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Revision as of 23:30, 15 April 2018
| Seventeenth Census of the United States | ||
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 U.S. Census Bureau Seal | ||
| General information | ||
| Country | United States | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 150,697,361 ( 14.5%) | |
| Most populous | New York 14,830,192 | |
| Least populous | Nevada 162,000 | |
The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.[1]
Census questions
The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:[2]
- 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
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. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2022.[3]
State rankings
| Rank | State | Population | First year with KFC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 14,830,192 | 1960 |
| 2 | California | 10,586,223 | 1956 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 10,498,012 | 1961 |
| 4 | Illinois | 8,712,176 | 1960 |
| 5 | Ohio | 7,946,627 | 1962 |
| 6 | Texas | 7,748,000 | 1960 |
| 7 | Michigan | 6,421,000 | 1964 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 4,860,000 | 1967 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 4,690,000 | 1969 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 4,060,000 | 1967 |
| 11 | Indiana | 3,952,000 | 1970 |
| 12 | Missouri | 3,946,000 | 1967 |
| 13 | Georgia | 3,451,000 | 1970 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 3,449,000 | 1970 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3,304,000 | 1971 |
| 16 | Virginia | 3,262,000 | 1973 |
| 17 | Alabama | 3,060,000 | 1974 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2,995,000 | 1973 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 2,957,000 | 1975 |
| 20 | Florida | 2,821,000 | 1978 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 2,701,000 | 1976 |
| 22 | Iowa | 2,621,000 | 1977 |
| 23 | Washington | 2,386,000 | 1977 |
| 24 | Maryland | 2,376,000 | 1982 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 2,193,000 | 1979 |
| 26 | Mississippi | 2,169,000 | 1982 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 2,119,000 | 1985 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 2,007,280 | 1988 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 2,006,000 | 1986 |
| 30 | Kansas | 1,915,000 | 1984 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 1,906,000 | 1986 |
| 32 | Oregon | 1,532,000 | 1986 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,337,000 | 1986 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 1,324,000 | 1988 |
| 35 | Maine | 911,000 | 1997 |
| x | District of Columbia | 814,000 | 1982 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | 779,000 | 1997 |
| 37 | Arizona | 756,000 | 1990 |
| 38 | Utah | 696,000 | 1952 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 687,000 | 1992 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 652,000 | 1994 |
| 41 | North Dakota | 616,000 | 1996 |
| 42 | Montana | 598,000 | 1996 |
| 43 | Idaho | 592,000 | 1996 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 531,000 | 2005 |
| x | Hawaii | 491,000 | |
| 45 | Vermont | 377,000 | 2005 |
| 46 | Delaware | 321,000 | 2005 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 292,000 | 2000 |
| 48 | Nevada | 162,000 | 2001 |
| x | Alaska | 138,000 |
City rankings
References
- ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,. "The "72-Year Rule" - History - U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
- Historic US Census data
- 1951 U.S Census Report Contains 1950 Census results