1970 United States Census - wikipedia 1970 United States Census Nineteenth Census of the United States U.S. Census Bureau Seal Census Logo General information Country United States Date taken April 1, 1970 Total population 203,392,031 Percent change 13.4 % Most populous state California 19,953,134 Least populous state Alaska 302,173 The Nineteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,392,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons enumerated during the 1960 Census. Contents 1 Data availability 2 State rankings 3 City rankings 4 Conclusions 5 Notes 6 External links Data availability Microdata from the 1970 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. 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State rankings Rank State Population California 19,953,134 New York 18,241,266 Pennsylvania 11,793,909 Texas 11,196,730 5 Illinois 11,113,976 6 Ohio 10,652,017 7 Michigan 8,875,083 8 New Jersey 7,168,164 9 Florida 6,789,443 10 Massachusetts 5,689,170 11 Indiana 5,193,669 12 North Carolina 5,082,059 13 Missouri 4,677,399 14 Virginia 4,648,494 15 Georgia 4,589,575 16 Wisconsin 4,417,933 17 Tennessee 3,924,164 18 Maryland 3,922,399 19 Minnesota 3,805,069 20 Louisiana 3,643,180 21 Alabama 3,444,165 22 Washington 3,409,169 23 Kentucky 3,219,311 24 Connecticut 3,032,217 25 Iowa 2,825,041 26 South Carolina 2,590,516 27 Oklahoma 2,559,253 28 Kansas 2,249,071 29 Mississippi 2,216,912 30 Colorado 2,207,259 31 Oregon 2,091,385 32 Arkansas 1,923,295 33 Arizona 1,772,482 34 West Virginia 1,744,237 35 Nebraska 1,483,791 36 Utah 1,059,273 37 New Mexico 1,016,000 38 Maine 993,663 39 Rhode Island 949,723 40 Hawaii 769,913 x District of Columbia 756,510 41 New Hampshire 737,681 42 Idaho 713,008 43 Montana 694,409 44 South Dakota 666,257 45 North Dakota 617,761 46 Delaware 548,104 47 Nevada 488,738 48 Vermont 444,732 49 Wyoming 332,416 50 Alaska 302,173 City rankings Rank City State Population Region ( 2016 ) 01 New York New York 7,894,862 Northeast 02 Chicago Illinois 3,366,957 Midwest 03 Los Angeles California 2,816,061 West 04 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,948,609 Northeast 05 Detroit Michigan 1,511,482 Midwest 06 Houston Texas 1,232,802 South 07 Baltimore Maryland 905,759 South 08 Dallas Texas 844,401 South 09 Washington District of Columbia 756,510 South 10 Cleveland Ohio 750,903 Midwest 11 Indianapolis Indiana 744,624 Midwest 12 Milwaukee Wisconsin 717,099 Midwest 13 San Francisco California 715,674 West 14 San Diego California 696,769 West 15 San Antonio Texas 654,153 South 16 Boston Massachusetts 641,071 Northeast 17 Memphis Tennessee 623,530 South 18 St. Louis Missouri 622,236 Midwest 19 New Orleans Louisiana 593,471 South 20 Phoenix Arizona 581,562 West 21 Columbus Ohio 539,677 Midwest 22 Seattle Washington 530,831 West 23 Jacksonville Florida 528,865 South 24 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 520,117 Northeast 25 Denver Colorado 514,678 West 26 Kansas City Missouri 507,087 Midwest 27 Atlanta Georgia 496,973 South 28 Buffalo New York 462,768 Northeast 29 Cincinnati Ohio 452,524 Midwest 30 Nashville - Davidson Tennessee 448,003 South 31 San Jose California 445,779 West 32 Minneapolis Minnesota 434,400 Midwest 33 Fort Worth Texas 393,476 South 34 Toledo Ohio 383,818 Midwest 35 Portland Oregon 382,619 West 36 Newark New Jersey 382,417 Northeast 37 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 366,481 South 38 Oakland California 361,561 West 39 Louisville Kentucky 361,472 South 40 Long Beach California 358,633 West 41 Omaha Nebraska 347,328 Midwest 42 Miami Florida 334,859 South 43 Tulsa Oklahoma 