Rank | City | 1960 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New York, NY | 7,781,984 | -0.1% |
2 | Chicago, IL | 3,550,404 | -0.2% |
3 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,479,015 | 2.3% |
4 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,002,512 | -0.3% |
5 | Detroit, MI | 1,670,144 | -1.0% |
6 | Baltimore, MD | 939,024 | -0.1% |
7 | Houston, TX | 938,219 | 4.6% |
8 | Cleveland, OH | 876,050 | -0.4% |
9 | Washington, DC | 763,956 | -0.5% |
10 | St. Louis, MO | 750,026 | -1.3% |
11 | Milwaukee, WI | 741,324 | 1.5% |
12 | San Francisco, CA | 740,316 | -0.5% |
13 | Boston, MA | 697,197 | -1.4% |
14 | Dallas, TX | 679,684 | 4.6% |
15 | New Orleans, LA | 627,525 | 1.0% |
16 | Pittsburgh, PA | 604,332 | -1.1% |
17 | San Antonio, TX | 587,718 | 3.7% |
18 | San Diego, CA | 573,224 | 5.5% |
19 | Seattle, WA | 557,087 | 1.8% |
20 | Buffalo, NY | 532,759 | -0.8% |
21 | Cincinnati, OH | 502,550 | -0.0% |
22 | Memphis, TN | 497,524 | 2.3% |
23 | Denver, CO | 493,887 | 1.7% |
24 | Atlanta, GA | 487,455 | 3.9% |
25 | Minneapolis, MN | 482,872 | -0.8% |
26 | Indianapolis, IN | 476,258 | 1.1% |
27 | Kansas City, MO | 475,539 | 0.4% |
28 | Columbus, OH | 471,316 | 2.3% |
29 | Phoenix, AZ | 439,170 | 15.2% |
30 | Newark, NJ | 405,220 | -0.8% |
31 | Louisville, KY | 390,639 | 0.6% |
32 | Portland, OR | 372,676 | -0.0% |
33 | Oakland, CA | 367,548 | -0.5% |
34 | Fort Worth, TX | 356,268 | 2.5% |
35 | Long Beach, CA | 344,168 | 3.2% |
36 | Birmingham, AL | 340,887 | 0.4% |
37 | Oklahoma City, OK | 324,253 | 2.9% |
38 | Rochester, NY | 318,611 | -0.4% |
39 | Toledo, OH | 318,003 | 0.5% |
40 | St. Paul, MN | 313,411 | 0.1% |
41 | Norfolk, VA | 305,872 | 3.7% |
42 | Omaha, NE | 301,598 | 1.8% |
43 | Honolulu, HI | 294,194 | – |
44 | Miami, FL | 291,688 | 1.6% |
45 | Akron, OH | 290,351 | 0.6% |
46 | El Paso, TX | 276,687 | 7.8% |
47 | Jersey City, NJ | 276,101 | -0.8% |
48 | Tampa, FL | 274,970 | 8.2% |
49 | Dayton, OH | 262,332 | 0.7% |
50 | Tulsa, OK | 261,685 | 3.7% |
51 | Wichita, KS | 254,698 | 4.2% |
52 | Richmond, VA | 219,958 | -0.5% |
53 | Syracuse, NY | 216,038 | -0.2% |
54 | Tucson, AZ | 212,892 | – |
55 | Des Moines, IA | 208,982 | 1.6% |
56 | Providence, RI | 207,498 | -1.8% |
57 | San Jose, CA | 204,196 | – |
58 | Mobile, AL | 202,779 | 4.6% |
59 | Charlotte, NC | 201,564 | 4.2% |
60 | Albuquerque, NM | 201,189 | – |
61 | Jacksonville, FL | 201,030 | -0.2% |
62 | Flint, MI | 196,940 | 1.9% |
63 | Sacramento, CA | 191,667 | 3.4% |
64 | Yonkers, NY | 190,634 | 2.2% |
65 | Salt Lake City, UT | 189,454 | 0.4% |
66 | Worcester, MA | 186,587 | -0.9% |
67 | Austin, TX | 186,545 | 3.5% |
68 | Spokane, WA | 181,608 | 1.2% |
69 | St. Petersburg, FL | 181,298 | – |
70 | Gary, IN | 178,320 | 2.9% |
71 | Grand Rapids, MI | 177,313 | 0.0% |
72 | Springfield, MA | 174,463 | 0.7% |
73 | Nashville, TN | 170,874 | -0.2% |
74 | Corpus Christi, TX | 167,690 | 4.5% |
75 | Youngstown, OH | 166,689 | -0.1% |
76 | Shreveport, LA | 164,372 | 2.6% |
77 | Arlington, VA | 163,401 | 1.9% |
78 | Hartford, CT | 162,178 | -0.9% |
79 | Fort Wayne, IN | 161,776 | 1.9% |
80 | Bridgeport, CT | 156,748 | -0.1% |
81 | Baton Rouge, LA | 152,419 | 2.0% |
82 | New Haven, CT | 152,048 | -0.8% |
83 | Savannah, GA | 149,245 | 2.2% |
84 | Tacoma, WA | 147,979 | 0.3% |
85 | Jackson, MS | 144,422 | – |
86 | Paterson, NJ | 143,663 | 0.3% |
87 | Evansville, IN | 141,543 | 1.0% |
88 | Erie, PA | 138,440 | 0.6% |
89 | Amarillo, TX | 137,969 | – |
90 | Montgomery, AL | 134,393 | – |
91 | Fresno, CA | 133,929 | – |
92 | South Bend, IN | 132,445 | 1.3% |
93 | Chattanooga, TN | 130,009 | -0.1% |
94 | Albany, NY | 129,726 | -0.4% |
95 | Lubbock, TX | 128,691 | – |
96 | Lincoln, NE | 128,521 | – |
97 | Rockford, IL | 126,706 | – |
98 | Madison, WI | 126,706 | – |
99 | Kansas City, KS | 121,901 | -0.6% |
100 | Greensboro, NC | 119,574 | – |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1960, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,781,984. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,550,404. The third largest US city in 1960 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,479,015.
The total population of the United States in 1960 was 179,323,175. In 1960, the top 10 largest cities held 12.1% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 26.5% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1960 were as follows: White population of 158,880,333 (88.6%), Black population of 18,828,933 (10.5%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 896,615 (0.5%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 537,969 (0.3%).
The overall population of the world in 1960 was around 3,035,000,000. In 1960 the United States population accounted for about 5.9% of the world's total population.
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