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Population schedule
Country United States Total population 132,164,569 ( 7.6%) Most populous state New York 13,479,142Least populous state Nevada 110,247
The 1940 United States census , conducted by the Census Bureau , determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940.
A number of new questions were asked including where people were five years before, highest educational grade achieved, and information about wages. This census introduced sampling techniques; one in 20 people were asked additional questions on the census form. Other innovations included a field test of the census in 1939. This was the first census in which every state (48 ) had a population greater than 100,000.
Census questions [ edit ]
The 1940 census collected the following information:[1]
home owned or rented
if owned, value
if rented, monthly rent
whether on a farm
name
relationship to head of household
sex
race
age
marital status
school attendance
educational attainment
birthplace
if foreign born, citizenship
location of residence five years ago and whether on a farm
employment status
if at work, whether in private or non-emergency government work, or in public emergency work (WPA , CCC , NYA , etc.)
if in private or non-emergency government work, hours worked in week
if seeking work or on public emergency work, duration of unemployment
occupation, industry and class of worker
weeks worked last year
wage and salary income last year
In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering age at first marriage, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1940 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series .
Data availability [ edit ]
1940 U.S. census poster
Following completion of the census, the original enumeration sheets were microfilmed ; after which the original sheets were destroyed.[2]
As required by Title 13 of the U.S. Code , access to personally identifiable information from census records was restricted for 72 years.[3] Non-personally identifiable information Microdata from the 1940 census is freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series . Also, aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System .
On April 2, 2012[4] —72 years after the census was taken—microfilmed images of the 1940 census enumeration sheets were released to the public by the National Archives and Records Administration .[5] [6] The records are indexed only by enumeration district upon initial release; several organizations are compiling indices, in some cases through crowdsourcing .[7]
State rankings [ edit ]
A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage.
Rank
State
Population as of 1940 census[8]
Population as of 1930 census
Change
Percent change
1
New York
13,479,142
12,588,066
891,076
7.1%
2
Pennsylvania
9,900,180
9,631,350
268,830
2.8%
3
Illinois
7,897,241
7,630,654
266,587
3.5%
4
Ohio
6,907,612
6,646,697
260,915
3.9%
5
California
6,907,387
5,677,251
1,230,136
21.7%
6
Texas
6,414,824
5,824,715
590,109
10.1%
7
Michigan
5,256,106
4,842,325
413,781
8.5%
8
Massachusetts
4,316,721
4,249,614
67,107
1.6%
9
New Jersey
4,160,165
4,041,334
118,831
2.9%
10
Missouri
3,784,664
3,629,367
155,297
4.3%
11
North Carolina
3,571,623
3,170,276
401,347
12.7%
12
Indiana
3,427,796
3,238,503
189,293
5.8%
13
Wisconsin
3,137,587
2,939,006
198,581
6.8%
14
Georgia
3,123,723
2,908,506
215,217
7.4%
15
Tennessee
2,915,841
2,616,556
299,285
11.4%
16
Kentucky
2,845,627
2,614,589
231,038
8.8%
17
Alabama
2,832,961
2,646,248
186,713
7.1%
18
Minnesota
2,792,300
2,563,953
228,347
8.9%
19
Virginia
2,677,773
2,421,851
255,922
10.6%
20
Iowa
2,538,268
2,470,939
67,329
2.7%
21
Louisiana
2,363,516
2,101,593
261,923
12.5%
22
Oklahoma
2,336,434
2,396,040
−59,606
−2.5%
23
Mississippi
2,183,796
2,009,821
173,975
8.7%
24
Arkansas
1,949,387
1,854,482
94,905
5.1%
25
West Virginia
1,901,974
1,729,205
172,769
10.0%
26
South Carolina
1,899,804
1,738,765
161,039
9.3%
27
Florida
1,897,414
1,468,211
429,203
29.2%
28
Maryland
1,821,244
1,631,526
189,718
11.6%
29
Kansas
1,801,028
1,880,999
−79,971
−4.3%
30
Washington
1,736,191
1,563,396
172,795
11.1%
31
Connecticut
1,709,242
1,606,903
102,339
6.4%
32
Nebraska
1,315,834
1,377,963
−62,129
−4.5%
33
Colorado
1,123,296
1,035,791
87,505
8.4%
34
Oregon
1,089,684
953,786
135,898
14.2%
35
Maine
847,226
797,423
49,803
6.2%
36
Rhode Island
713,346
687,497
25,849
3.8%
