| Eighteenth Census of the United States |
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U.S. Census Bureau Seal |
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| General Information | |
| Date Taken | April 1, 1960 |
| Total U.S. Population | 179,323,175 |
| Percent Change | 18.5% |
| Most Populous State | New York 16,827,000 |
| Least Populous State | Alaska 228,000 |
The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 Census.
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The 1960 census collected the following information from all respondents[1]:
Approximately 25 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1960 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1960 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Microdata from the 1960 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System.
| Rank | State | Population |
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| 1 | New York | 16,827,000 |
| 2 | California | 15,850,000 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 11,343,000 |
| 4 | Illinois | 10,113,000 |
| 5 | Ohio | 9,739,000 |
| 6 | Texas | 9,617,000 |
| 7 | Michigan | 7,848,000 |
| 8 | New Jersey | 6,099,000 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 5,167,000 |
| 10 | Florida | 4,951,560 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4,677,000 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 4,563,000 |
| 13 | Missouri | 4,331,000 |
| 14 | Virginia | 3,978,000 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 3,964,000 |
| 16 | Georgia | 3,949,000 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 3,573,000 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 3,426,000 |
| 19 | Alabama | 3,273,000 |
| 20 | Louisiana | 3,270,000 |
| 21 | Maryland | 3,116,000 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 3,047,000 |
| 23 | Washington | 2,860,000 |
| 24 | Iowa | 2,761,000 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 2,548,000 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 2,392,000 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | 2,333,000 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 2,180,000 |
| 29 | Kansas | 2,178,000 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1,857,000 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 1,788,000 |
| 32 | Oregon | 1,773,000 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,758,000 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 1,414,000 |
| 35 | Arizona | 1,318,000 |
| 36 | Maine | 974,000 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 958,000 |
| 38 | Utah | 896,000 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 857,000 |
| x | District of Columbia | 762,000 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 682,000 |
| 41 | Montana | 678,000 |
| 42 | Idaho | 671,000 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 642,000 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 634,000 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 609,000 |
| 46 | Delaware | 449,000 |
| 47 | Vermont | 391,000 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 332,000 |
| 49 | Nevada | 288,000 |
| 50 | Alaska | 228,000 |
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