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General information
Country	United States
Results
Total population	179,323,175 ( 19%)
Most populous state	New York 16,782,304
Least populous state	Alaska 226,167

The 1960 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 19 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 census. This was the first census in which all states recorded a population of over 200,000. This census's data determined the electoral votes for the 1964 and 1968 presidential elections. This was also the last census in which New York was the most populous state.

Census questions

The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents:

• address
• name
• relationship to head of household
• sex
• race
• age
• marital status

Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.

Data availability

Microdata from the 1960 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 2032.

State rankings

Rank	State	Population as of 1960 census	Population as of 1950 census	Change	Percent change
1	New York	16,782,304	14,830,192	1,952,112	13.2%
2	California	15,717,204	10,586,223	5,130,981	48.5%
3	Pennsylvania	11,319,366	10,498,012	821,354	7.8%
4	Illinois	10,081,158	8,712,176	1,368,982	15.7%
5	Ohio	9,706,397	7,946,627	1,759,770	22.1%
6	Texas	9,579,677	7,711,194	1,868,483	24.2%
7	Michigan	7,823,194	6,371,766	1,451,428	22.8%
8	New Jersey	6,066,782	4,835,329	1,231,453	25.5%
9	Massachusetts	5,148,578	4,690,514	458,064	9.8%
10	Florida	4,951,560	2,771,305	2,180,255	78.7%
11	Indiana	4,662,498	3,934,224	728,274	18.5%
12	North Carolina	4,556,155	4,061,929	494,226	12.2%
13	Missouri	4,319,813	3,954,653	365,160	9.2%
14	Virginia	3,966,949	3,318,680	648,269	19.5%
15	Wisconsin	3,951,777	3,434,575	517,202	15.1%
16	Georgia	3,943,116	3,444,578	498,538	14.5%
17	Tennessee	3,567,089	3,291,718	275,371	8.4%
18	Minnesota	3,413,864	2,982,483	431,381	14.5%
19	Alabama	3,266,740	3,061,743	204,997	6.7%
20	Louisiana	3,257,022	2,683,516	573,506	21.4%
21	Maryland	3,100,689	2,343,001	757,688	32.3%
22	Kentucky	3,038,156	2,944,806	93,350	3.2%
23	Washington	2,853,214	2,378,963	474,251	19.9%
24	Iowa	2,757,537	2,621,073	136,464	5.2%
25	Connecticut	2,535,234	2,007,280	527,954	26.3%
26	South Carolina	2,382,594	2,117,027	265,567	12.5%
27	Oklahoma	2,328,284	2,233,351	94,933	4.3%
28	Kansas	2,178,611	1,905,299	273,312	14.3%
29	Mississippi	2,178,141	2,178,914	−773	−0.0%
30	West Virginia	1,860,421	2,005,552	−145,131	−7.2%
31	Arkansas	1,786,272	1,909,511	−123,239	−6.5%
32	Oregon	1,768,687	1,521,341	247,346	16.3%
33	Colorado	1,753,947	1,325,089	428,858	32.4%
34	Nebraska	1,411,330	1,325,510	85,820	6.5%
35	Arizona	1,302,161	749,587	552,574	73.7%
36	Maine	969,265	913,774	55,491	6.1%
37	New Mexico	951,023	681,187	269,836	39.6%
38	Utah	890,627	688,862	201,765	29.3%
39	Rhode Island	859,488	791,896	67,592	8.5%
—	District of Columbia	763,956	802,178	−38,222	−4.8%
40	South Dakota	680,514	652,740	27,774	4.3%
41	Montana	674,767	591,024	83,743	14.2%
42	Idaho	667,191	588,637	78,554	13.3%
43	Hawaii	632,772	499,794	132,978	26.6%
44	North Dakota	632,446	619,636	12,810	2.1%
45	New Hampshire	606,921	533,242	73,679	13.8%
46	Delaware	446,292	318,085	128,207	40.3%
47	Vermont	389,881	377,747	12,134	3.2%
48	Wyoming	330,066	290,529	39,537	13.6%
49	Nevada	285,278	160,083	125,195	78.2%
50	Alaska	226,167	128,643	97,524	75.8%
—	United States	179,323,175	151,325,798	27,997,377	18.5%

City rankings

Locations of 50 most populous cities

Notes

1. "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
2. "The "72-Year Rule" – History". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
3. Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
4. "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

External links

• Historical Overview of the 1960 Census (US Census Bureau)
• 1961 U.S Census Report Contains 1960 census results

• 1960 in the United States
• United States census
• 1960 censuses