[edit] State rankings
1950 U.S. State Population Rankings
Rank |
State |
Population |
1 |
New York |
14,909,000 |
2 |
California |
10,674,000 |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
10,520,000 |
4 |
Illinois |
8,754,000 |
5 |
Ohio |
7,998,000 |
6 |
Texas |
7,748,000 |
7 |
Michigan |
6,421,000 |
8 |
New Jersey |
4,860,000 |
9 |
Massachusetts |
4,690,000 |
10 |
North Carolina |
4,060,000 |
11 |
Indiana |
3,952,000 |
12 |
Missouri |
3,946,000 |
13 |
Georgia |
3,451,000 |
14 |
Wisconsin |
3,449,000 |
15 |
Tennessee |
3,304,000 |
16 |
Virginia |
3,262,000 |
17 |
Alabama |
3,060,000 |
18 |
Minnesota |
2,995,000 |
19 |
Kentucky |
2,957,000 |
20 |
Florida |
2,821,000 |
21 |
Louisiana |
2,701,000 |
22 |
Iowa |
2,621,000 |
23 |
Washington |
2,386,000 |
24 |
Maryland |
2,376,000 |
25 |
Oklahoma |
2,193,000 |
26 |
Mississippi |
2,169,000 |
27 |
South Carolina |
2,119,000 |
28 |
Connecticut |
2,007,280 |
29 |
West Virginia |
2,006,000 |
30 |
Kansas |
1,915,000 |
31 |
Arkansas |
1,906,000 |
32 |
Oregon |
1,532,000 |
33 |
Colorado |
1,337,000 |
34 |
Nebraska |
1,324,000 |
35 |
Maine |
911,000 |
x |
District of Columbia |
814,000 |
36 |
Rhode Island |
779,000 |
37 |
Arizona |
756,000 |
38 |
Utah |
696,000 |
39 |
New Mexico |
687,000 |
40 |
South Dakota |
652,000 |
41 |
North Dakota |
616,000 |
42 |
Montana |
598,000 |
43 |
Idaho |
592,000 |
44 |
New Hampshire |
531,000 |
x |
Hawaii |
491,000 |
45 |
Vermont |
377,000 |
46 |
Delaware |
321,000 |
47 |
Wyoming |
292,000 |
48 |
Nevada |
162,000 |
x |
Alaska |
138,000 |
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[edit] City rankings
1950 U.S. City Population Rankings[1]
Rank |
City |
State |
Population |
1 |
New York |
New York |
7,891,957 |
2 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
3,620,962 |
3 |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
2,071,605 |
4 |
Los Angeles |
California |
1,970,358 |
5 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
1,849,568 |
6 |
Baltimore |
Maryland |
949,708 |
7 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
914,808 |
8 |
St. Louis |
Missouri |
856,796 |
9 |
Washington |
District of Columbia |
802,178 |
10 |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
801,444 |
11 |
San Francisco |
California |
775,357 |
12 |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
676,806 |
13 |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
637,392 |
14 |
Houston |
Texas |
596,163 |
15 |
Buffalo |
New York |
580,132 |
16 |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
570,445 |
17 |
Minneapolis |
Minnesota |
521,718 |
18 |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
503,998 |
19 |
Seattle |
Washington |
467,591 |
20 |
Kansas City |
Missouri |
456,622 |
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