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{{Short description|20th United States national census}}
{{Infobox census
| name           = Twentieth census<br>of the United States
| logo           = Seal of the United States Census Bureau.svg
| logo_caption   = U.S. Census Bureau seal
| image          = USCensus1980.svg
| image_caption  = 1980 U.S. census logo
| country        = United States
| region_type    = state
| date           = April 1, 1980
| population     = 226,545,805
| percent_change = {{increase}} 11.4%
| most_populous  = [[California]]<br>23,667,902
| least_populous = [[Alaska]]<br>401,851
| previous_census = 1970 United States census
| previous_year = 1970
| next_census = 1990 United States census
| next_year = 1990
}}
{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
The '''1980 United States census''', conducted by the [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]], determined the resident population of the [[United States]] to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons [[Enumeration|enumerated]] during the [[U.S. Census, 1970|1970 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |title=Population and Area (Historical Censuses) |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624185938/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1991-02.pdf |archive-date=June 24, 2008 |url-status=live  }}</ref> It was the first census in which a state{{emdash}}[[California]]{{emdash}}recorded a population of 20 million people, as well as the first in which all states recorded populations of over 400,000.

==Census questions==
The 1980 census collected the following information from all respondents:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://purl.nysed.gov/nysl/9643270 |title=Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925 |page=46 (p. 52 of PDF) |date=October 1981 |publisher=[[New York State Library]] |access-date=December 15, 2008  }}</ref>

* Address
* Name
* Household relationship
* Gender
* Race
* Age
* Marital status
* Whether of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent

It was the first census not to ask for the name of the "head of household."<ref name="'70s 246">{{cite book|title= How We Got Here: The '70s|last= Frum|first= David|author-link= David Frum|year= 2000|publisher= Basic Books|location= New York|isbn= 0-465-04195-7|page= [https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/246 246]|url= https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/246|url-access= registration}}</ref>

Approximately 16 percent of [[households]] received a "long form" of the 1980 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1980 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from  the [[Integrated Public Use Microdata Series]].

==Data availability==
[[Microdata (statistics)|Microdata]] from the 1980 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 2052.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau|url = https://www.census.gov/history/www/genealogy/decennial_census_records/the_72_year_rule_1.html|website = www.census.gov|access-date = October 26, 2015|language = en|publisher = US Census Bureau, PIO Census History Staff}}</ref>