331,638 South 44 Honolulu Hawaii 324,871 West 45 El Paso Texas 322,261 South 46 Saint Paul Minnesota 309,980 Midwest 47 Norfolk Virginia 307,951 South 48 Birmingham Alabama 300,910 South 49 Rochester New York 296,233 Northeast 50 Tampa Florida 277,767 South 51 Wichita Kansas 276,554 Midwest 52 Akron Ohio 275,425 Midwest 53 Tucson Arizona 262,933 West 54 Jersey City New Jersey 260,545 Northeast 55 Sacramento California 254,413 West 56 Austin Texas 251,808 South 57 Richmond Virginia 249,621 South 58 Albuquerque New Mexico 243,751 West 59 Dayton Ohio 243,601 Midwest 60 Charlotte North Carolina 241,178 South 61 St. Petersburg Florida 216,232 South 62 Corpus Christi Texas 204,525 South 63 Yonkers New York 204,297 Northeast 64 Des Moines Iowa 200,587 Midwest 65 Grand Rapids Michigan 197,649 Midwest 66 Syracuse New York 197,208 Northeast 67 Flint Michigan 193,317 Midwest 68 Mobile Alabama 190,026 South 69 Shreveport Louisiana 182,064 South 70 Warren Michigan 179,260 Midwest 71 Providence Rhode Island 179,213 Northeast 72 Fort Wayne Indiana 177,671 Midwest 73 Worcester Massachusetts 176,572 Northeast 74 Salt Lake City Utah 175,885 West 75 Gary Indiana 175,415 Midwest 76 Knoxville Tennessee 174,587 South 77 Arlington Virginia 174,284 South 78 Madison Wisconsin 173,258 Midwest 79 Virginia Beach Virginia 172,106 South 80 Spokane Washington 170,516 West 81 Kansas City Kansas 168,213 Midwest 82 Anaheim California 166,701 West 83 Fresno California 165,972 West 84 Baton Rouge Louisiana 165,963 South 85 Springfield Massachusetts 163,905 Northeast 86 Hartford Connecticut 158,017 Northeast 87 Santa Ana California 156,601 West 88 Bridgeport Connecticut 156,542 Northeast 89 Tacoma Washington 154,581 West 90 Columbus Georgia 154,168 South 91 Jackson Mississippi 153,968 South 92 Lincoln Nebraska 149,518 Midwest 93 Lubbock Texas 149,101 South 94 Rockford Illinois 147,370 Midwest 95 Paterson New Jersey 144,824 Northeast 96 Greensboro North Carolina 144,076 South 97 Riverside California 140,089 West 98 Youngstown Ohio 139,788 Midwest 99 Fort Lauderdale Florida 139,590 South 100 Evansville Indiana 138,764 Midwest Conclusions California took over as the most populous state, New York had previously been ranked number one. While the entire country increased to more than 204 million persons, four states lost population with West Virginia leading the list, down 8 and a half percent from 1960. Notes Jump up ^ PIO, US Census Bureau, Census History Staff,. `` The `` 72 - Year Rule '' - History - U.S. Census Bureau ``. www.census.gov. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States : 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998 Jump up ^ `` Regions and Divisions ''. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2016. Jump up ^ http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1970/Apollo-13/12303235577467-2/#title `` 1970 Year in Review, UPI.com ''. Accessed April 8, 2009. Archived May 4, 2009. External links Historic US Census data 1971 U.S Census Report, with estimated 1970 Census results 1970 Census of Population United States Censuses 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 2000 2020 United States Census Bureau United States Census of Agriculture Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_United_States_Census&oldid=813878617 '' Categories : 1970 in the United States United States Census Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Română Русский Simple English Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 5 December 2017, at 18 : 52. About Wikipedia

Question: what was the population of the us in 1970
Answer: 203,392,031