Rank | City | 1860 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New York, NY | 813,669 | 4.7% |
2 | Philadelphia, PA | 565,529 | 16.6% |
3 | Brooklyn, NY | 266,661 | 10.7% |
4 | Baltimore, MD | 212,418 | 2.3% |
5 | Boston, MA | 177,840 | 2.7% |
6 | New Orleans, LA | 168,675 | 3.8% |
7 | Cincinnati, OH | 161,044 | 3.4% |
8 | St. Louis, MO | 160,773 | 7.5% |
9 | Chicago, IL | 112,172 | 14.1% |
10 | Buffalo, NY | 81,129 | 6.7% |
11 | Newark, NJ | 71,941 | 6.3% |
12 | Louisville, KY | 68,033 | 4.6% |
13 | Albany, NY | 62,367 | 2.1% |
14 | Washington, DC | 61,122 | 4.3% |
15 | San Francisco, CA | 56,802 | – |
16 | Providence, RI | 50,666 | 2.0% |
17 | Pittsburgh, PA | 49,221 | 0.5% |
18 | Rochester, NY | 48,204 | 2.8% |
19 | Detroit, MI | 45,619 | 8.1% |
20 | Milwaukee, WI | 45,246 | 8.5% |
21 | Cleveland, OH | 43,417 | 9.8% |
22 | Charleston, SC | 40,522 | -0.6% |
23 | New Haven, CT | 39,267 | 6.8% |
24 | Troy, NY | 39,235 | 3.1% |
25 | Richmond, VA | 37,910 | 3.2% |
26 | Lowell, MA | 36,827 | 1.0% |
27 | Mobile, AL | 29,258 | 3.6% |
28 | Jersey City, NJ | 29,226 | – |
29 | Allegheny, PA | 28,702 | 3.0% |
30 | Syracuse, NY | 28,119 | 2.4% |
31 | Hartford, CT | 26,917 | 7.1% |
32 | Portland, ME | 26,341 | 2.4% |
33 | Cambridge, MA | 26,060 | 5.5% |
34 | Roxbury, MA | 25,137 | 3.2% |
35 | Charlestown, MA | 25,065 | 3.8% |
36 | Worcester, MA | 24,960 | 3.9% |
37 | Reading, PA | 23,162 | 3.9% |
38 | Memphis, TN | 22,623 | 9.9% |
39 | Utica, NY | 22,529 | 2.5% |
40 | New Bedford, MA | 22,300 | 3.1% |
41 | Savannah, GA | 22,292 | 3.8% |
42 | Salem, MA | 22,252 | 0.9% |
43 | Wilmington, DE | 21,258 | 4.3% |
44 | Manchester, NH | 20,107 | 3.7% |
45 | Dayton, OH | 20,081 | 6.2% |
46 | Paterson, NJ | 19,586 | – |
47 | Lynn, MA | 19,083 | 3.0% |
48 | Indianapolis, IN | 18,611 | 8.7% |
49 | Columbus, OH | 18,554 | 0.4% |
50 | Petersburg, VA | 18,266 | 2.7% |
51 | Lawrence, MA | 17,639 | 7.9% |
52 | Lancaster, PA | 17,603 | 3.6% |
53 | Trenton, NJ | 17,228 | – |
54 | Nashville, TN | 16,988 | 5.3% |
55 | Oswego, NY | 16,816 | 3.3% |
56 | Covington, KY | 16,471 | 5.8% |
57 | Bangor, ME | 16,407 | 1.3% |
58 | Taunton, MA | 15,376 | 3.9% |
59 | Springfield, MA | 15,199 | 2.6% |
60 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 14,726 | 2.5% |
61 | Norfolk, VA | 14,620 | 0.2% |
62 | Camden, NJ | 14,358 | 4.2% |
63 | Wheeling, VA | 14,083 | 2.1% |
64 | Norwich, CT | 14,048 | – |
65 | Peoria, IL | 14,045 | – |
66 | Fall River, MA | 14,026 | 2.0% |
67 | Sacramento, CA | 13,785 | – |
68 | Toledo, OH | 13,768 | – |
69 | Quincy, IL | 13,718 | – |
70 | Harrisburg, PA | 13,405 | 5.5% |
71 | Newburyport, MA | 13,401 | 3.4% |
72 | Chelsea, MA | 13,395 | – |
73 | Dubuque, IA | 13,000 | – |
74 | Alexandria, VA | 12,652 | 3.8% |
75 | New Albany, IN | 12,647 | 4.5% |
76 | Newburgh, NY | 12,578 | – |
77 | Augusta, GA | 12,493 | 2.8% |
78 | Bridgeport, CT | 12,106 | – |
79 | North Providence, RI | 11,818 | 4.4% |
80 | Elizabeth, NJ | 11,567 | – |
81 | Evansville, IN | 11,484 | – |
82 | Davenport, IA | 11,267 | – |
83 | New Brunswick, NJ | 11,256 | – |
84 | Auburn, NY | 10,986 | 1.4% |
85 | Gloucester, MA | 10,904 | 3.4% |
86 | Concord, NH | 10,896 | 2.4% |
87 | Lockport, NY | 10,871 | – |
88 | Newport, RI | 10,508 | 0.9% |
89 | St. Paul, MN | 10,401 | – |
90 | New London, CT | 10,115 | 1.2% |
91 | Nashua, NH | 10,065 | – |
92 | Newport, KY | 10,046 | – |
93 | Waterbury, CT | 10,004 | – |
94 | Haverhill, MA | 9,995 | – |
95 | Dorchester, MA | 9,769 | 2.1% |
96 | Hoboken, NJ | 9,662 | – |
97 | Columbus, GA | 9,621 | – |
98 | Schenectady, NY | 9,579 | 0.7% |
99 | Atlanta, GA | 9,554 | – |
100 | Wilmington, NC | 9,552 | 2.8% |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1860, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 813,669. The second largest city was Philadelphia, with a population of 565,529. The third largest US city in 1860 was Brooklyn, with a population of 266,661.
The total population of the United States in 1860 was 31,443,321. In 1860, the top 10 largest cities held 8.7% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 15.0% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1860 were as follows: White population of 26,915,482 (85.6%), Black population of 4,433,508 (14.1%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 31,443 (0.1%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 31,443 (0.1%).
The overall population of the world in 1860 was around 1,303,000,000. In 1860 the United States population accounted for about 2.4% of the world's total population.
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