The 1910 United States census , conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 census . The 1910 census switched from a portrait page orientation to a landscape orientation.
This was the last census in which Texas did not record any top 50 largest cities by population, despite being the 5th most populous state at the time. It was also the first census in which all the top 50 largest cities had population over 100,000, and the first census to occur after New York City 's five-borough amalgamation — Brooklyn was previously the 4th largest city in the United States on its own.
The 1910 census was the first to use metropolitan districts, the predecessor to modern metropolitan statistical areas , which were defined for all cities with at least 200,000 people.[ 1]
Organization Dr. Edward Dana Durand , then-head of the Bureau of Corporations , was appointed in 1909 to oversee the census.[ 2] [ 2]
Census questions The 1910 census collected the following information:[ 3]
address
name
relationship to head of family
sex
race
age
marital status and, if married, number of years of present marriage
for women, number of children born and number now living
place of birth and mother tongue of person, and their parents
if foreign born, year of immigration; whether naturalized; whether able to speak English and, if unable, language spoken
occupation, industry and class of worker
if an employee, whether out of work during year
literacy
school attendance
whether home owned or rented, and, if owned, whether mortgaged
whether farm or house
whether a survivor of Union or Confederate Army or Navy
whether blind, deaf, or dumb
Full documentation for the 1910 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series .
Column titles The column titles in the census form are as follows:
LOCATION.
Street, avenue, road, etc.
3. NAME of each person whose place of abode on April 15, 1910, was in this family.
Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any.
Include every person living on April 15, 1910. Omit children born since April 15, 1910.
RELATION.
4. Relationship of this person to the head of the family.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION.
5. Sex.
6. Color or race.
7. Age at last birthday.
8. Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced.
9. Number of years of present marriage.
10. Mother of how many children: Number born.
11. Mother of how many children: Number now living.
NATIVITY.
Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the United States, give the state or territory. If of foreign birth, give the country.
12. Place of birth of this Person.
13. Place of birth of Father of this person.
14. Place of birth of Mother of this person.
CITIZENSHIP.
15. Year of immigration to the United States.
16. Whether naturalized or alien.
17. Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken.
OCCUPATION.
18. Trade or profession of, or particular kind of work done by this person, as spinner, salesman, laborer , etc.,
19. General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm , etc.
20. Whether as employer, employee, or work on own account.
If an employee –
21. Whether out of work on April 15, 1910.
22. Number of weeks out of work during year 1909.
EDUCATION.
23. Whether able to read.
24. Whether able to write.
25. Attended school any time since September 1, 1909.
OWNERSHIP OF HOME.
26. Owned or rented.
27. Owned free or mortgaged.
28. Farm or house.
29. Number of farm schedule.
30. Whether a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy.
31. Whether blind (both eyes).
32. Whether deaf and dumb.
State rankings
Rank
State
Population as of[ 4]
Population as of
Change
Percent
1
File:Flag of New York.svg New York
9,113,614
7,268,894
1,844,720 Increase
25.4% Increase
2
File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
7,665,111
6,302,115
1,362,996 Increase
21.6% Increase
3
File:Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
5,638,591
4,821,550
817,041 Increase
16.9% Increase
4
File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
4,767,121
4,157,545
609,576 Increase
14.7% Increase
5
File:Flag of Texas.svg Texas
3,896,542
3,048,710
847,832 Increase
27.8% Increase
6
File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
3,366,416
2,805,346
561,070 Increase
20.0% Increase
7
File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
3,293,335
3,106,665
186,670 Increase
6.0% Increase
8
File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
2,810,173
2,420,982
389,191 Increase
16.1% Increase
9
File:Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
2,700,876
2,516,462
184,414 Increase
7.3% Increase
10
File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1906–1920).svg Georgia
2,609,121
2,216,331
392,790 Increase
17.7% Increase
11
File:Flag of New Jersey (1896–1965).png New Jersey
2,537,167
1,883,669
653,498 Increase
34.7% Increase
12
File:Flag of California (1909).png California
2,377,549
1,485,053
892,496 Increase
60.1% Increase
13
File:Flag of Wisconsin (1866–1913).png Wisconsin
2,333,860
2,069,042
264,818 Increase
12.8% Increase
14
File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
