1980 United States census
Twentieth census of the United States | ||
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General information | ||
Country | United States | |
Results | ||
Total population | 226,545,805 ( 11.4%) | |
Most populous | California 23,667,902 | |
Least populous | Alaska 401,851 |
The 1980 United States census, conducted by the
1970 census.[1] It was the first census in which a state—California
—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:[2]
- 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."[3]
Approximately 16 percent of
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
.
Data availability
Personally identifiable information will be available in 2052.[4]
State population rankings
Rank | State | Population as of 1980 census |
Population as of 1970 census |
Change | Percent change |
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1 | California | 23,667,902 | 19,953,134 | 3,714,768 | 18.6% |
2 | New York | 17,558,072 | 18,236,967 | –678,895 | –3.7% |
3 | Texas | 14,229,191 | 11,196,730 | 3,032,461 | 27.1% |
4 | Pennsylvania | 11,863,895 | 11,793,909 | 69,986 | 0.6% |
5 | Illinois | 11,426,518 | 11,113,976 | 312,542 | 2.8% |
6 | Ohio | 10,797,630 | 10,652,017 | 145,613 | 1.4% |
7 | Florida | 9,746,324 | 6,789,443 | 2,956,881 | 43.6% |
8 | Michigan | 9,262,078 | 8,875,083 | 386,995 | 4.4% |
9 | New Jersey | 7,364,823 | 7,168,164 | 196,659 | 2.7% |
10 | North Carolina | 5,881,766 | 5,082,059 | 799,707 | 15.7% |
11 | Massachusetts | 5,737,037 | 5,689,170 | 47,867 | 0.8% |
12 | Indiana | 5,490,224 | 5,193,669 | 296,555 | 5.7% |
13 | Georgia | 5,463,105 | 4,589,575 | 873,530 | 19.0% |
14 | Virginia | 5,346,818 | 4,668,494 | 678,324 | 15.0% |
15 | Missouri | 4,916,686 | 4,676,501 | 240,185 | 8.3% |
16 | Wisconsin | 4,705,767 | 4,417,731 | 288,036 | 6.5% |
17 | Tennessee | 4,591,120 | 3,923,687 | 667,443 | 17.0% |
18 | Maryland | 4,216,975 | 3,922,399 | 294,576 | 7.5% |
19 | Louisiana | 4,205,900 | 3,641,306 | 564,594 | 15.5% |
20 | Washington | 4,132,156 | 3,409,169 | 722,987 | 21.2% |
21 | Minnesota | 4,075,970 | 3,804,971 | 270,999 | 7.1% |
22 | Alabama | 3,893,888 | 3,444,165 | 449,723 | 13.1% |
23 | Kentucky | 3,660,777 | 3,218,706 | 442,071 | 13.7% |
24 | South Carolina | 3,121,820 | 2,590,516 | 531,304 | 20.5% |
25 | Connecticut | 3,107,576 | 3,031,709 | 75,867 | 2.5% |
26 | Oklahoma | 3,025,290 | 2,559,229 | 466,061 | 18.2% |
27 | Iowa | 2,913,808 | 2,824,376 | 89,432 | 3.2% |
28 | Colorado | 2,889,964 | 2,207,259 | 682,705 | 30.9% |
29 | Arizona | 2,718,215 | 1,745,944 | 972,271 | 55.7% |
30 | Oregon | 2,633,105 | 2,091,533 | 541,572 | 25.9% |
31 | Mississippi | 2,520,638 | 2,216,192 | 304,446 | 13.7% |
32 | Kansas | 2,363,679 | 2,246,578 | 117,101 | 5.2% |
33 | Arkansas | 2,286,435 | 1,923,295 | 363,140 | 18.9% |
34 | West Virginia | 1,949,644 | 1,744,237 | 205,407 | 11.8% |
35 | Nebraska | 1,569,825 | 1,483,493 | 86,332 | 5.8% |
36 | Utah | 1,461,037 | 1,059,273 | 401,764 | 37.9% |
37 | New Mexico | 1,302,894 | 1,017,055 | 285,839 | 28.1% |
38 | Maine | 1,124,660 | 992,048 | 132,612 | 13.4% |
39 | Hawaii | 964,691 | 769,913 | 194,778 | 25.3% |
40 | Rhode Island | 947,154 | 946,725 | 429 | 0.0% |
41 | Idaho | 943,935 | 712,567 | 231,368 | 32.5% |
42 | New Hampshire | 920,610 | 737,681 | 182,929 | 24.8% |
43 | Nevada | 800,493 | 488,738 | 311,755 | 63.8% |
44 | Montana | 786,690 | 694,409 | 92,281 | 13.3% |
45 | South Dakota | 690,768 | 665,507 | 25,261 | 3.8% |
46 | North Dakota | 652,717 | 617,761 | 34,956 | 5.7% |
— | District of Columbia | 638,333 | 756,510 | –118,177 | –15.6% |
47 | Delaware | 594,338 | 548,104 | 46,234 | 8.4% |
48 | Vermont | 511,456 | 444,330 | 67,126 | 15.1% |
49 | Wyoming | 469,557 | 332,416 | 137,141 | 41.3% |
50 | Alaska | 401,851 | 300,382 | 101,469 | 33.8% |
Between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, the United States population increased by approximately 22,164,837 or 9.8%.
