Biggest US Cities in 1970 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1970

Rank	City	1970 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	7,894,862	0.1%
2	Chicago, IL	3,366,957	-0.5%
3	Los Angeles, CA	2,816,061	1.3%
4	Philadelphia, PA	1,948,609	-0.3%
5	Detroit, MI	1,511,482	-1.0%
6	Houston, TX	1,232,802	2.8%
7	Baltimore, MD	905,759	-0.4%
8	Dallas, TX	844,401	2.2%
9	Washington, DC	756,510	-0.1%
10	Cleveland, OH	750,903	-1.5%
11	Indianapolis, IN	744,624	4.6%
12	Milwaukee, WI	717,099	-0.3%
13	San Francisco, CA	715,674	-0.3%
14	San Diego, CA	696,769	2.0%
15	San Antonio, TX	654,153	1.1%
16	Boston, MA	641,071	-0.8%
17	Memphis, TN	623,530	2.3%
18	St. Louis, MO	622,236	-1.9%
19	New Orleans, LA	593,471	-0.6%
20	Phoenix, AZ	581,562	2.8%
21	Columbus, OH	539,677	1.4%
22	Seattle, WA	530,831	-0.5%
23	Jacksonville, FL	528,865	10.2%
24	Pittsburgh, PA	520,117	-1.5%
25	Denver, CO	514,678	0.4%
26	Kansas City, MO	507,087	0.6%
27	Atlanta, GA	496,973	0.2%
28	Buffalo, NY	462,768	-1.4%
29	Cincinnati, OH	452,524	-1.0%
30	Nashville, TN	448,003	10.1%
31	San Jose, CA	445,779	8.1%
32	Minneapolis, MN	434,400	-1.1%
33	Fort Worth, TX	393,476	1.0%
34	Toledo, OH	383,818	1.9%
35	Portland, OR	382,619	0.3%
36	Newark, NJ	382,417	-0.6%
37	Oklahoma City, OK	366,481	1.2%
38	Oakland, CA	361,561	-0.2%
39	Louisville, KY	361,472	-0.8%
40	Long Beach, CA	358,633	0.4%
41	Omaha, NE	347,328	1.4%
42	Miami, FL	334,859	1.4%
43	Tulsa, OK	331,638	2.4%
44	Honolulu, HI	324,871	1.0%
45	El Paso, TX	322,261	1.5%
46	St. Paul, MN	309,980	-0.1%
47	Norfolk, VA	307,951	0.1%
48	Birmingham, AL	300,910	-1.2%
49	Rochester, NY	296,233	-0.7%
50	Tampa, FL	277,767	0.1%
51	Wichita, KS	276,554	0.8%
52	Akron, OH	275,425	-0.5%
53	Tucson, AZ	262,933	2.1%
54	Jersey City, NJ	260,545	-0.6%
55	Sacramento, CA	254,413	2.9%
56	Austin, TX	251,808	3.0%
57	Richmond, VA	249,621	1.3%
58	Albuquerque, NM	243,751	1.9%
59	Dayton, OH	243,601	-0.7%
60	Charlotte, NC	241,178	1.8%
61	St. Petersburg, FL	216,232	1.8%
62	Corpus Christi, TX	204,525	2.0%
63	Yonkers, NY	204,297	0.7%
64	Des Moines, IA	200,587	-0.4%
65	Grand Rapids, MI	197,649	1.1%
66	Syracuse, NY	197,208	-0.9%
67	Flint, MI	193,317	-0.2%
68	Mobile, AL	190,026	-0.6%
69	Shreveport, LA	182,064	1.0%
70	Warren, MI	179,260	–
71	Providence, RI	179,213	-1.5%
72	Fort Wayne, IN	177,671	0.9%
73	Salt Lake City, UT	175,885	-0.7%
74	Gary, IN	175,415	-0.2%
75	Knoxville, TN	174,587	–
76	Arlington, VA	174,284	0.6%
77	Madison, WI	173,258	3.2%
78	Virginia Beach, VA	172,106	–
79	Spokane, WA	170,516	-0.6%
80	Kansas City, KS	168,213	3.3%
81	Anaheim, CA	166,701	–
82	Fresno, CA	165,972	2.2%
83	Baton Rouge, LA	165,963	0.9%
84	Springfield, MA	163,905	-0.6%
85	Hartford, CT	158,017	-0.3%
86	Santa Ana, CA	156,601	–
87	Bridgeport, CT	156,542	-0.0%
88	Tacoma, WA	154,581	0.4%
89	Columbus, GA	154,168	–
90	Jackson, MS	153,968	0.6%
91	Lincoln, NE	149,518	1.5%
92	Lubbock, TX	149,101	1.5%
93	Rockford, IL	147,370	1.5%
94	Paterson, NJ	144,824	0.1%
95	Greensboro, NC	144,076	1.9%
96	Riverside, CA	140,089	–
97	Youngstown, OH	139,788	-1.7%
98	Fort Lauderdale, FL	139,590	–
99	Evansville, IN	138,764	-0.2%
100	Worcester, MA	17,657	-21.0%

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What was the largest city in the US in 1970?

In 1970, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,894,862. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,366,957. The third largest US city in 1970 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,816,061.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1970?

The total population of the United States in 1970 was 203,211,926. In 1970, the top 10 largest cities held 10.8% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 24.5% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1970?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1970 were as follows: White population of 178,216,859 (87.7%), Black population of 22,556,523 (11.1%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 1,625,695 (0.8%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 812,847 (0.4%), Other race population of 203,211 (0.1%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1970?

The overall population of the world in 1970 was around 3,700,000,000. In 1970 the United States population accounted for about 5.5% of the world's total population.