2,289,905
2,147,174
142,731 Increase
6.6% Increase
15
File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
2,224,771
2,231,853
−7,082 Decrease
−0.3% Decrease
16
File:Flag of North Carolina (1885–1991).svg North Carolina
2,206,287
1,893,810
312,477 Increase
16.5% Increase
17
File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
2,184,789
2,020,616
164,173 Increase
8.1% Increase
18
File:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
2,138,093
1,828,697
309,396 Increase
16.9% Increase
19
File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg Minnesota
2,075,708
1,751,394
324,314 Increase
18.5% Increase
20
File:Flag of Virginia (1861).svg Virginia
2,061,612
1,854,184
207,428 Increase
11.2% Increase
21
File:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi
1,797,114
1,551,270
245,844 Increase
15.8% Increase
22
File:Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
1,690,949
1,470,495
220,454 Increase
15.0% Increase
23
File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma
1,657,155
790,391
866,764 Increase
109.7% Increase
24
File:Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
1,656,388
1,381,625
274,763 Increase
19.9% Increase
25
File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
1,574,449
1,311,564
262,885 Increase
20.0% Increase
26
File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
1,515,400
1,340,316
175,084 Increase
13.1% Increase
27
File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
1,295,346
1,188,044
107,302 Increase
9.0% Increase
28
File:Flag of West Virginia (1907-1929).png West Virginia
1,221,119
958,800
262,319 Increase
27.4% Increase
29
File:Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
1,192,214
1,066,300
125,914 Increase
11.8% Increase
30
File:Flag of Washington.svg Washington
1,141,990
518,103
623,887 Increase
120.4% Increase
31
File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut
1,114,756
908,420
206,336 Increase
22.7% Increase
32
File:Flag of Colorado (1907–1911).png Colorado
799,024
539,700
259,324 Increase
48.0% Increase
33
File:Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg Florida
752,619
528,542
224,077 Increase
42.4% Increase
34
File:Flag of Maine.svg Maine
742,371
694,466
47,905 Increase
6.9% Increase
35
File:Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon
672,765
413,536
259,229 Increase
62.7% Increase
36
File:Flag of South Dakota (1909-1963).svg South Dakota
583,888
401,570
182,318 Increase
45.4% Increase
37
File:Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
577,056
319,146
257,910 Increase
80.8% Increase
38
File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island
542,610
428,556
114,054 Increase
26.6% Increase
39
File:Flag of New Hampshire (1909-1931).png New Hampshire
430,572
411,588
18,984 Increase
4.6% Increase
40
File:Flag of Montana (1905-1981).svg Montana
376,053
243,329
132,724 Increase
54.5% Increase
41
File:Flag of Utah (1903–1904).svg Utah
373,351
276,749
96,602 Increase
34.9% Increase
42
File:Flag of Vermont (1837-1923).svg Vermont
355,956
343,641
12,315 Increase
3.6% Increase
–
File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia
331,069
278,718
52,351 Increase
18.8% Increase
–
File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
327,301
195,310
131,991 Increase
67.6% Increase
43
File:Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho
325,594
161,772
163,822 Increase
101.3% Increase
–
File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
204,354
122,931
81,423 Increase
66.2% Increase
44
File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware
202,322
184,735
17,587 Increase
9.5% Increase
–
File:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
191,874
154,001
37,873 Increase
24.6% Increase
45
File:Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
145,965
92,531
53,434 Increase
57.7% Increase
46
File:Flag of Nevada (1905-1915).svg Nevada
81,875
42,335
39,540 Increase
93.4% Increase
–
File:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
64,356
63,592
764 Increase
1.2% Increase
City rankings
Rank
City
State
Population[ 5]
Region (2016) [ 6]
01
New York New York 4,766,883
Northeast
02
Chicago Illinois 2,185,283
Midwest
03
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,549,008
Northeast
04
St. Louis Missouri 687,029
Midwest
05
Boston Massachusetts 670,585
Northeast
06
Cleveland Ohio 560,663
Midwest
07
Baltimore Maryland 558,485
South
08
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 533,905
Northeast
09
Detroit Michigan 465,766
Midwest
10
Buffalo New York 423,715
Northeast
11
San Francisco California 416,912
West
12
Milwaukee Wisconsin 373,857
Midwest
13
Cincinnati Ohio 363,591
Midwest
14
Newark New Jersey 347,469
Northeast
15
New Orleans Louisiana 339,075
South
16
Washington District of Columbia 331,069
South
17
Los Angeles California 319,198
West
18
Minneapolis Minnesota 301,408
Midwest
19
Jersey City New Jersey 267,779
Northeast
20
Kansas City Missouri 248,381
Midwest
21
Seattle Washington 237,194
West
22
Indianapolis Indiana 233,650
Midwest
23
Providence Rhode Island 224,326
Northeast
24
Louisville Kentucky 223,928
South
25
Rochester New York 218,149
