| 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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