1940 United States census

16th United States national census March 2019 November 2013 Sixteenth censusof the United States Seal of the United States Census Bureau.svg U.S. Census Bureau seal 1940 census form large.jpg 200 Population schedule United States state 1940 04 01 132,164,569 7.6% New York13,479,142 Nevada110,247 1930 United States census 1930 1950 United States census 1950 The 1940 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940. A number of new questions were asked including where people were five years before, highest educational grade achieved, and information about wages. This census introduced sampling techniques; one in 20 people were asked additional questions on the census form. Other innovations included a field test of the census in 1939. This was the first census in which every state (48) had a population greater than 100,000, and the first census to also include a "long form" (sent to only a subset of the households) with additional questions about socioeconomic and housing characteristics (the "long form" would be used for last time in the 2000 census, being replaced by American Community Survey afterwards).Continuity and Change in the U.S. Decennial Census https://www.prb.org/resources/continuity-and-change-in-the-u-s-decennial-census/ 2025-02-21 PRB en-US Census questions The 1940 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 mdy 30em address home owned or rented if owned, value if rented, monthly rent whether on a farm name relationship to head of household sex race age marital status school attendance educational attainment birthplace if foreign born, citizenship location of residence five years ago and whether on a farm employment status if at work, whether in private or non-emergency government work, or in public emergency work (WPA, CCC, NYA, etc.) if in private or non-emergency government work, hours worked in week if seeking work or on public emergency work, duration of unemployment occupation, industry and class of worker weeks worked last year wage and salary income last year In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering age at first marriage, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1940 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Data availability thumb|1940 U.S. census poster Following completion of the census, the original enumeration sheets were microfilmed; after which the original sheets were destroyed.https://www.ancestryinsider.blogspot.com/2012/05/1940-census-update-for-16-may-2012.html 1940 Census Update for 16 May 2012: Bad News The Ancestry Insider May 16, 2012 www.ancestryinsider.blogspot.com May 17, 2012 As required by Title 13 of the U.S. Code, access to personally identifiable information from census records was restricted for 72 years.Historical Background US Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/mso/www/bkgrnd.htm July 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090612232750/http://www.census.gov/mso/www/bkgrnd.htm June 12, 2009 dead mdy Non-personally identifiable information Microdata from the 1940 census is freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Also, aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. On April 2, 20121940 Census http://www.1930census.com/1940_census.php November 26, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070103183106/http://www.1930census.com/1940_census.php January 3, 2007 live mdy —72 years after the census was taken—microfilmed images of the 1940 census enumeration sheets were released to the public by the National Archives and Records Administration.Weinstein Allen Access to genealogy data at NARA grows https://www.archives.gov/about/speeches/staff-bulletin/2008-bulletin/nara-staff-bulletin-archivist-column-april08.pdf NARA Staff Bulletin National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC April 2008 July 2, 2009Weinstein Allen Finding Out Who You Are: First Stop, National Archives https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2008/summer/archivist.html Prologue magazine, vol. 40, no. 2 National Archives and Records Administration Washington DC Summer 2008 July 2, 2009 The records are indexed only by enumeration district upon initial release; several organizations are compiling indices, in some cases through crowdsourcing. