Biggest US Cities in 1930 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1930

Rank	City	1930 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	6,930,446	2.1%
2	Chicago, IL	3,376,438	2.3%
3	Philadelphia, PA	1,950,961	0.7%
4	Detroit, MI	1,568,662	4.7%
5	Los Angeles, CA	1,238,048	7.9%
6	Cleveland, OH	900,429	1.2%
7	St. Louis, MO	821,960	0.6%
8	Baltimore, MD	804,874	0.9%
9	Boston, MA	781,188	0.4%
10	Pittsburgh, PA	669,817	1.3%
11	San Francisco, CA	634,394	2.3%
12	Milwaukee, WI	578,249	2.4%
13	Buffalo, NY	573,076	1.2%
14	Washington, DC	486,869	1.1%
15	Minneapolis, MN	464,356	2.0%
16	New Orleans, LA	458,762	1.7%
17	Cincinnati, OH	451,160	1.2%
18	Newark, NJ	442,337	0.7%
19	Kansas City, MO	399,746	2.1%
20	Seattle, WA	365,583	1.5%
21	Indianapolis, IN	364,161	1.5%
22	Rochester, NY	328,132	1.0%
23	Jersey City, NJ	316,715	0.6%
24	Louisville, KY	307,745	2.7%
25	Portland, OR	301,815	1.6%
26	Houston, TX	292,352	7.8%
27	Toledo, OH	290,718	1.8%
28	Columbus, OH	290,564	2.1%
29	Denver, CO	287,861	1.2%
30	Oakland, CA	284,063	2.8%
31	St. Paul, MN	271,606	1.5%
32	Atlanta, GA	270,366	3.0%
33	Dallas, TX	260,475	5.1%
34	Birmingham, AL	259,678	3.8%
35	Akron, OH	255,040	2.0%
36	Memphis, TN	253,143	4.5%
37	Providence, RI	252,981	0.6%
38	San Antonio, TX	231,542	3.7%
39	Omaha, NE	214,006	1.1%
40	Syracuse, NY	209,326	2.0%
41	Dayton, OH	200,982	2.8%
42	Worcester, MA	195,311	0.8%
43	Oklahoma City, OK	185,389	7.3%
44	Richmond, VA	182,929	0.6%
45	Youngstown, OH	170,002	2.5%
46	Grand Rapids, MI	168,592	2.0%
47	Hartford, CT	164,072	1.7%
48	Fort Worth, TX	163,447	4.4%
49	New Haven, CT	162,655	0.0%
50	Flint, MI	156,492	5.5%
51	Nashville, TN	153,866	2.7%
52	Springfield, MA	149,900	1.5%
53	San Diego, CA	147,995	7.1%
54	Bridgeport, CT	146,716	0.2%
55	Scranton, PA	143,433	0.4%
56	Des Moines, IA	142,559	1.2%
57	Long Beach, CA	142,032	–
58	Tulsa, OK	141,258	7.0%
59	Salt Lake City, UT	140,267	1.7%
60	Paterson, NJ	138,513	0.2%
61	Yonkers, NY	134,646	3.0%
62	Norfolk, VA	129,710	1.1%
63	Jacksonville, FL	129,549	3.5%
64	Albany, NY	127,412	1.2%
65	Trenton, NJ	123,356	0.3%
66	Kansas City, KS	121,857	1.9%
67	Chattanooga, TN	119,798	–
68	Camden, NJ	118,700	0.2%
69	Erie, PA	115,967	2.2%
70	Spokane, WA	115,514	1.0%
71	Fall River, MA	115,274	-0.4%
72	Fort Wayne, IN	114,946	2.9%
73	Elizabeth, NJ	114,589	1.8%
74	Cambridge, MA	113,643	0.4%
75	New Bedford, MA	112,597	-0.7%
76	Reading, PA	111,171	0.3%
77	Wichita, KS	111,110	4.4%
78	Miami, FL	110,637	–
79	Tacoma, WA	106,817	1.0%
80	Wilmington, DE	106,597	-0.3%
81	Knoxville, TN	105,802	3.1%
82	Peoria, IL	104,969	3.3%
83	Canton, OH	104,906	1.9%
84	South Bend, IN	104,193	3.9%
85	Somerville, MA	103,908	1.1%
86	El Paso, TX	102,421	2.8%
87	Lynn, MA	102,320	–
88	Evansville, IN	102,249	1.8%
89	Utica, NY	101,740	0.8%
90	Duluth, MN	101,463	0.3%
91	Tampa, FL	101,161	–
92	Gary, IN	100,426	–
93	Lowell, MA	100,234	-1.2%
94	Waterbury, CT	99,902	0.9%
95	Schenectady, NY	95,692	0.8%
96	Sacramento, CA	93,750	–
97	Allentown, PA	92,563	2.3%
98	Bayonne, NJ	88,979	1.5%
99	Wilkes-Barre, PA	86,626	1.6%
100	Rockford, IL	85,864	–

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What was the largest city in the US in 1930?

In 1930, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 6,930,446. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,376,438. The third largest US city in 1930 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,950,961.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1930?

The total population of the United States in 1930 was 123,202,624. In 1930, the top 10 largest cities held 15.5% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 30.0% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1930?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1930 were as follows: White population of 110,635,956 (89.8%), Black population of 11,950,654 (9.7%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 369,607 (0.3%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 246,405 (0.2%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1930?

The overall population of the world in 1930 was around 2,100,000,000. In 1930 the United States population accounted for about 5.9% of the world's total population.