==State population rankings==
[[File:19980 US Census Map.png|center|thumb|475x475px|A map showing the population change of each U.S. state by percentage.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! style="width:40px" style="text-align: center;" | Rank
! style="text-align: center;" | State
! style="text-align: center;" | Population as of<br />1980 census
! style="text-align: center;" | Population as of<br />1970 census
! style="text-align: center;" | Change
! style="text-align: center;" | Percent<br />change
|-
| 1 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|California|size=23px}} 
| 23,667,902
| 19,953,134
| 3,714,768 {{increase}}
| 18.6% {{increase}}
|-
| 2 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|New York|1909|size=23px}} 
| 17,558,072
| 18,236,967
| –678,895 {{decrease}}
| –3.7% {{decrease}}
|-
| 3 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Texas|size=23px}} 
| 14,229,191
| 11,196,730
| 3,032,461 {{increase}}
| 27.1% {{increase}}
|-
| 4 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Pennsylvania|size=23px}} 
| 11,863,895
| 11,793,909
| 69,986 {{increase}}
| 0.6% {{increase}}
|-
| 5 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Illinois|size=23px}} 
| 11,426,518
| 11,113,976
| 312,542 {{increase}}
| 2.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 6 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Ohio|size=25px}} 
| 10,797,630
| 10,652,017
| 145,613 {{increase}}
| 1.4% {{increase}}
|-
| 7 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Florida|1900|size=23px}} 
| 9,746,324
| 6,789,443
| 2,956,881 {{increase}}
| 43.6% {{increase}}
|-
| 8 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Michigan|size=23px}} 
| 9,262,078
| 8,875,083
| 386,995 {{increase}}
| 4.4% {{increase}}
|-
| 9 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|New Jersey|size=23px}} 
| 7,364,823
| 7,168,164
| 196,659 {{increase}} 
| 2.7% {{increase}}
|-
| 10 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|North Carolina|1885|size=23px}} 
| 5,881,766
| 5,082,059
| 799,707 {{increase}}
| 15.7% {{increase}}
|-
| 11 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Massachusetts|size=23px}} 
| 5,737,037
| 5,689,170
| 47,867 {{increase}}
| 0.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 12 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Indiana|size=23px}} 
| 5,490,224
| 5,193,669
| 296,555 {{increase}}
| 5.7% {{increase}}	
|-
| 13 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia|1956|size=23px}}
| 5,463,105
| 4,589,575
| 873,530 {{increase}}
| 19.0% {{increase}}
|-
| 14 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Virginia|size=23px}} 
| 5,346,818
| 4,668,494
| 678,324 {{increase}}
| 15.0% {{increase}} 
|-
| 15 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Missouri|size=23px}} 
| 4,916,686
| 4,676,501
| 240,185 {{increase}}
| 8.3% {{increase}}
|-
| 16 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Wisconsin|1913|size=23px}} 
| 4,705,767
| 4,417,731
| 288,036 {{increase}}
| 6.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 17 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Tennessee|size=23px}} 
| 4,591,120
| 3,923,687
| 667,443 {{increase}}
| 17.0% {{increase}}
|-
| 18 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Maryland|size=23px}} 
| 4,216,975
| 3,922,399
| 294,576 {{increase}}
| 7.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 19 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Louisiana|1912|size=23px}} 
| 4,205,900
| 3,641,306
| 564,594 {{increase}}
| 15.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 20 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Washington|size=23px}} 
| 4,132,156
| 3,409,169
| 722,987 {{increase}}
| 21.2% {{increase}}
|-
| 21 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Minnesota|1957|size=23px}} 
| 4,075,970
| 3,804,971
| 270,999 {{increase}}
| 7.1% {{increase}}
|-
| 22 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Alabama|size=23px}} 
| 3,893,888
| 3,444,165
| 449,723 {{increase}}
| 13.1% {{increase}}
|-
| 23 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Kentucky|size=23px}} 
| 3,660,777
| 3,218,706
| 442,071 {{increase}}
| 13.7% {{increase}}
|-
| 24 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|South Carolina|size=23px}} 
| 3,121,820
| 2,590,516
| 531,304 {{increase}}