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/03/27/unlocking-a-new-door-to-the-1940s-3/ Unlocking a new door to the 1940s – 1940 census details to be released to public Chicago Tribune Bill Daley March 27, 2012 March 20, 2012 State rankings center|thumb|434x434px|A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage. Rank State Population as of1940 censushttps://www.census.gov/library/publications/1942/dec/population-vol-1.html 1940 Census of Population: Volume 1. Number of Inhabitants Population as of1930 census Change Percentchange 1 New York 23px 12588066 13479142 2 Pennsylvania 23px 9631350 9900180 3 Illinois 1915 23px 7630654 7897241 4 Ohio 23px 6646697 6907612 5 California 23px 5677251 6907387 6 Texas 23px 5824715 6414824 7 Michigan 23px 4842325 5256106 8 Massachusetts 23px 4249614 4316721 9 New Jersey 23px 4041334 4160165 10 Missouri 23px 3629367 3784664 11 North Carolina 1885 23px 3170276 3571623 12 Indiana 23px 3238503 3427796 13 Wisconsin 1913 23px 2939006 3137587 14 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Georgia 23px 2908506 3123723 15 Tennessee 23px 2616556 2915841 16 Kentucky 23px 2614589 2845627 17 Alabama 23px 2646248 2832961 18 Minnesota 1893 23px 2563953 2792300 19 Virginia 23px 2421851 2677773 20 Iowa 23px 2470939 2538268 21 Louisiana 23px 2101593 2363516 22 Oklahoma 1925 23px 2396040 2336434 23 Mississippi 1894 23px 2009821 2183796 24 Arkansas 23px 1854482 1949387 25 West Virginia 23px 1729205 1901974 26 South Carolina 23px 1738765 1899804 27 Florida 1900 23px 1468211 1897414 28 Maryland 23px 1631526 1821244 29 Kansas 1927 23px 1880999 1801028 30 Washington 1923 23px 1563396 1736191 31 Connecticut 23px 1606903 1709242 32 Nebraska 23px 1377963 1315834 33 Colorado 1911 23px 1035791 1123296 34 Oregon 23px 953786 1089684 35 Maine 23px 797423 847226 36 Rhode Island 23px 687497 713346 — District of Columbia 23px 486869 663091 37 South Dakota 1909 23px 692849 642961 38 North Dakota 23px 680845 641935 39 Montana 1905 23px 537606 559456 40 Utah 1913 23px 507847 550310 41 New Mexico 23px 423317 531818 42 Idaho 23px 445032 524873 43 Arizona 23px 435573 499261 44 New Hampshire 23px 465293 491524 — Hawaii 23px 368300 422770 45 Vermont 23px 359611 359231 46 Delaware 23px 238380 266505 47 Wyoming 23px 225565 250742 48 Nevada 23px 91058 110247 — Alaska 23px 59278 72524 — United States 23px 123202660 132165129 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 7,454,995 Northeast 02 Chicago Illinois 3,396,808 Midwest 03 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,931,334 Northeast 04 Detroit Michigan 1,623,452 Midwest 05 Los Angeles California 1,504,277 West 06 Cleveland Ohio 878,336 Midwest 07 Baltimore Maryland 859,100 South 08 St. Louis Missouri 816,048 Midwest 09 Boston Massachusetts 770,816 Northeast 10 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 671,659 Northeast 11 Washington District of Columbia 663,091 South 12 San Francisco California 634,536 West 13 Milwaukee Wisconsin 587,472 Midwest 14 Buffalo New York 575,901 Northeast 15 New Orleans Louisiana 494,537 South 16 Minneapolis Minnesota 492,370 Midwest 17 Cincinnati Ohio 455,610 Midwest 18 Newark New Jersey 429,760 Northeast 19 Kansas City Missouri 399,178 Midwest 20 Indianapolis Indiana 386,972 Midwest 21 Houston Texas 384,514 South 22 Seattle Washington 368,302 West 23 Rochester New York 324,975 Northeast 24 Denver Colorado 322,412 West 25 Louisville Kentucky 319,077 South 26 Columbus Ohio 306,087 Midwest 27 Portland Oregon 305,394 West 28 Atlanta Georgia 302,288 South 29 Oakland California 302,163 West 30 Jersey City New Jersey 301,173 Northeast 31 Dallas Texas 294,734 South 32 Memphis Tennessee 