United States Census 1980

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United States Census 1980
Raised on April 1, 1980
population 226.545.805
Change from 1970 + 11.4%
Most populous state California
23,699,000
Lowest population state Alaska
400,000

The 1980 United States Census was the 20th census in the United States since 1790 . It was carried out by the United States Census Bureau .

Results

As of April 1, 1980, there were 226,545,805 people in the United States. The population grew by 11.4 percent compared to 1970. The most populous state was California with 23.7 million inhabitants, the smallest was Alaska with 400,000 for the last time . In 1985, Wyoming replaced Alaska as the most populous state.

The state population figures from the 10-year United States censuses are key to determining the number of representatives from those states in the United States House of Representatives . The adjustment is usually made in the next but one Congress after a census.

States by population

U.S. states by population in 1980.

rank State population
1 USA CaliforniaCalifornia California 23,669,000
2 USA New Yorknew York new York 17,557,000
3 USA TexasTexas Texas 14,228,000
4th USA PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Pennsylvania 11,867,000
5 USA IllinoisIllinois Illinois 11,419,000
6th USA OhioOhio Ohio 10,797,000
7th USA FloridaFlorida Florida 9,739,000
8th USA MichiganMichigan Michigan 9,259,000
9 USA New JerseyNew Jersey New Jersey 7,364,000
10 USA North CarolinaNorth Carolina North Carolina 5,874,000
11 USA-MassachusettsMassachusetts Massachusetts 5,737,000
12 USA IndianaIndiana Indiana 5,491,000
13 USA GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia 5,464,000
14th USA VirginiaVirginia Virginia 5,346,000
15th USA MissouriMissouri Missouri 4,917,000
16 USA WisconsinWisconsin Wisconsin 4,706,000
17th USA TennesseeTennessee Tennessee 4,591,000
18th USA MarylandMaryland Maryland 4,216,000
19th USA LouisianaLouisiana Louisiana 4,203,000
20th USA WashingtonWashington Washington 4,130,000
21st USA MinnesotaMinnesota Minnesota 4,077,000
22nd USA AlabamaAlabama Alabama 3,891,000
23 USA KentuckyKentucky Kentucky 3,661,000
24 USA South CarolinaSouth carolina South carolina 3,119,000
25th USA ConnecticutConnecticut Connecticut 3,107,000
26th USA OklahomaOklahoma Oklahoma 3,026,000
27 USA IowaIowa Iowa 2,914,000
28 USA ColoradoColorado Colorado 2,890,000
29 USA ArizonaArizona Arizona 2,718,000
30th USA OregonOregon Oregon 2,632,000
31 USA Mississippi Mississippi 2,520,000
32 USA KansasKansas Kansas 2,363,000
33 USA ArkansasArkansas Arkansas 2,285,000
34 USA West VirginiaWest Virginia West Virginia 1,950,000
35 USA NebraskaNebraska Nebraska 1,570,000
36 USA UtahUtah Utah 1,461,000
37 USA New MexicoNew Mexico New Mexico 1,299,000
38 USA MaineMaine Maine 1,125,000
39 USA HawaiiHawaii Hawaii 985,000
40 USA Rhode IslandRhode Island Rhode Island 948,000
41 USA IdahoIdaho Idaho 945,000
42 USA New HampshireNew Hampshire New Hampshire 921,000
43 USA NevadaNevada Nevada 799,000
44 USA MontanaMontana Montana 787,000
45 USA South DakotaSouth Dakota South Dakota 690,000
46 USA North DakotaNorth Dakota North Dakota 654,000
... USA-District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia District of Columbia 638,000
47 USA-DelawareDelaware Delaware 596,000
48 USA VermontVermont Vermont 512,000
49 USA WyomingWyoming Wyoming 471,000
50 USA AlaskaAlaska Alaska 400,000

Cities by population

The 20 most populous cities in the United States by population in 1970.

rank city State population
1 New York City new York 7,071,639
2 Chicago Illinois 3,005,072
3 los Angeles California 2,966,850
4th Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,688,210
5 Houston Texas 1,595,138
6th Detroit Michigan 1,203,339
7th Dallas Texas 904.078
8th San Diego California 875,538
9 Phoenix Arizona 789.704
10 Baltimore Maryland 786.775
11 San Antonio Texas 785.880
12 Indianapolis Indiana 700,807
13 San Francisco California 678.974
14th Memphis Tennessee 646.356
15th Washington, DC District of Columbia 638.333
16 Milwaukee Wisconsin 636.212
17th San Jose California 629,442
18th Cleveland Ohio 573,822
19th Columbus Ohio 564,871
20th Boston Massachusetts 562.994

Individual evidence

  1. Section 1: Population. (PDF; 8.0 MB) on: census.gov