The 1930 United States census , conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 census .
It was the first time the effects of suburban sprawl were recorded when, during the Roaring Twenties , a significant portion of the working population of New York City moved to New Jersey , aided by the George Washington Bridge which permitted quick transport from the state to Manhattan .
Census questions The 1930 census collected the following information:[ 1]
address
name
relationship to head of family
home owned or rented
if owned, value of home
if rented, monthly rent
whether owned a radio set
whether on a farm
sex
race
age
marital status and, if married, age at first marriage
school attendance
literacy
birthplace of person, and their parents
if foreign born:
language spoken at home before coming to the U. S.
year of immigration
whether naturalized
ability to speak English
occupation, industry and class of worker
whether at work previous day (or last regular work day)
veteran status
if Indian:
whether of full or mixed blood
tribal affiliation Full documentation for the 1930 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series .
Data availability The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in 1949, after which the original sheets were destroyed.[ 2] National Archives and Records Administration . Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, and digital indices.
Microdata from the 1930 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 .
State rankings
Rank
State
Population as of[ 3]
Population as of
Change
Percent
1
File:Flag of New York.svg New York
12,588,066
10,385,227
2,202,839 Increase
21.2% Increase
2
File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
9,631,350
8,720,017
911,333 Increase
10.5% Increase
3
File:Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Illinois
7,630,654
6,485,280
1,145,374 Increase
17.7% Increase
4
File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
6,646,697
5,759,394
887,303 Increase
15.4% Increase
5
File:Flag of Texas.svg Texas
5,824,715
4,663,228
1,161,487 Increase
24.9% Increase
6
File:Flag of California.svg California
5,677,251
3,426,861
2,250,390 Increase
65.7% Increase
7
File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
4,842,325
3,668,412
1,173,913 Increase
32.0% Increase
8
File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
4,249,614
3,852,356
397,258 Increase
10.3% Increase
9
File:Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
4,041,334
3,155,900
885,434 Increase
28.1% Increase
10
File:Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
3,629,367
3,404,055
225,312 Increase
6.6% Increase
11
File:Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
3,238,503
2,930,390
308,113 Increase
10.5% Increase
12
File:Flag of North Carolina (1885–1991).svg North Carolina
3,170,276
2,559,123
611,153 Increase
23.9% Increase
13
File:Flag of Wisconsin (1913–1981).svg Wisconsin
2,939,006
2,632,067
306,939 Increase
11.7% Increase
14
File:Flag of the State of Georgia (1920–1956).svg Georgia
2,908,506
2,895,832
12,674 Increase
0.4% Increase
15
File:Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
2,646,248
2,348,174
298,074 Increase
12.7% Increase
16
File:Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
2,616,556
2,337,885
278,671 Increase
11.9% Increase
17
File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
2,614,589
2,416,630
197,959 Increase
8.2% Increase
18
File:Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg Minnesota
2,563,953
2,387,125
176,828 Increase
7.4% Increase
19
File:Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
2,470,939
2,404,021
66,918 Increase
2.8% Increase
20
File:Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
2,421,851
2,309,187
112,664 Increase
4.9% Increase
21
File:Flag of Oklahoma (1925–1941).svg Oklahoma
2,396,040
2,028,283
367,757 Increase
18.1% Increase
22
File:Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
2,101,593
1,798,509
303,084 Increase
16.9% Increase
23
File:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).png Mississippi
2,009,821
1,790,618
219,203 Increase
12.2% Increase
24
File:Flag of Kansas (1927-1961).svg Kansas
1,880,999
1,769,257
111,742 Increase
6.3% Increase
25
File:Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
1,854,482
1,752,204
102,278 Increase
5.8% Increase
26
File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
1,738,765
1,683,724
55,041 Increase
3.3% Increase
27
File:Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
1,729,205
1,463,701
265,504 Increase
18.1% Increase
28
File:Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
1,631,526
1,449,661
181,865 Increase
12.5% Increase
29
File:Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut
1,606,903
1,380,631
226,272 Increase
16.4% Increase
30
File:Flag of Washington (1923–1967).png Washington
1,563,396
1,356,621
206,775 Increase
15.2% Increase
31
File:Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg Florida
1,468,211
968,470
499,741 Increase
51.6% Increase
32
File:Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
1,377,963
1,296,372
81,591 Increase
6.3% Increase
33
File:Flag of Colorado (1911–1964).svg Colorado
1,035,791
939,629
96,162 Increase
10.2% Increase
34
File:Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon
953,786
783,389
170,397 Increase
21.8% Increase
35
File:Flag of Maine.svg Maine
797,423
768,014
29,409 Increase
3.8% Increase
36
File:Flag of South Dakota (1909-1963).svg South Dakota
692,849
636,547
56,302 Increase
8.8% Increase
37
File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island
687,497
604,397
83,100 Increase
13.7% Increase
38
File:Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
680,845
646,872
33,973 Increase
5.3% Increase
39
File:Flag of Montana (1905-1981).svg Montana
537,606
548,889
-11,283 Decrease
-2.1% Decrease
40
