For the first time, the 1950 U.S. census counted a population in the United States >150 million people.



State rankings

RankStatePopulation
1New York14,830,192
2California10,586,223
3Pennsylvania10,498,012
4Illinois8,712,176
5Ohio7,946,627
6Texas7,748,000
7Michigan6,421,000
8New Jersey4,860,000
9Massachusetts4,690,000
10North Carolina4,060,000
11Indiana3,952,000
12Missouri3,946,000
13Georgia3,451,000
14Wisconsin3,449,000
15Tennessee3,304,000
16Virginia3,262,000
17Alabama3,060,000
18Minnesota2,995,000
19Kentucky2,957,000
20Florida2,821,000
21Louisiana2,701,000
22Iowa2,621,000
23Washington2,386,000
24Maryland2,376,000
25Oklahoma2,193,000
26Mississippi2,169,000
27South Carolina2,119,000
28Connecticut2,007,280
29West Virginia2,006,000
30Kansas1,915,000
31Arkansas1,906,000
32Oregon1,532,000
33Colorado1,337,000
34Nebraska1,324,000
35Maine911,000
xDistrict of Columbia814,000
36Rhode Island779,000
37Arizona756,000
38Utah696,000
39New Mexico687,000
40South Dakota652,000
41North Dakota616,000
42Montana598,000
43Idaho592,000
44New Hampshire531,000
xHawaii491,000
45Vermont377,000
46Delaware321,000
47Wyoming292,000
48Nevada162,000
xAlaska138,000


City rankings

RankCityStatePopulationRegion (2016)
01New YorkNew York7,891,957Northeast
02ChicagoIllinois3,620,962Midwest
03PhiladelphiaPennsylvania2,071,605Northeast
04Los AngelesCalifornia1,970,358West
05DetroitMichigan1,849,568Midwest
06BaltimoreMaryland949,708South
07ClevelandOhio914,808Midwest
08St. LouisMissouri856,796Midwest
09WashingtonDistrict of Columbia802,178South
10BostonMassachusetts801,444Northeast
11San FranciscoCalifornia775,357West
12PittsburghPennsylvania676,806Northeast
13MilwaukeeWisconsin637,392Midwest
14HoustonTexas596,163South
15BuffaloNew York580,132Northeast
16New OrleansLouisiana570,445South
17MinneapolisMinnesota521,718Midwest
18CincinnatiOhio503,998Midwest
19SeattleWashington467,591West
20Kansas CityMissouri456,622Midwest
21NewarkNew Jersey438,776Northeast
22DallasTexas434,462South
23IndianapolisIndiana427,173Midwest
24DenverColorado415,786West
25San AntonioTexas408,442South
26MemphisTennessee396,000South
27OaklandCalifornia384,575West
28ColumbusOhio375,901Midwest
29PortlandOregon373,628West
30LouisvilleKentucky369,129South
31San DiegoCalifornia334,387West
32RochesterNew York332,488Northeast
33AtlantaGeorgia331,314South
34BirminghamAlabama326,037South
35Saint PaulMinnesota311,349Midwest
36ToledoOhio303,616Midwest
37Jersey CityNew Jersey299,017Northeast
38Fort WorthTexas278,778South
39AkronOhio274,605Midwest
40OmahaNebraska251,117Midwest
41Long BeachCalifornia250,767West
42MiamiFlorida249,276South
43ProvidenceRhode Island248,674Northeast
44DaytonOhio243,872Midwest
45Oklahoma CityOklahoma243,504South
46RichmondVirginia230,310South
47SyracuseNew York220,583Northeast
48NorfolkVirginia213,513South
49JacksonvilleFlorida204,517South
50WorcesterMassachusetts203,486Northeast
51TulsaOklahoma182,740South
52Salt Lake CityUtah182,121West
53Des MoinesIowa177,965Midwest
54HartfordConnecticut177,397Northeast
55Grand RapidsMichigan176,515Midwest
56NashvilleTennessee174,307South
57YoungstownOhio168,330Midwest
58WichitaKansas168,279Midwest
59New HavenConnecticut164,443Northeast
60FlintMichigan163,143Midwest
61SpringfieldMassachusetts162,399Northeast
62SpokaneWashington161,721West
63BridgeportConnecticut158,709Northeast
64YonkersNew York152,798Northeast
65TacomaWashington143,673West
66PatersonNew Jersey139,336Northeast
67SacramentoCalifornia137,572West
68ArlingtonVirginia135,449South
69AlbanyNew York134,995Northeast
70CharlotteNorth Carolina134,042South
71GaryIndiana133,911Midwest
72Fort WayneIndiana133,607Midwest
73AustinTexas132,459South
74ChattanoogaTennessee131,041South
75EriePennsylvania130,803Northeast
76El PasoTexas130,485South
77Kansas CityKansas129,553Midwest
78MobileAlabama129,009South
79EvansvilleIndiana128,636Midwest
80TrentonNew Jersey128,009Northeast
81ShreveportLouisiana127,206South
82Baton RougeLouisiana125,629South
83ScrantonPennsylvania125,536Northeast
84KnoxvilleTennessee124,769South
85TampaFlorida124,681South
86CamdenNew Jersey124,555Northeast
87CambridgeMassachusetts120,740Northeast
88SavannahGeorgia119,638South
89CantonOhio116,912Midwest
90South BendIndiana115,911Midwest
91BerkeleyCalifornia113,805West
92ElizabethNew Jersey112,817Northeast
93Fall RiverMassachusetts111,963Northeast
94PeoriaIllinois111,856Midwest
95WilmingtonDelaware110,356South
96ReadingPennsylvania109,320Northeast
97New BedfordMassachusetts109,189Northeast
98Corpus ChristiTexas108,287South
99PhoenixArizona106,818West
100AllentownPennsylvania106,756Northeast