Biggest US Cities in 1920 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1920

Rank	City	1920 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	5,620,048	1.7%
2	Chicago, IL	2,701,705	2.1%
3	Philadelphia, PA	1,823,779	1.6%
4	Detroit, MI	993,078	7.9%
5	Cleveland, OH	796,841	3.6%
6	St. Louis, MO	772,897	1.2%
7	Boston, MA	748,060	1.1%
8	Baltimore, MD	733,826	2.8%
9	Pittsburgh, PA	588,343	1.0%
10	Los Angeles, CA	576,673	6.1%
11	Buffalo, NY	506,775	1.8%
12	San Francisco, CA	506,676	2.0%
13	Milwaukee, WI	457,147	2.0%
14	Washington, DC	437,571	2.8%
15	Newark, NJ	414,524	1.8%
16	Cincinnati, OH	401,247	1.0%
17	New Orleans, LA	387,219	1.3%
18	Minneapolis, MN	380,582	2.4%
19	Kansas City, MO	324,410	2.7%
20	Seattle, WA	315,312	2.9%
21	Indianapolis, IN	314,194	3.0%
22	Jersey City, NJ	298,103	1.1%
23	Rochester, NY	295,750	3.1%
24	Portland, OR	258,288	2.2%
25	Denver, CO	256,491	1.9%
26	Toledo, OH	243,164	3.7%
27	Providence, RI	237,595	0.6%
28	Columbus, OH	237,031	2.7%
29	Louisville, KY	234,891	0.5%
30	St. Paul, MN	234,698	0.9%
31	Oakland, CA	216,261	3.7%
32	Akron, OH	208,435	11.7%
33	Atlanta, GA	200,616	2.6%
34	Omaha, NE	191,601	4.4%
35	Worcester, MA	179,754	2.1%
36	Birmingham, AL	178,806	3.0%
37	Syracuse, NY	171,717	2.3%
38	Richmond, VA	171,667	3.0%
39	New Haven, CT	162,537	2.0%
40	Memphis, TN	162,351	2.2%
41	San Antonio, TX	161,379	5.3%
42	Dallas, TX	158,976	5.6%
43	Dayton, OH	152,559	2.7%
44	Bridgeport, CT	143,555	3.5%
45	Houston, TX	138,276	5.8%
46	Hartford, CT	138,036	3.4%
47	Scranton, PA	137,783	0.6%
48	Grand Rapids, MI	137,634	2.0%
49	Paterson, NJ	135,875	0.8%
50	Youngstown, OH	132,358	–
51	Springfield, MA	129,614	3.8%
52	Des Moines, IA	126,468	3.9%
53	New Bedford, MA	121,217	2.3%
54	Fall River, MA	120,485	0.1%
55	Trenton, NJ	119,289	2.1%
56	Nashville, TN	118,342	0.7%
57	Salt Lake City, UT	118,110	2.4%
58	Camden, NJ	116,309	2.1%
59	Norfolk, VA	115,777	5.6%
60	Albany, NY	113,344	1.2%
61	Lowell, MA	112,759	0.6%
62	Wilmington, DE	110,168	2.3%
63	Cambridge, MA	109,694	0.5%
64	Reading, PA	107,784	1.2%
65	Fort Worth, TX	106,482	3.8%
66	Spokane, WA	104,437	0.0%
67	Kansas City, KS	101,177	2.1%
68	Yonkers, NY	100,176	2.3%
69	Lynn, LA	99,148	–
70	Duluth, MN	98,917	2.3%
71	Tacoma, WA	96,965	1.5%
72	Elizabeth, NJ	95,783	2.7%
73	Lawrence, MA	94,270	0.9%
74	Utica, NY	94,156	2.4%
75	Erie, PA	93,372	3.4%
76	Somerville, MA	93,091	1.9%
77	Waterbury, CT	91,715	2.3%
78	Flint, MI	91,599	–
79	Jacksonville, FL	91,558	4.7%
80	Oklahoma City, OK	91,295	3.6%
81	Schenectady, NY	88,723	2.0%
82	Canton, OH	87,091	–
83	Fort Wayne, IN	86,549	3.1%
84	Evansville, IN	85,264	2.0%
85	Savannah, GA	83,252	2.5%
86	Manchester, NH	78,384	1.1%
87	St. Joseph, MO	77,939	0.1%
88	Knoxville, TN	77,818	–
89	El Paso, TX	77,560	–
90	Bayonne, NJ	76,754	3.3%
91	Peoria, IL	76,121	1.3%
92	Harrisburg, PA	75,917	1.7%
93	San Diego, CA	74,683	–
94	Wilkes-Barre, PA	73,833	1.0%
95	Allentown, PA	73,502	–
96	Wichita, KS	72,217	–
97	Tulsa, OK	72,075	–
98	Troy, NY	71,996	-0.6%
99	Sioux City, IA	71,227	–
100	South Bend, IN	70,983	2.8%

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What was the largest city in the US in 1920?

In 1920, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 5,620,048. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 2,701,705. The third largest US city in 1920 was Philadelphia, with a population of 1,823,779.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1920?

The total population of the United States in 1920 was 106,021,537. In 1920, the top 10 largest cities held 14.5% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 28.4% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1920?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1920 were as follows: White population of 95,101,318 (89.7%), Black population of 10,496,132 (9.9%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 212,043 (0.2%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 212,043 (0.2%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1920?

The overall population of the world in 1920 was around 1,924,000,000. In 1920 the United States population accounted for about 5.5% of the world's total population.