File:Flag of Utah (1913–1922).png Utah
507,847
449,396
58,451 Increase
13.0% Increase
–
File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia
486,869
437,571
49,298 Increase
11.3% Increase
41
File:Flag of New Hampshire (1909-1931).png New Hampshire
465,293
443,083
22,210 Increase
5.0% Increase
42
File:Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho
445,032
431,866
13,166 Increase
3.0% Increase
43
File:Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
435,573
334,162
101,411 Increase
30.3% Increase
44
File:Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
423,317
360,350
62,967 Increase
17.5% Increase
–
File:Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
368,300
255,881
112,419 Increase
43.9% Increase
45
File:Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont
359,611
352,428
7,183 Increase
2.0% Increase
46
File:Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware
238,380
223,003
15,377 Increase
6.9% Increase
47
File:Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
225,565
194,402
31,163 Increase
16.0% Increase
48
File:Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada
91,058
77,407
13,651 Increase
17.6% Increase
–
File:Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
59,278
55,036
4,242 Increase
7.7% Increase
City rankings
Rank
City
State
Population[ 4]
Region (2016) [ 5]
01
New York New York 6,930,446
Northeast
02
Chicago Illinois 3,376,438
Midwest
03
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,950,961
Northeast
04
Detroit Michigan 1,568,662
Midwest
05
Los Angeles California 1,238,048
West
06
Cleveland Ohio 900,429
Midwest
07
St. Louis Missouri 821,960
Midwest
08
Baltimore Maryland 804,874
South
09
Boston Massachusetts 781,188
Northeast
10
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 669,817
Northeast
11
San Francisco California 634,394
West
12
Milwaukee Wisconsin 578,249
Midwest
13
Buffalo New York 573,076
Northeast
14
Washington District of Columbia 486,869
South
15
Minneapolis Minnesota 464,356
Midwest
16
New Orleans Louisiana 458,762
South
17
Cincinnati Ohio 451,160
Midwest
18
Newark New Jersey 442,337
Northeast
19
Kansas City Missouri 399,746
Midwest
20
Seattle Washington 365,583
West
21
Indianapolis Indiana 364,161
Midwest
22
Rochester New York 328,132
Northeast
23
Jersey City New Jersey 316,715
Northeast
24
Louisville Kentucky 307,745
South
25
Portland Oregon 301,815
West
26
Houston Texas 292,352
South
27
Toledo Ohio 290,718
Midwest
28
Columbus Ohio 290,564
Midwest
29
Denver Colorado 287,861
West
30
Oakland California 284,063
West
31
Saint Paul Minnesota 271,606
Midwest
32
Atlanta Georgia 270,366
South
33
Dallas Texas 260,475
South
34
Birmingham Alabama 259,678
South
35
Akron Ohio 255,040
Midwest
36
Memphis Tennessee 253,143
South
37
Providence Rhode Island 252,981
Northeast
38
San Antonio Texas 231,542
South
39
Omaha Nebraska 214,006
Midwest
40
Syracuse New York 209,326
Northeast
41
Dayton Ohio 200,982
Midwest
42
Worcester Massachusetts 195,311
Northeast
43
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 185,389
South
44
Richmond Virginia 182,929
South
45
Youngstown Ohio 170,002
Midwest
46
Grand Rapids Michigan 168,592
Midwest
47
Hartford Connecticut 164,072
Northeast
48
Fort Worth Texas 163,447
South
49
New Haven Connecticut 162,655
Northeast
50
Flint Michigan 156,492
Midwest
51
Nashville Tennessee 153,866
South
52
Springfield Massachusetts 149,900
Northeast
53
San Diego California 147,995
West
54
Bridgeport Connecticut 146,716
Northeast
55
Scranton Pennsylvania 143,433
Northeast
56
Des Moines Iowa 142,559
Midwest
57
Long Beach California 142,032
West
58
Tulsa Oklahoma 141,258
South
59
Salt Lake City Utah 140,267
West
60
Paterson New Jersey 138,513
Northeast
61
Yonkers New York 134,646
Northeast
62
Norfolk Virginia 129,710
South
63
Jacksonville Florida 129,549
South
64
Albany New York 127,412
Northeast
65
Trenton New Jersey 123,356
Northeast
66
Kansas City Kansas 121,857
Midwest
67
Chattanooga Tennessee 119,798
South
68
Camden New Jersey 118,700
Northeast
69
Erie Pennsylvania 115,967
Northeast
70
Spokane Washington 115,514
West
71
Fall River Massachusetts 115,274
Northeast
72
Fort Wayne Indiana 114,946
Midwest
73
Elizabeth New Jersey 114,589
Northeast
74
Cambridge Massachusetts 113,643
Northeast
75
New Bedford Massachusetts 112,597
Northeast
76
Reading Pennsylvania 111,171
Northeast
77
Wichita Kansas 111,110
Midwest
78
Miami Florida 110,637
South
79
Tacoma Washington 106,817
West
80
Wilmington Delaware 106,597
South
81
Knoxville Tennessee 105,802
South
82
Peoria Illinois 104,969
Midwest
83
Canton Ohio 104,906
Midwest
84
South Bend Indiana 104,193
Midwest
85
Somerville Massachusetts 103,908
Northeast
86
El Paso Texas 102,421
South
87
Lynn Massachusetts 102,320
Northeast
88
Evansville Indiana 102,249
Midwest
89
Utica New York 101,740
Northeast
90
Duluth Minnesota 101,463
Midwest
91
Tampa Florida 101,161
South
92
Gary Indiana 100,426
Midwest
93
Lowell Massachusetts 100,234
Northeast
94
Waterbury Connecticut 99,902
Northeast
95
Schenectady New York 95,692
Northeast
96
Sacramento California 93,750
West
97
Allentown Pennsylvania 92,563
Northeast
98
Bayonne New Jersey 88,979
Northeast
99
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 86,626
Northeast
100
Rockford Illinois 85,864
Midwest
Locations of 50 most populous cities
Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1930. Not shown:
Manila ,
Philippines .
Notes
↑ "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 .↑ The United States National Archives and Records Administration. "FAQs about the 1930 Census" . National Archives website . Retrieved May 17, 2012 . ↑ "1930 Census: Volume 1. Population, Number and Distribution of Inhabitants" . United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2021 .↑ 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 .
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