| 20.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 25 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Connecticut|size=23px}} 
| 3,107,576
| 3,031,709
| 75,867 {{increase}}
| 2.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 26 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Oklahoma|1941|size=23px}} 
| 3,025,290
| 2,559,229
| 466,061 {{increase}}
| 18.2% {{increase}}
|-
| 27 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Iowa|size=23px}} 
| 2,913,808
| 2,824,376
| 89,432 {{increase}}
| 3.2% {{increase}}
|-
| 28 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Colorado|size=23px}} 
| 2,889,964
| 2,207,259
| 682,705 {{increase}}
| 30.9% {{increase}}
|-
| 29 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Arizona|size=23px}} 
| 2,718,215
| 1,745,944
| 972,271 {{increase}}
| 55.7% {{increase}} 
|-
| 30 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Oregon|size=23px}} 
| 2,633,105
| 2,091,533
| 541,572 {{increase}}
| 25.9% {{increase}}
|-
| 31 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Mississippi|1894|size=23px}} 
| 2,520,638
| 2,216,192
| 304,446 {{increase}}
| 13.7% {{increase}}
|-
| 32 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Kansas|size=23px}} 
| 2,363,679
| 2,246,578
| 117,101 {{increase}}
| 5.2% {{increase}}
|-
| 33 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Arkansas|1924|size=23px}} 
| 2,286,435
| 1,923,295
| 363,140 {{increase}}
| 18.9% {{increase}}
|-
| 34 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|West Virginia|size=23px}} 
| 1,949,644 
| 1,744,237
| 205,407 {{increase}}
| 11.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 35 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Nebraska|size=23px}} 
| 1,569,825
| 1,483,493
| 86,332 {{increase}}
| 5.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 36 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Utah|1922|size=23px}} 
| 1,461,037
| 1,059,273
| 401,764 {{increase}}
| 37.9% {{increase}}
|-
| 37 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|New Mexico|size=23px}} 
| 1,302,894
| 1,017,055
| 285,839 {{increase}}
| 28.1% {{increase}}
|-
| 38 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Maine|size=23px}} 
| 1,124,660
| 992,048
| 132,612 {{increase}}
| 13.4% {{increase}}
|-
| 39 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Hawaii|size=23px}} 
| 964,691
| 769,913
| 194,778 {{increase}}
| 25.3% {{increase}}
|-
| 40 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Rhode Island|size=23px}} 
| 947,154
| 946,725
| 429 {{increase}}
| 0.0% {{increase}}
|-
| 41 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Idaho|size=23px}} 
| 943,935
| 712,567
| 231,368 {{increase}}
| 32.5% {{increase}}
|-
| 42 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|New Hampshire|size=23px}} 
| 920,610
| 737,681
| 182,929 {{increase}}
| 24.8% {{increase}} 
|-
| 43 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Nevada|1929|size=23px}} 
| 800,493
| 488,738
| 311,755 {{increase}}
| 63.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 44 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Montana|1905|size=23px}} 
| 786,690
| 694,409
| 92,281 {{increase}}
| 13.3% {{increase}}
|-
| 45 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|South Dakota|1963|size=23px}} 
| 690,768
| 665,507
| 25,261 {{increase}}
| 3.8% {{increase}}
|-
| 46 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|North Dakota|size=23px}} 
| 652,717
| 617,761
| 34,956 {{increase}}
| 5.7% {{increase}}
|-
| —
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Washington, D.C.|name=District of Columbia|1938|size=23px}} 
| 638,333
| 756,510
| –118,177 {{decrease}}
| –15.6% {{decrease}}
|-
| 47 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Delaware|size=23px}} 
| 594,338
| 548,104
| 46,234 {{increase}}
| 8.4% {{increase}}
|-
| 48 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Vermont|size=23px}} 
| 511,456
| 444,330
| 67,126 {{increase}}
| 15.1% {{increase}}
|-
| 49 
| style="text-align: left;" |{{Flag|Wyoming|size=23px}} 
| 469,557 
| 332,416
| 137,141 {{increase}}
| 41.3% {{increase}}
|-
| 50 
| style="text-align: left;" | {{Flag|Alaska|size=23px}} 
| 401,851
| 300,382
| 101,469 {{increase}}
| 33.8% {{increase}}
|}
Between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, the United States population increased by approximately 22,164,837 or 9.8%.