Northeast
26
Saint Paul Minnesota 214,744
Midwest
27
Denver Colorado 213,381
West
28
Portland Oregon 207,214
West
29
Columbus Ohio 181,511
Midwest
30
Toledo Ohio 168,497
Midwest
31
Atlanta Georgia 154,839
South
32
Oakland California 150,174
West
33
Worcester Massachusetts 145,986
Northeast
34
Syracuse New York 137,249
Northeast
35
New Haven Connecticut 133,605
Northeast
36
Birmingham Alabama 132,685
South
37
Memphis Tennessee 131,105
South
38
Scranton Pennsylvania 129,867
Northeast
39
Richmond Virginia 127,628
South
40
Paterson New Jersey 125,600
Northeast
41
Omaha Nebraska 124,096
Midwest
42
Fall River Massachusetts 119,295
Northeast
43
Dayton Ohio 116,577
Midwest
44
Grand Rapids Michigan 112,571
Midwest
45
Nashville Tennessee 110,364
South
46
Lowell Massachusetts 106,294
Northeast
47
Cambridge Massachusetts 104,839
Northeast
48
Spokane Washington 104,402
West
49
Bridgeport Connecticut 102,054
Northeast
50
Albany New York 100,253
Northeast
51
Hartford Connecticut 98,915
Northeast
52
Trenton New Jersey 96,815
Northeast
53
New Bedford Massachusetts 96,652
Northeast
54
San Antonio Texas 96,614
South
55
Reading Pennsylvania 96,071
Northeast
56
Camden New Jersey 94,538
Northeast
57
Salt Lake City Utah 92,777
West
58
Dallas Texas 92,104
South
59
Lynn Massachusetts 89,336
Northeast
60
Springfield Massachusetts 88,926
Northeast
61
Wilmington Delaware 87,411
South
62
Des Moines Iowa 86,368
Midwest
63
Lawrence Massachusetts 85,892
Northeast
64
Tacoma Washington 83,743
West
65
Kansas City Kansas 82,331
Midwest
66
Yonkers New York 79,803
Northeast
67
Youngstown Ohio 79,066
Midwest
68
Houston Texas 78,800
South
69
Duluth Minnesota 78,466
Midwest
70
St. Joseph Missouri 77,403
Midwest
71
Somerville Massachusetts 77,236
Northeast
72
Troy New York 76,813
Northeast
73
Utica New York 74,419
Northeast
74
Elizabeth New Jersey 73,409
Northeast
75
Fort Worth Texas 73,312
South
76
Waterbury Connecticut 73,141
Northeast
77
Schenectady New York 72,826
Northeast
78
Hoboken New Jersey 70,324
Northeast
79
Manchester New Hampshire 70,063
Northeast
80
Evansville Indiana 69,647
Midwest
81
Akron Ohio 69,067
Midwest
82
Norfolk Virginia 67,452
South
83
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 67,105
Northeast
84
Peoria Illinois 66,950
Midwest
85
Erie Pennsylvania 66,525
Northeast
86
Savannah Georgia 65,064
South
87
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 64,205
South
88
Harrisburg Pennsylvania 64,186
Northeast
89
Fort Wayne Indiana 63,933
Midwest
90
Charleston South Carolina 58,833
South
91
Portland Maine 58,571
Northeast
92
East St. Louis Illinois 58,547
Midwest
93
Terre Haute Indiana 58,157
Midwest
94
Holyoke Massachusetts 57,730
Northeast
95
Jacksonville Florida 57,699
South
96
Brockton Massachusetts 56,878
Northeast
97
Bayonne New Jersey 55,545
Northeast
98
Johnstown Pennsylvania 55,482
Northeast
99
Passaic New Jersey 54,773
Northeast
100
South Bend Indiana 53,684
Midwest
Locations of 50 most populous cities
First language of the foreign-born population
Rank
Language
White population[ 7]
1
English and Celtic
3,363,792
2
German
2,759,032
3
Italian
1,365,110
4
Yiddish and Hebrew
1,051,767
5
Polish
943,781
6
Swedish
683,218
7
French
528,842
8
Norwegian
402,587
9
Spanish
258,131
10
Hungarian
229,094
11
Czech
228,738
12
Danish
183,844
13
Slovak
166,474
14
Dutch
151,825
15
Lithuanian and Latvian
140,963
16
Slovene
123,631
17
Finnish
119,948
18
Greek
118,379
19
Serbo-Croatian
105,669
20
Portuguese
72,649
21
Russian
57,926
22
Romanian
42,277
23
Arabic
32,868
24
Ukrainian
25,131
25
Armenian
23,938
26
Bulgarian
18,341
27
Turkish
4,709
28
Albanian
2,312
Data availability File:1910 census Runge.jpg An example of a 1910 U.S. census form with August H. Runge The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in the 1940s; after which the original sheets were destroyed.[ 8] National Archives and Records Administration . Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, along with digital indices.
Microdata from the 1910 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 .
Notes
↑ Gardner, Todd (February 2021). Changes in Metropolitan Area Definition, 1910–2010 (PDF) . Center for Economic Studies (Report). United States Census Bureau. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2024 . ↑ 2.0 2.1 Willis, H. Parker (1913). "The Thirteenth Census" . Journal of Political Economy . 21 (7): 577–592. doi :10.1086/252277 . ISSN 0022-3808 . ↑ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925" . New York State Library . October 1981. p. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008 .↑ 1910 Census: Volume 1. Population, General Report and Analysis ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 ↑ "Regions and Divisions" . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .↑ "Tech Paper 29: Table 6. Mother Tongue of the Foreign-Born Population: 1910 to 1940, 1960, and 1970" . June 2, 2000. Archived from the original on June 2, 2000. Retrieved March 28, 2021 .↑ Algonquin Area Public Library District. "Census Secrets" (PDF) . Retrieved May 17, 2012 . [permanent dead link ]
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