Biggest US Cities in 1960 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1960

Rank	City	1960 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	7,781,984	-0.1%
2	Chicago, IL	3,550,404	-0.2%
3	Los Angeles, CA	2,479,015	2.3%
4	Philadelphia, PA	2,002,512	-0.3%
5	Detroit, MI	1,670,144	-1.0%
6	Baltimore, MD	939,024	-0.1%
7	Houston, TX	938,219	4.6%
8	Cleveland, OH	876,050	-0.4%
9	Washington, DC	763,956	-0.5%
10	St. Louis, MO	750,026	-1.3%
11	Milwaukee, WI	741,324	1.5%
12	San Francisco, CA	740,316	-0.5%
13	Boston, MA	697,197	-1.4%
14	Dallas, TX	679,684	4.6%
15	New Orleans, LA	627,525	1.0%
16	Pittsburgh, PA	604,332	-1.1%
17	San Antonio, TX	587,718	3.7%
18	San Diego, CA	573,224	5.5%
19	Seattle, WA	557,087	1.8%
20	Buffalo, NY	532,759	-0.8%
21	Cincinnati, OH	502,550	-0.0%
22	Memphis, TN	497,524	2.3%
23	Denver, CO	493,887	1.7%
24	Atlanta, GA	487,455	3.9%
25	Minneapolis, MN	482,872	-0.8%
26	Indianapolis, IN	476,258	1.1%
27	Kansas City, MO	475,539	0.4%
28	Columbus, OH	471,316	2.3%
29	Phoenix, AZ	439,170	15.2%
30	Newark, NJ	405,220	-0.8%
31	Louisville, KY	390,639	0.6%
32	Portland, OR	372,676	-0.0%
33	Oakland, CA	367,548	-0.5%
34	Fort Worth, TX	356,268	2.5%
35	Long Beach, CA	344,168	3.2%
36	Birmingham, AL	340,887	0.4%
37	Oklahoma City, OK	324,253	2.9%
38	Rochester, NY	318,611	-0.4%
39	Toledo, OH	318,003	0.5%
40	St. Paul, MN	313,411	0.1%
41	Norfolk, VA	305,872	3.7%
42	Omaha, NE	301,598	1.8%
43	Honolulu, HI	294,194	–
44	Miami, FL	291,688	1.6%
45	Akron, OH	290,351	0.6%
46	El Paso, TX	276,687	7.8%
47	Jersey City, NJ	276,101	-0.8%
48	Tampa, FL	274,970	8.2%
49	Dayton, OH	262,332	0.7%
50	Tulsa, OK	261,685	3.7%
51	Wichita, KS	254,698	4.2%
52	Richmond, VA	219,958	-0.5%
53	Syracuse, NY	216,038	-0.2%
54	Tucson, AZ	212,892	–
55	Des Moines, IA	208,982	1.6%
56	Providence, RI	207,498	-1.8%
57	San Jose, CA	204,196	–
58	Mobile, AL	202,779	4.6%
59	Charlotte, NC	201,564	4.2%
60	Albuquerque, NM	201,189	–
61	Jacksonville, FL	201,030	-0.2%
62	Flint, MI	196,940	1.9%
63	Sacramento, CA	191,667	3.4%
64	Yonkers, NY	190,634	2.2%
65	Salt Lake City, UT	189,454	0.4%
66	Worcester, MA	186,587	-0.9%
67	Austin, TX	186,545	3.5%
68	Spokane, WA	181,608	1.2%
69	St. Petersburg, FL	181,298	–
70	Gary, IN	178,320	2.9%
71	Grand Rapids, MI	177,313	0.0%
72	Springfield, MA	174,463	0.7%
73	Nashville, TN	170,874	-0.2%
74	Corpus Christi, TX	167,690	4.5%
75	Youngstown, OH	166,689	-0.1%
76	Shreveport, LA	164,372	2.6%
77	Arlington, VA	163,401	1.9%
78	Hartford, CT	162,178	-0.9%
79	Fort Wayne, IN	161,776	1.9%
80	Bridgeport, CT	156,748	-0.1%
81	Baton Rouge, LA	152,419	2.0%
82	New Haven, CT	152,048	-0.8%
83	Savannah, GA	149,245	2.2%
84	Tacoma, WA	147,979	0.3%
85	Jackson, MS	144,422	–
86	Paterson, NJ	143,663	0.3%
87	Evansville, IN	141,543	1.0%
88	Erie, PA	138,440	0.6%
89	Amarillo, TX	137,969	–
90	Montgomery, AL	134,393	–
91	Fresno, CA	133,929	–
92	South Bend, IN	132,445	1.3%
93	Chattanooga, TN	130,009	-0.1%
94	Albany, NY	129,726	-0.4%
95	Lubbock, TX	128,691	–
96	Lincoln, NE	128,521	–
97	Rockford, IL	126,706	–
98	Madison, WI	126,706	–
99	Kansas City, KS	121,901	-0.6%
100	Greensboro, NC	119,574	–

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What was the largest city in the US in 1960?

In 1960, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,781,984. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,550,404. The third largest US city in 1960 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,479,015.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1960?

The total population of the United States in 1960 was 179,323,175. In 1960, the top 10 largest cities held 12.1% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 26.5% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1960?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1960 were as follows: White population of 158,880,333 (88.6%), Black population of 18,828,933 (10.5%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 896,615 (0.5%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 537,969 (0.3%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1960?

The overall population of the world in 1960 was around 3,035,000,000. In 1960 the United States population accounted for about 5.9% of the world's total population.