==City population rankings==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank !! City !! State !! Population<ref name=census1998>{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref> !! [[List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions|Region (2016)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |title=Regions and Divisions |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=September 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203020637/http://www.census.gov/econ/census/help/geography/regions_and_divisions.html |archive-date=December 3, 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
|-
| 01 || [[New York City|New York]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 7,071,639 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 02 || [[Chicago]] || [[Illinois]] || 3,005,072 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 03 || [[Los Angeles]] || [[California]] || 2,966,850 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 04 || [[Philadelphia]] || [[Pennsylvania]] || 1,688,210 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 05 || [[Houston]] || [[Texas]] || 1,595,138 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 06 || [[Detroit]] || [[Michigan]] || 1,203,339 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 07 || [[Dallas]] || [[Texas]] || 904,078 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 08 || [[San Diego]] || [[California]] || 875,538 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 09 || [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] || [[Arizona]] || 789,704 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 10 || [[Baltimore]] || [[Maryland]] || 786,775 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 11 || [[San Antonio]] || [[Texas]] || 785,880 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 12 || [[Indianapolis]] || [[Indiana]] || 700,807 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 13 || [[San Francisco]] || [[California]] || 678,974 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 14 || [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] || [[Tennessee]] || 646,356 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 15 || [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] || [[District of Columbia]] || 638,333 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 16 || [[Milwaukee]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 636,212 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 17 || [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || [[California]] || 629,442 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 18 || [[Cleveland]] || [[Ohio]] || 573,822 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 19 || [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] || [[Ohio]] || 564,871 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 20 || [[Boston]] || [[Massachusetts]] || 562,994 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 21 || [[New Orleans]] || [[Louisiana]] || 557,515 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 22 || [[Jacksonville]] || [[Florida]] || 540,920 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 23 || [[Seattle]] || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || 493,846 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 24 || [[Denver]] || [[Colorado]] || 492,365 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 25 || [[Nashville-Davidson]] || [[Tennessee]] || 455,651 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 26 || [[St. Louis]] || [[Missouri]] || 453,085 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 27 || [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] || [[Missouri]] || 448,159 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 28 || [[El Paso]] || [[Texas]] || 425,259 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 29 || [[Atlanta]] || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || 425,022 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 30 || [[Pittsburgh]] || [[Pennsylvania]] || 423,938 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 31 || [[Oklahoma City]] || [[Oklahoma]] || 403,213 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 32 || [[Cincinnati]] || [[Ohio]] || 385,457 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 33 || [[Fort Worth]] || [[Texas]] || 385,164 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 34 || [[Minneapolis]] || [[Minnesota]] || 370,951 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 35 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] || [[Oregon]] || 366,383 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 36 || [[Honolulu]] || [[Hawaii]] || 365,048 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 37 || [[Long Beach]] || [[California]] || 361,334 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 38 || [[Tulsa]] || [[Oklahoma]] || 360,919 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 39 || [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 357,870 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 40 || [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]] || [[Ohio]] || 354,635 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 41 || [[Miami]] || [[Florida]] || 346,865 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 42 || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || [[Texas]] || 345,496 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 43 || [[Oakland]] || [[California]] || 339,337 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 44 || [[Albuquerque]] || [[New Mexico]] || 331,767 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 45 || [[Tucson]] || [[Arizona]] || 330,537 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 46 || [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] || [[New Jersey]] || 329,248 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 47 || [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] || [[North Carolina]] || 314,447 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 48 || [[Omaha]] || [[Nebraska]] || 314,255 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 49 || [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] || [[Kentucky]] || 298,451 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 50 || [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] || [[Alabama]] || 284,413 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 51 || [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] || [[Kansas]] || 279,272 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 52 || [[Sacramento]] || [[California]] || 275,741 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 53 || [[Tampa]] || [[Florida]] || 271,523 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 54 || [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] || [[Minnesota]] || 270,230 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 55 || [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] || [[Virginia]] || 266,979 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 56 || [[Virginia Beach]] || [[Virginia]] || 262,199 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 57 || [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 241,741 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 58 || [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] || [[Florida]] || 238,647 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 59 || [[Akron]] || [[Ohio]] || 237,177 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 60 || [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]] || [[Texas]] || 231,999 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 61 || [[Jersey City]] || [[New Jersey]] || 223,532 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 62 || [[Baton Rouge]] || [[Louisiana]] || 219,419 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 63 || [[Anaheim]] || [[California]] || 219,311 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 64 || [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] || [[Virginia]] || 219,214 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 65 || [[Fresno]] || [[California]] || 217,491 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 66 || [[Colorado Springs]] || [[Colorado]] || 215,150 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 67 || [[Shreveport]] || [[Louisiana]] || 205,820 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 68 || [[Lexington-Fayette]] || [[Kentucky]] || 204,165 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 69 || [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]] || [[California]] || 203,713 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 70 || [[Dayton]] || [[Ohio]] || 203,371 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 71 || [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] || [[Mississippi]] || 202,895 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 72 || [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] || [[Alabama]] || 200,452 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 73 || [[Yonkers]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 195,351 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 74 || [[Des Moines]] || [[Iowa]] || 191,003 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 75 || [[Grand Rapids]] || [[Michigan]] || 181,843 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 76 || [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] || [[Alabama]] || 177,857 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 77 || [[Knoxville]] || [[Tennessee]] || 175,030 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 78 || [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]] || [[Alaska]] || 174,431 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 79 || [[Lubbock]] || [[Texas]] || 173,979 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 80 || [[Fort Wayne]] || [[Indiana]] || 172,196 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 81 || [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] || [[Nebraska]] || 171,932 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 82 || [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]] || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || 171,300 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 83 || [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] || [[California]] || 170,876 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 84 || [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 170,616 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 85 || [[Huntington Beach]] || [[California]] || 170,505 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 86 || [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 170,105 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 87 || [[Chattanooga]] || [[Tennessee]] || 169,565 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 88 || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || 169,441 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 89 || [[Las Vegas]] || [[Nevada]] || 164,674 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 90 || [[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]] || [[Louisiana]] || 164,160 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 91 || [[Salt Lake City]] || [[Utah]] || 163,033 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 92 || [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] || [[Massachusetts]] || 161,799 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|-
| 93 || [[Warren, Michigan|Warren]] || [[Michigan]] || 161,134 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 94 || [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] || [[Kansas]] || 161,087 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 95 || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || [[Texas]] || 160,113 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 96 || [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] || [[Michigan]] || 159,611 || [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]
|-
| 97 || [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora]] || [[Colorado]] || 158,588 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 98 || [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || 158,501 || [[Western United States|West]]
|-
| 99 || [[Little Rock]] || [[Arkansas]] || 158,461 || [[Southern United States|South]]
|-
| 100 || [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] || [[Rhode Island]] || 156,804 || [[Northeastern United States (U.S. Census Bureau)|Northeast]]
|}

==Locations of 50 most populous cities==
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== Politics ==
{{Main|1980 United States redistricting cycle}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/hiscendata.html Historic US Census data]
*[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/1981-02.pdf 1981 U.S Census Report] Contains 1980 census results

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