1950 United States census

March 2019 17th United States national census January 2022 Seventeenth censusof the United States Seal of the United States Census Bureau.svg U.S. Census Bureau seal USCensus1950.svg 1950 U.S. census logo 120px United States state April 1, 1950 151,325,798 14.5% New York14,830,192 Nevada160,083 1940 United States census 1940 1960 United States census 1960 The 1950 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 151,325,798, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf Population and Area (Historical Censuses) United States Census Bureau June 20, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080624185938/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf June 24, 2008 live 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 On April 1, 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public, in accordance with the 72 year rule. It is the most recent census to have full public availability. Census questions The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents: http://purl.org/net/nysl/nysdocs/9643270 Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925 45 October 1981 New York State Library December 15, 2008 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 availability thumb|A clerk creating punch cards containing data from the census. Microdata 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. All identifiable information in the census became available in April 2022 upon the release of the images taken by the National Archives and Records Administration. The "72-Year Rule" – History https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/decennial_census_records/the_72_year_rule_1.html United States Census Bureau October 26, 2015 On April 1, 2022, 72 years after the census was taken, the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public. 1950 Census on Track for 2022 Release, Despite Pandemic https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/1950-census-pandemic National Archives and Records Administration April 30, 2021 January 13, 2022 The census data was also made freely searchable by name on other websites. Free 1950 Census Search https://opengendata.org/news/press-release/2022-03-31-free-1950-census-search Historic Journals LLC March 31, 2022 Genealogy companies Ancestry and FamilySearch partnered to use AI and human volunteers to review an index of all names listed on the 1950 census forms. State rankings center|thumb|468x468px|A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage. Rank State Population as of1950 census Population as of1940 census Change Percentchange 1 New York 23px 13479142 14830192 2 California 23px 6907387 10586223 3 Pennsylvania 23px 9900180 10498012 4 Illinois 1915 23px 7897241 8712176 5 Ohio 23px 6907612 7946627 6 Texas 23px 6414824 7711194 7 Michigan 23px 5256106 6371766 8 New Jersey 23px 4160165 4835329 9 Massachusetts 23px 4316721 4690514 10 North Carolina 1885 23px 3571623 4061929 11 Missouri 23px 3784664 3954653 12 Indiana 23px 3427796 3934224 13 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Georgia 23px 3123723 3444578 14 Wisconsin 1913 23px 3137587 3434575 15 Virginia 23px 2677773 3318680 16 Tennessee 23px 2915841 3291718 17 Alabama 23px 2832961 3061743 18 Minnesota 1893 23px 2792300 2982483 19 Kentucky 23px 2845627 2944806 20 Florida 1900 23px 1897414 2771305 21 Louisiana 23px 2363516 2683516 22 Iowa 23px 2538268 2621073 23 Washington 1923 23px 1736191 2378963 24 Maryland 23px 1821244 2343001 25 Oklahoma 1941 23px 2336434 2233351 26 Mississippi 1894 23px 2183796 2178914 27 South Carolina 23px 1899804 2117027 28 Connecticut 23px 1709242 2007280 29 West Virginia 23px 1901974 2005552 30 Arkansas 23px 1949387 1909511 31 Kansas 1927 23px 1801028 1905299 32 Oregon 23px 1089684 1521341 33 Nebraska 23px 1315834 1325510 34 Colorado 1911 23px 1123296 1325089 35 Maine 23px 847226 913774 — District of Columbia 23px 663091 802178 36 Rhode Island 23px 713346 791896 37 Arizona 23px 499261 749587 38 Utah 1913 23px 550310 688862 39 New Mexico 23px 531818 681187 40 South Dakota 1909 23px 642961 652740 41 North Dakota 23px 641935 619636 42 Montana 1905 23px 559456 591024 43 Idaho 23px 524873 588637 44 New Hampshire 23px 491524 533242 — Hawaii 23px 422770 499794 45 Vermont 23px 359231 377747 46 Delaware 23px 266505 318085 47 Wyoming 23px 250742 290529 48 Nevada 23px 110247 160083 — Alaska 23px 72524 128643 — United States 23px 132164569 151325798 City rankings Rank City State Population Population 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 United States Census Bureau Region (2016) https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html Regions and Divisions United States 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 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 Locations of 50 most populous cities References External links Historic US Census data 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 census results Census Category:United States census United States