Biggest US Cities in 1980 - Historical Population Data

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Top 100 Biggest US Cities In The Year 1980

Rank	City	1980 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New York, NY	7,071,639	-1.1%
2	Chicago, IL	3,005,072	-1.1%
3	Los Angeles, CA	2,966,850	0.5%
4	Philadelphia, PA	1,688,210	-1.4%
5	Houston, TX	1,595,138	2.6%
6	Detroit, MI	1,203,339	-2.3%
7	Dallas, TX	904,078	0.7%
8	San Diego, CA	875,538	2.3%
9	Phoenix, AZ	789,704	3.1%
10	Baltimore, MD	786,775	-1.4%
11	San Antonio, TX	785,880	1.9%
12	Indianapolis, IN	700,807	-0.6%
13	San Francisco, CA	678,974	-0.5%
14	Memphis, TN	646,356	0.4%
15	Washington, DC	638,333	-1.7%
16	Milwaukee, WI	636,212	-1.2%
17	San Jose, CA	629,442	3.5%
18	Cleveland, OH	573,822	-2.7%
19	Columbus, OH	564,871	0.5%
20	Boston, MA	562,994	-1.3%
21	New Orleans, LA	557,515	-0.6%
22	Jacksonville, FL	540,920	0.2%
23	Seattle, WA	493,846	-0.7%
24	Denver, CO	492,365	-0.4%
25	Nashville, TN	455,651	0.2%
26	St. Louis, MO	453,085	-3.1%
27	Kansas City, MO	448,159	-1.2%
28	El Paso, TX	425,259	2.8%
29	Atlanta, GA	425,022	-1.6%
30	Pittsburgh, PA	423,938	-2.0%
31	Oklahoma City, OK	403,213	1.0%
32	Cincinnati, OH	385,457	-1.6%
33	Fort Worth, TX	385,164	-0.2%
34	Minneapolis, MN	370,951	-1.6%
35	Portland, OR	366,383	-0.4%
36	Honolulu, HI	365,048	1.2%
37	Long Beach, CA	361,334	0.1%
38	Tulsa, OK	360,919	0.8%
39	Buffalo, NY	357,870	-2.5%
40	Toledo, OH	354,635	-0.8%
41	Miami, FL	346,865	0.4%
42	Austin, TX	345,496	3.2%
43	Oakland, CA	339,337	-0.6%
44	Albuquerque, NM	331,767	3.1%
45	Tucson, AZ	330,537	2.3%
46	Newark, NJ	329,248	-1.5%
47	Charlotte, NC	314,447	2.7%
48	Omaha, NE	314,255	-1.0%
49	Louisville, KY	298,451	-1.9%
50	Birmingham, AL	284,413	-0.6%
51	Wichita, KS	279,272	0.1%
52	Sacramento, CA	275,741	0.8%
53	Tampa, FL	271,523	-0.2%
54	St. Paul, MN	270,230	-1.4%
55	Norfolk, VA	266,979	-1.4%
56	Virginia Beach, VA	262,199	4.3%
57	Rochester, NY	241,741	-2.0%
58	St. Petersburg, FL	238,647	1.0%
59	Akron, OH	237,177	-1.5%
60	Corpus Christi, TX	231,999	1.3%
61	Jersey City, NJ	223,532	-1.5%
62	Baton Rouge, LA	219,419	2.8%
63	Anaheim, CA	219,311	2.8%
64	Richmond, VA	219,214	-1.3%
65	Fresno, CA	218,202	2.8%
66	Colorado Springs, CO	215,150	–
67	Shreveport, LA	205,820	1.2%
68	Lexington, KY	204,165	–
69	Santa Ana, CA	203,713	2.7%
70	Dayton, OH	203,371	-1.8%
71	Jackson, MS	202,895	2.8%
72	Mobile, AL	200,452	0.5%
73	Yonkers, NY	195,351	-0.4%
74	Des Moines, IA	191,003	-0.5%
75	Grand Rapids, MI	181,843	-0.8%
76	Montgomery, AL	177,857	–
77	Knoxville, TN	175,030	0.0%
78	Anchorage, AK	174,431	–
79	Lubbock, TX	173,979	1.6%
80	Fort Wayne, IN	172,196	-0.3%
81	Lincoln, NE	171,932	1.4%
82	Spokane, WA	171,300	0.0%
83	Riverside, CA	170,876	2.0%
84	Madison, WI	170,616	-0.2%
85	Huntington Beach, CA	170,505	–
86	Syracuse, NY	170,105	-1.5%
87	Chattanooga, TN	169,565	–
88	Columbus, GA	169,441	0.9%
89	Las Vegas, NV	164,674	–
90	Metairie, LA	164,160	–
91	Salt Lake City, UT	163,033	-0.8%
92	Worcester, MA	161,799	24.8%
93	Warren, MI	161,134	-1.1%
94	Kansas City, KS	161,087	-0.4%
95	Arlington, TX	160,113	–
96	Flint, MI	159,611	-1.9%
97	Aurora, CO	158,588	–
98	Tacoma, WA	158,501	0.3%
99	Little Rock, AR	158,461	–
100	Providence, RI	156,804	-1.3%

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What was the largest city in the US in 1980?

In 1980, the largest city in the US was New York, with a population of 7,071,639. The second largest city was Chicago, with a population of 3,005,072. The third largest US city in 1980 was Los Angeles, with a population of 2,966,850.

What was the overall population of the United States in 1980?

The total population of the United States in 1980 was 226,545,805. In 1980, the top 10 largest cities held 9.2% of the population of the country. The top 100 cities accounted for 21.5% of the entire country's population.

What was the demographic makeup of the United States in 1980?

The racial demographics of the United States in 1980 were as follows: White population of 188,259,563 (83.1%), Black population of 26,505,859 (11.7%), Other race population of 6,796,374 (3.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander population of 3,398,187 (1.5%), American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut population of 1,359,274 (0.6%).

What was the overall population of the world in 1980?

The overall population of the world in 1980 was around 4,458,000,000. In 1980 the United States population accounted for about 5.1% of the world's total population.