292,942 South 33 Saint Paul Minnesota 287,736 Midwest 34 Toledo Ohio 282,349 Midwest 35 Birmingham Alabama 267,583 South 36 San Antonio Texas 253,854 South 37 Providence Rhode Island 253,504 Northeast 38 Akron Ohio 244,791 Midwest 39 Omaha Nebraska 223,844 Midwest 40 Dayton Ohio 210,718 Midwest 41 Syracuse New York 205,967 Northeast 42 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 204,424 South 43 San Diego California 203,341 West 44 Worcester Massachusetts 193,694 Northeast 45 Richmond Virginia 193,042 South 46 Fort Worth Texas 177,662 South 47 Jacksonville Florida 173,065 South 48 Miami Florida 172,172 South 49 Youngstown Ohio 167,720 Midwest 50 Nashville Tennessee 167,402 South 51 Hartford Connecticut 166,267 Northeast 52 Grand Rapids Michigan 164,292 Midwest 53 Long Beach California 164,271 West 54 New Haven Connecticut 160,605 Northeast 55 Des Moines Iowa 159,819 Midwest 56 Flint Michigan 151,543 Midwest 57 Salt Lake City Utah 149,934 West 58 Springfield Massachusetts 149,554 Northeast 59 Bridgeport Connecticut 147,121 Northeast 60 Norfolk Virginia 144,332 South 61 Yonkers New York 142,598 Northeast 62 Tulsa Oklahoma 142,157 South 63 Scranton Pennsylvania 140,404 Northeast 64 Paterson New Jersey 139,656 Northeast 65 Albany New York 130,577 Northeast 66 Chattanooga Tennessee 128,163 South 67 Trenton New Jersey 124,697 Northeast 68 Spokane Washington 122,001 West 69 Kansas City Kansas 121,458 Midwest 70 Fort Wayne Indiana 118,410 Midwest 71 Camden New Jersey 117,536 Northeast 72 Erie Pennsylvania 116,955 Northeast 73 Fall River Massachusetts 115,428 Northeast 74 Wichita Kansas 114,966 Midwest 75 Wilmington Delaware 112,504 South 76 Gary Indiana 111,719 Midwest 77 Knoxville Tennessee 111,580 South 78 Cambridge Massachusetts 110,879 Northeast 79 Reading Pennsylvania 110,568 Northeast 80 New Bedford Massachusetts 110,341 Northeast 81 Elizabeth New Jersey 109,912 Northeast 82 Tacoma Washington 109,408 West 83 Canton Ohio 108,401 Midwest 84 Tampa Florida 108,391 South 85 Sacramento California 105,958 West 86 Peoria Illinois 105,087 Midwest 87 Somerville Massachusetts 102,177 Northeast 88 Lowell Massachusetts 101,389 Northeast 89 South Bend Indiana 101,268 Midwest 90 Duluth Minnesota 101,065 Midwest 91 Charlotte North Carolina 100,899 South 92 Utica New York 100,518 Northeast 93 Waterbury Connecticut 99,314 Northeast 94 Shreveport Louisiana 98,167 South 95 Lynn Massachusetts 98,123 Northeast 96 Evansville Indiana 97,062 Midwest 97 Allentown Pennsylvania 96,904 Northeast 98 El Paso Texas 96,810 South 99 Savannah Georgia 95,996 South 100 Little Rock Arkansas 88,039 South Locations of 50 most populous cities Use for Japanese American internment During World War II, the Census Bureau responded to numerous information requests from US government agencies, including the US Army and the US Secret Service, to facilitate the internment of Japanese Americans. In his report of the operation, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt wrote that "The most important single source of information prior to the evacuation was the 1940 Census of Population."Japanese evacuation from the West coast, 1942 : final report, by De Witt, J. L. (John Lesesne), b. 1880; United States. Army. Western Defense CommandConfirmed: The U.S. Census Bureau Gave Up Names of Japanese-Americans in WW IISome Japanese-Americans Wrongfully Imprisoned During WWII Oppose Census Question References External links Official 1940 census website 1940 Census Records from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 1940 Federal Population Census Videos, training videos for enumerators at the U.S. National Archives Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts from the U.S. Census Bureau Snow, Michael S. (opinion) "Why the huge interest in the 1940 Census?" CNN. Monday April 9, 2012. 1941 U.S Census Report Contains 1940 census results 1940 Census Questions Hosted at CensusFinder.com. Census Category:United States census United States