City population rankings
Rank | City | State | Population[5] | Region (2016)[6] |
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01 | New York | New York | 7,071,639 | Northeast
|
02 | Chicago | Illinois | 3,005,072 | Midwest |
03 | Los Angeles | California | 2,966,850 | West |
04 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1,688,210 | Northeast
|
05 | Houston | Texas | 1,595,138 | South |
06 | Detroit | Michigan | 1,203,339 | Midwest |
07 | Dallas | Texas | 904,078 | South |
08 | San Diego | California | 875,538 | West |
09 | Phoenix | Arizona | 789,704 | West |
10 | Baltimore | Maryland | 786,775 | South |
11 | San Antonio | Texas | 785,880 | South |
12 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 700,807 | Midwest |
13 | San Francisco | California | 678,974 | West |
14 | Memphis | Tennessee | 646,356 | South |
15 | Washington | District of Columbia |
638,333 | South |
16 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 636,212 | Midwest |
17 | San Jose | California | 629,442 | West |
18 | Cleveland | Ohio | 573,822 | Midwest |
19 | Columbus | Ohio | 564,871 | Midwest |
20 | Boston | Massachusetts | 562,994 | Northeast
|
21 | New Orleans | Louisiana | 557,515 | South |
22 | Jacksonville |
Florida | 540,920 | South |
23 | Seattle | Washington | 493,846 | West |
24 | Denver | Colorado | 492,365 | West |
25 | Nashville-Davidson |
Tennessee | 455,651 | South |
26 | St. Louis | Missouri | 453,085 | Midwest |
27 | Kansas City | Missouri | 448,159 | Midwest |
28 | El Paso |
Texas | 425,259 | South |
29 | Atlanta | Georgia | 425,022 | South |
30 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 423,938 | Northeast
|
31 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 403,213 | South |
32 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 385,457 | Midwest |
33 | Fort Worth |
Texas | 385,164 | South |
34 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 370,951 | Midwest |
35 | Portland | Oregon | 366,383 | West |
36 | Honolulu | Hawaii | 365,048 | West |
37 | Long Beach |
California | 361,334 | West |
38 | Tulsa |
Oklahoma | 360,919 | South |
39 | Buffalo | New York | 357,870 | Northeast
|
40 | Toledo | Ohio | 354,635 | Midwest |
41 | Miami | Florida | 346,865 | South |
42 | Austin | Texas | 345,496 | South |
43 | Oakland |
California | 339,337 | West |
44 | Albuquerque |
New Mexico | 331,767 | West |
45 | Tucson |
Arizona | 330,537 | West |
46 | Newark | New Jersey | 329,248 | Northeast
|
47 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 314,447 | South |
48 | Omaha |
Nebraska | 314,255 | Midwest |
49 | Louisville | Kentucky | 298,451 | South |
50 | Birmingham | Alabama | 284,413 | South |
51 | Wichita | Kansas | 279,272 | Midwest |
52 | Sacramento |
California | 275,741 | West |
53 | Tampa |
Florida | 271,523 | South |
54 | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 270,230 | Midwest |
55 | Norfolk | Virginia | 266,979 | South |
56 | Virginia Beach |
Virginia | 262,199 | South |
57 | Rochester | New York | 241,741 | Northeast
|
58 | St. Petersburg | Florida | 238,647 | South |
59 | Akron |
Ohio | 237,177 | Midwest |
60 | Corpus Christi | Texas | 231,999 | South |
61 | Jersey City |
New Jersey | 223,532 | Northeast
|
62 | Baton Rouge |
Louisiana | 219,419 | South |
63 | Anaheim |
California | 219,311 | West |
64 | Richmond | Virginia | 219,214 | South |
65 | Fresno |
California | 217,491 | West |
66 | Colorado Springs |
Colorado | 215,150 | West |
67 | Shreveport |
Louisiana | 205,820 | South |
68 | Lexington-Fayette |
Kentucky | 204,165 | South |
69 | Santa Ana | California | 203,713 | West |
70 | Dayton |
Ohio | 203,371 | Midwest |
71 | Jackson | Mississippi | 202,895 | South |
72 | Mobile | Alabama | 200,452 | South |
73 | Yonkers |
New York | 195,351 | Northeast
|
74 | Des Moines |
Iowa | 191,003 | Midwest |
75 | Grand Rapids |
Michigan | 181,843 | Midwest |
76 | Montgomery | Alabama | 177,857 | South |
77 | Knoxville |
Tennessee | 175,030 | South |
78 | Anchorage | Alaska | 174,431 | West |
79 | Lubbock |
Texas | 173,979 | South |
80 | Fort Wayne |
Indiana | 172,196 | Midwest |
81 | Lincoln | Nebraska | 171,932 | Midwest |
82 | Spokane | Washington | 171,300 | West |
83 | Riverside | California | 170,876 | West |
84 | Madison | Wisconsin | 170,616 | Midwest |
85 | Huntington Beach |
California | 170,505 | West |
86 | Syracuse | New York | 170,105 | Northeast
|
87 | Chattanooga |
Tennessee | 169,565 | South |
88 | Columbus | Georgia | 169,441 | South |
89 | Las Vegas | Nevada | 164,674 | West |
90 | Metairie | Louisiana | 164,160 | South |
91 | Salt Lake City | Utah | 163,033 | West |
92 | Worcester | Massachusetts | 161,799 | Northeast
|
93 | Warren | Michigan | 161,134 | Midwest |
94 | Kansas City | Kansas | 161,087 | Midwest |
95 | Arlington | Texas | 160,113 | South |
96 | Flint | Michigan | 159,611 | Midwest |
97 | Aurora | Colorado | 158,588 | West |
98 | Tacoma | Washington | 158,501 | West |
99 | Little Rock |
Arkansas | 158,461 | South |
100 | Providence | Rhode Island | 156,804 | Northeast
|
Locations of 50 most populous cities
Politics
References
- ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
- ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925". New York State Library. October 1981. p. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ISBN 0-465-04195-7.
- ^ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff. "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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: 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. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
- Historic US Census data
- 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 census results