www.census.gov/library/publications/1931/dec/1930a-vol-01-population.html 1930 Census: Volume 1. Population, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants United States Census Bureau August 5, 2021 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170526182334/https://census.gov/library/publications/1931/dec/1930a-vol-01-population.html May 26, 2017 Population as of1920 census Change Percentchange 1New York 23px 12,588,066 10,385,227 2,202,839 21.2% 2Pennsylvania 23px 9,631,350 8,720,017 911,333 10.5% 3Illinois 1915 23px 7,630,654 6,485,280 1,145,374 17.7% 4Ohio 23px 6,646,697 5,759,394 887,303 15.4% 5Texas 23px 5,824,715 4,663,228 1,161,487 24.9% 6California 23px 5,677,251 3,426,861 2,250,390 65.7% 7Michigan 23px 4,842,325 3,668,412 1,173,913 32.0% 8Massachusetts 23px 4,249,614 3,852,356 397,258 10.3% 9New Jersey 23px 4,041,334 3,155,900 885,434 28.1% 10Missouri 23px 3,629,367 3,404,055 225,312 6.6% 11Indiana 23px 3,238,503 2,930,390 308,113 10.5% 12North Carolina 1885 23px 3,170,276 2,559,123 611,153 23.9% 13Wisconsin 1913 23px 2,939,006 2,632,067 306,939 11.7% 14Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Georgia 23px 2,908,506 2,895,832 12,674 0.4% 15Alabama 23px 2,646,248 2,348,174 298,074 12.7% 16Tennessee 23px 2,616,556 2,337,885 278,671 11.9% 17Kentucky 23px 2,614,589 2,416,630 197,959 8.2% 18Minnesota 1893 23px 2,563,953 2,387,125 176,828 7.4% 19Iowa 23px 2,470,939 2,404,021 66,918 2.8% 20Virginia 23px 2,421,851 2,309,187 112,664 4.9% 21Oklahoma 1925 23px 2,396,040 2,028,283 367,757 18.1% 22Louisiana 23px 2,101,593 1,798,509 303,084 16.9% 23Mississippi 1894 23px 2,009,821 1,790,618 219,203 12.2% 24Kansas 1927 23px 1,880,999 1,769,257 111,742 6.3% 25Arkansas 23px 1,854,482 1,752,204 102,278 5.8% 26South Carolina 23px 1,738,765 1,683,724 55,041 3.3% 27West Virginia 23px 1,729,205 1,463,701 265,504 18.1% 28Maryland 23px 1,631,526 1,449,661 181,865 12.5% 29Connecticut 23px 1,606,903 1,380,631 226,272 16.4% 30Washington 1923 23px 1,563,396 1,356,621 206,775 15.2% 31Florida 1900 23px 1,468,211 968,470 499,741 51.6% 32Nebraska 23px 1,377,963 1,296,372 81,591 6.3% 33Colorado 1911 23px 1,035,791 939,629 96,162 10.2% 34Oregon 23px 953,786 783,389 170,397 21.8% 35Maine 23px 797,423 768,014 29,409 3.8% 36South Dakota 1909 23px 692,849 636,547 56,302 8.8% 37Rhode Island 23px 687,497 604,397 83,100 13.7% 38North Dakota 23px 680,845 646,872 33,973 5.3% 39Montana 1905 23px 537,606 548,889 -11,283 -2.1% 40Utah 1913 23px 507,847 449,396 58,451 13.0% –District of Columbia 23px 486,869 437,571 49,298 11.3% 41New Hampshire 1909 23px 465,293 443,083 22,210 5.0% 42Idaho 23px 445,032 431,866 13,166 3.0% 43Arizona 23px 435,573 334,162 101,411 30.3% 44New Mexico 23px 423,317 360,350 62,967 17.5% –Hawaii 23px 368,300 255,881 112,419 43.9% 45Vermont 23px 359,611 352,428 7,183 2.0% 46Delaware 23px 238,380 223,003 15,377 6.9% 47Wyoming 23px 225,565 194,402 31,163 16.0% 48Nevada 23px 91,058 77,407 13,651 17.6% –Alaska 23px 59,278 55,036 4,242 7.7% City rankings Rank City State PopulationPopulation of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 1998 https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html U.S. Census Bureau Region (2016)https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html Regions and Divisions U.S. Census Bureau September 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html December 3, 2016 dead mdy-all 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 Locations of 50 most populous cities Notes External links 1930 Census Questions Hosted at CensusFinder.com 1931 U.S Census Report Contains 1930 census results Historic US Census data 1930Census.com: 1930 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research 1930 Interactive US Census Find stories, photos and more attached to names on the 1930 US census. 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