| 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 | – |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
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.
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.
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%).
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.
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