| Rank | City | 1970 Population | Growth Rate (Annual) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 7,894,862 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 3,366,957 | -0.5% |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 2,816,061 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,948,609 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Detroit, MI | 1,511,482 | -1.0% |
| 6 | Houston, TX | 1,232,802 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Baltimore, MD | 905,759 | -0.4% |
| 8 | Dallas, TX | 844,401 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Washington, DC | 756,510 | -0.1% |
| 10 | Cleveland, OH | 750,903 | -1.5% |
| 11 | Indianapolis, IN | 744,624 | 4.6% |
| 12 | Milwaukee, WI | 717,099 | -0.3% |
| 13 | San Francisco, CA | 715,674 | -0.3% |
| 14 | San Diego, CA | 696,769 | 2.0% |
| 15 | San Antonio, TX | 654,153 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Boston, MA | 641,071 | -0.8% |
| 17 | Memphis, TN | 623,530 | 2.3% |
| 18 | St. Louis, MO | 622,236 | -1.9% |
| 19 | New Orleans, LA | 593,471 | -0.6% |
| 20 | Phoenix, AZ | 581,562 | 2.8% |
| 21 | Columbus, OH | 539,677 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Seattle, WA | 530,831 | -0.5% |
| 23 | Jacksonville, FL | 528,865 | 10.2% |
| 24 | Pittsburgh, PA | 520,117 | -1.5% |
| 25 | Denver, CO | 514,678 | 0.4% |
| 26 | Kansas City, MO | 507,087 | 0.6% |
| 27 | Atlanta, GA | 496,973 | 0.2% |
| 28 | Buffalo, NY | 462,768 | -1.4% |
| 29 | Cincinnati, OH | 452,524 | -1.0% |
| 30 | Nashville, TN | 448,003 | 10.1% |
| 31 | San Jose, CA | 445,779 | 8.1% |
| 32 | Minneapolis, MN | 434,400 | -1.1% |
| 33 | Fort Worth, TX | 393,476 | 1.0% |
| 34 | Toledo, OH | 383,818 | 1.9% |
| 35 | Portland, OR | 382,619 | 0.3% |
| 36 | Newark, NJ | 382,417 | -0.6% |
| 37 | Oklahoma City, OK | 366,481 | 1.2% |
| 38 | Oakland, CA | 361,561 | -0.2% |
| 39 | Louisville, KY | 361,472 | -0.8% |
| 40 | Long Beach, CA | 358,633 | 0.4% |
| 41 | Omaha, NE | 347,328 | 1.4% |
| 42 | Miami, FL | 334,859 | 1.4% |
| 43 | Tulsa, OK | 331,638 | 2.4% |
| 44 | Honolulu, HI | 324,871 | 1.0% |
| 45 | El Paso, TX | 322,261 | 1.5% |
| 46 | St. Paul, MN | 309,980 | -0.1% |
| 47 | Norfolk, VA | 307,951 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Birmingham, AL | 300,910 | -1.2% |
| 49 | Rochester, NY | 296,233 | -0.7% |
| 50 | Tampa, FL | 277,767 | 0.1% |
| 51 | Wichita, KS | 276,554 | 0.8% |
| 52 | Akron, OH | 275,425 | -0.5% |
| 53 | Tucson, AZ | 262,933 | 2.1% |
| 54 | Jersey City, NJ | 260,545 | -0.6% |
| 55 | Sacramento, CA | 254,413 | 2.9% |
| 56 | Austin, TX | 251,808 | 3.0% |
| 57 | Richmond, VA | 249,621 | 1.3% |
| 58 | Albuquerque, NM | 243,751 | 1.9% |
| 59 | Dayton, OH | 243,601 | -0.7% |
| 60 | Charlotte, NC | 241,178 | 1.8% |
| 61 | St. Petersburg, FL | 216,232 | 1.8% |
| 62 | Corpus Christi, TX | 204,525 | 2.0% |
| 63 | Yonkers, NY | 204,297 | 0.7% |
| 64 | Des Moines, IA | 200,587 | -0.4% |
| 65 | Grand Rapids, MI | 197,649 | 1.1% |
| 66 | Syracuse, NY | 197,208 | -0.9% |
| 67 | Flint, MI | 193,317 | -0.2% |
| 68 | Mobile, AL | 190,026 | -0.6% |
| 69 | Shreveport, LA | 182,064 | 1.0% |
| 70 | Warren, MI | 179,260 | – |
| 71 | Providence, RI | 179,213 | -1.5% |
| 72 | Fort Wayne, IN | 177,671 | 0.9% |
| 73 | Salt Lake City, UT | 175,885 | -0.7% |
| 74 | Gary, IN | 175,415 | -0.2% |
| 75 | Knoxville, TN | 174,587 | – |
| 76 | Arlington, VA | 174,284 | 0.6% |
| 77 | Madison, WI | 173,258 | 3.2% |
| 78 | Virginia Beach, VA | 172,106 | – |
| 79 | Spokane, WA | 170,516 | -0.6% |
| 80 | Kansas City, KS | 168,213 | 3.3% |
| 81 | Anaheim, CA | 166,701 | – |
| 82 | Fresno, CA | 165,972 | 2.2% |
| 83 | Baton Rouge, LA | 165,963 | 0.9% |
| 84 | Springfield, MA | 163,905 | -0.6% |
| 85 | Hartford, CT | 158,017 | -0.3% |
| 86 | Santa Ana, CA | 156,601 | – |
| 87 | Bridgeport, CT | 156,542 | -0.0% |
| 88 | Tacoma, WA | 154,581 | 0.4% |
| 89 | Columbus, GA | 154,168 | – |
| 90 | Jackson, MS | 153,968 | 0.6% |
| 91 | Lincoln, NE | 149,518 | 1.5% |
| 92 | Lubbock, TX | 149,101 | 1.5% |
| 93 | Rockford, IL | 147,370 | 1.5% |
| 94 | Paterson, NJ | 144,824 | 0.1% |
| 95 | Greensboro, NC | 144,076 | 1.9% |
| 96 | Riverside, CA | 140,089 | – |
| 97 | Youngstown, OH | 139,788 | -1.7% |
| 98 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 139,590 | – |
| 99 | Evansville, IN | 138,764 | -0.2% |
| 100 | Worcester, MA | 17,657 | -21.0% |
Cities in Bold = State Capitals
In 1970, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,894,862. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,366,957. The third largest US city in 1970 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,816,061.
The total population of the United States in 1970 was 203,211,926. In 1970, the top 10 largest cities held 10.8% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 24.5% of the entire country's population.
The racial demographics of the United States in 1970 were as follows: White population of 178,216,859 (87.7%), Black population of 22,556,523 (11.1%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 1,625,695 (0.8%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 812,847 (0.4%), Other race population of 203,211 (0.1%).
The overall population of the world in 1970 was around 3,700,000,000. In 1970 the United States population accounted for about 5.5% of the world's total population.
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