1980 United States census
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General information | |
Country | United States |
Results | |
Total population | 226,545,805 (Increase 11.4%) |
Most populous | California 23,667,902 |
Least populous | Alaska 401,851 |
The 1980 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census.[1] It was the first census in which a state—California—recorded a population of 20 million people, as well as the first in which all states recorded populations of over 400,000.
Census questions
[edit ]The 1980 census collected the following information from all respondents:[2]
- Address
- Name
- Household relationship
- Gender
- Race
- Age
- Marital status
- Whether of Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent
It was the first census not to ask for the name of the "head of household."[3]
Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1980 census, which contained over 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1980 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
Data availability
[edit ]Microdata from the 1980 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. Personally identifiable information will be available in 2052.[4]
State population rankings
[edit ]Rank | State | Population as of 1980 census |
Population as of 1970 census |
Change | Percent change |
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1 | California | 23,667,902 | 19,953,134 | 3,714,768 Increase | 18.6% Increase |
2 | New York | 17,558,072 | 18,236,967 | –678,895 Decrease | –3.7% Decrease |
3 | Texas | 14,229,191 | 11,196,730 | 3,032,461 Increase | 27.1% Increase |
4 | Pennsylvania | 11,863,895 | 11,793,909 | 69,986 Increase | 0.6% Increase |
5 | Illinois | 11,426,518 | 11,113,976 | 312,542 Increase | 2.8% Increase |
6 | Ohio | 10,797,630 | 10,652,017 | 145,613 Increase | 1.4% Increase |
7 | Florida | 9,746,324 | 6,789,443 | 2,956,881 Increase | 43.6% Increase |
8 | Michigan | 9,262,078 | 8,875,083 | 386,995 Increase | 4.4% Increase |
9 | New Jersey | 7,364,823 | 7,168,164 | 196,659 Increase | 2.7% Increase |
10 | North Carolina | 5,881,766 | 5,082,059 | 799,707 Increase | 15.7% Increase |
11 | Massachusetts | 5,737,037 | 5,689,170 | 47,867 Increase | 0.8% Increase |
12 | Indiana | 5,490,224 | 5,193,669 | 296,555 Increase | 5.7% Increase |
13 | Georgia | 5,463,105 | 4,589,575 | 873,530 Increase | 19.0% Increase |
14 | Virginia | 5,346,818 | 4,668,494 | 678,324 Increase | 15.0% Increase |
15 | Missouri | 4,916,686 | 4,676,501 | 240,185 Increase | 8.3% Increase |
16 | Wisconsin | 4,705,767 | 4,417,731 | 288,036 Increase | 6.5% Increase |
17 | Tennessee | 4,591,120 | 3,923,687 | 667,443 Increase | 17.0% Increase |
18 | Maryland | 4,216,975 | 3,922,399 | 294,576 Increase | 7.5% Increase |
19 | Louisiana | 4,205,900 | 3,641,306 | 564,594 Increase | 15.5% Increase |
20 | Washington | 4,132,156 | 3,409,169 | 722,987 Increase | 21.2% Increase |
21 | Minnesota | 4,075,970 | 3,804,971 | 270,999 Increase | 7.1% Increase |
22 | Alabama | 3,893,888 | 3,444,165 | 449,723 Increase | 13.1% Increase |
23 | Kentucky | 3,660,777 | 3,218,706 | 442,071 Increase | 13.7% Increase |
24 | South Carolina | 3,121,820 | 2,590,516 | 531,304 Increase | 20.5% Increase |
25 | Connecticut | 3,107,576 | 3,031,709 | 75,867 Increase | 2.5% Increase |
26 | Oklahoma | 3,025,290 | 2,559,229 | 466,061 Increase | 18.2% Increase |
27 | Iowa | 2,913,808 | 2,824,376 | 89,432 Increase | 3.2% Increase |
28 | Colorado | 2,889,964 | 2,207,259 | 682,705 Increase | 30.9% Increase |
29 | Arizona | 2,718,215 | 1,745,944 | 972,271 Increase | 55.7% Increase |
30 | Oregon | 2,633,105 | 2,091,533 | 541,572 Increase | 25.9% Increase |
31 | Mississippi | 2,520,638 | 2,216,192 | 304,446 Increase | 13.7% Increase |
32 | Kansas | 2,363,679 | 2,246,578 | 117,101 Increase | 5.2% Increase |
33 | Arkansas | 2,286,435 | 1,923,295 | 363,140 Increase | 18.9% Increase |
34 | West Virginia | 1,949,644 | 1,744,237 | 205,407 Increase | 11.8% Increase |
35 | Nebraska | 1,569,825 | 1,483,493 | 86,332 Increase | 5.8% Increase |
36 | Utah | 1,461,037 | 1,059,273 | 401,764 Increase | 37.9% Increase |
37 | New Mexico | 1,302,894 | 1,017,055 | 285,839 Increase | 28.1% Increase |
38 | Maine | 1,124,660 | 992,048 | 132,612 Increase | 13.4% Increase |
39 | Hawaii | 964,691 | 769,913 | 194,778 Increase | 25.3% Increase |
40 | Rhode Island | 947,154 | 946,725 | 429 Increase | 0.0% Increase |
41 | Idaho | 943,935 | 712,567 | 231,368 Increase | 32.5% Increase |
42 | New Hampshire | 920,610 | 737,681 | 182,929 Increase | 24.8% Increase |
43 | Nevada | 800,493 | 488,738 | 311,755 Increase | 63.8% Increase |
44 | Montana | 786,690 | 694,409 | 92,281 Increase | 13.3% Increase |
45 | South Dakota | 690,768 | 665,507 | 25,261 Increase | 3.8% Increase |
46 | North Dakota | 652,717 | 617,761 | 34,956 Increase | 5.7% Increase |
— | District of Columbia | 638,333 | 756,510 | –118,177 Decrease | –15.6% Decrease |
47 | Delaware | 594,338 | 548,104 | 46,234 Increase | 8.4% Increase |
48 | Vermont | 511,456 | 444,330 | 67,126 Increase | 15.1% Increase |
49 | Wyoming | 469,557 | 332,416 | 137,141 Increase | 41.3% Increase |
50 | Alaska | 401,851 | 300,382 | 101,469 Increase | 33.8% Increase |
Between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, the United States population increased by approximately 22,164,837 or 9.8%.
City population rankings
[edit ]Locations of 50 most populous cities
[edit ]Politics
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
- ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790–1925". New York State Library. October 1981. p. 46 (p. 52 of PDF). Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ Frum, David (2000). How We Got Here: The '70s . New York: Basic Books. p. 246. ISBN 0-465-04195-7.
- ^ "The "72-Year Rule" – History – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau, PIO Census History Staff. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
External links
[edit ]- Historic US Census data
- 1981 U.S Census Report Contains 1980 census results