—
District of Columbia
663,091
486,869
176,222
36.2%
37
South Dakota
642,961
692,849
−49,888
−7.2%
38
North Dakota
641,935
680,845
−38,910
−5.7%
39
Montana
559,456
537,606
21,850
4.1%
40
Utah
550,310
507,847
42,463
8.4%
41
New Mexico
531,818
423,317
108,501
25.6%
42
Idaho
524,873
445,032
79,841
17.9%
43
Arizona
499,261
435,573
63,688
14.6%
44
New Hampshire
491,524
465,293
26,231
5.6%
—
Hawaii
422,770
368,300
54,470
14.8%
45
Vermont
359,231
359,611
−380
−0.1%
46
Delaware
266,505
238,380
28,125
11.8%
47
Wyoming
250,742
225,565
25,177
11.2%
48
Nevada
110,247
91,058
19,189
21.1%
—
Alaska
72,524
59,278
13,246
22.3%
—
United States
132,165,129
123,202,660
8,962,469
7.3%
City rankings [ edit ]
Rank
City
State
Population[9]
Region (2016) [10]
01
New York
New York
7,454,995
Northeast
02
Chicago
Illinois
3,396,808
Midwest
03
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
1,931,334
Northeast
04
Detroit
Michigan
1,623,452
Midwest
05
Los Angeles
California
1,504,277
West
06
Cleveland
Ohio
878,336
Midwest
07
Baltimore
Maryland
859,100
South
08
St. Louis
Missouri
816,048
Midwest
09
Boston
Massachusetts
770,816
Northeast
10
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
671,659
Northeast
11
Washington
District of Columbia
663,091
South
12
San Francisco
California
634,536
West
13
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
587,472
Midwest
14
Buffalo
New York
575,901
Northeast
15
New Orleans
Louisiana
494,537
South
16
Minneapolis
Minnesota
492,370
Midwest
17
Cincinnati
Ohio
455,610
Midwest
18
Newark
New Jersey
429,760
Northeast
19
Kansas City
Missouri
399,178
Midwest
20
Indianapolis
Indiana
386,972
Midwest
21
Houston
Texas
384,514
South
22
Seattle
Washington
368,302
West
23
Rochester
New York
324,975
Northeast
24
Denver
Colorado
322,412
West
25
Louisville
Kentucky
319,077
South
26
Columbus
Ohio
306,087
Midwest
27
Portland
Oregon
305,394
West
28
Atlanta
Georgia
302,288
South
29
Oakland
California
302,163
West
30
Jersey City
New Jersey
301,173
Northeast
31
Dallas
Texas
294,734
South
32
Memphis
Tennessee
292,942
South
33
Saint Paul
Minnesota
287,736
Midwest
34
Toledo
Ohio
282,349
Midwest
35
Birmingham
Alabama
267,583
South
36
San Antonio
Texas
253,854
South
37
Providence
Rhode Island
253,504
Northeast
38
Akron
Ohio
244,791
Midwest
39
Omaha
Nebraska
223,844
Midwest
40
Dayton
Ohio
210,718
Midwest
41
Syracuse
New York
205,967
Northeast
42
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
204,424
South
43
San Diego
California
203,341
West
44
Worcester
Massachusetts
193,694
Northeast
45
Richmond
Virginia
193,042
South
46
Fort Worth
Texas
177,662
South
47
Jacksonville
Florida
173,065
South
48
Miami
Florida
172,172
South
49
Youngstown
Ohio
167,720
Midwest
50
Nashville
Tennessee
167,402
South
51
Hartford
Connecticut
166,267
Northeast
52
Grand Rapids
Michigan
164,292
Midwest
53
Long Beach
California
164,271
West
54
New Haven
Connecticut
160,605
Northeast
55
Des Moines
Iowa
159,819
Midwest
56
Flint
Michigan
151,543
Midwest
57
Salt Lake City
Utah
149,934
West
58
Springfield
Massachusetts
149,554
Northeast
59
Bridgeport
Connecticut
147,121
Northeast
60
Norfolk
Virginia
144,332
South
61
Yonkers
New York
142,598
Northeast
62
Tulsa
Oklahoma
142,157
South
63
Scranton
Pennsylvania
140,404
Northeast
64
Paterson
New Jersey
139,656
Northeast
65
Albany
New York
130,577
Northeast
66
Chattanooga
Tennessee
128,163
South
67
Trenton
New Jersey
124,697
Northeast
68
Spokane
Washington
122,001
West
69
Kansas City
Kansas
121,458
Midwest
70
Fort Wayne
Indiana
118,410
Midwest
71
Camden
New Jersey
117,536
Northeast
72
Erie
Pennsylvania
116,955
Northeast
73
Fall River
Massachusetts
115,428
Northeast
74
Wichita
Kansas
114,966
Midwest
75
Wilmington
Delaware
112,504
South
76
Gary
Indiana
111,719
Midwest
77
Knoxville
Tennessee
111,580
South
78
Cambridge
Massachusetts
110,879
Northeast
79
Reading
Pennsylvania
110,568
Northeast
80
New Bedford
Massachusetts
110,341
Northeast
81
Elizabeth
New Jersey
109,912
Northeast
82
Tacoma
Washington
109,408
West
83
Canton
Ohio
108,401
Midwest
84
Tampa
Florida
108,391
South
85
Sacramento
California
105,958
West
86
Peoria
Illinois
105,087
Midwest
87
Somerville
Massachusetts
102,177
Northeast
88
Lowell
Massachusetts
101,389
Northeast
89
South Bend
Indiana
101,268
Midwest
90
Duluth
Minnesota
101,065
Midwest
91
Charlotte
North Carolina
100,899
South
92
Utica
New York
100,518
Northeast
93
Waterbury
Connecticut
99,314
Northeast
94
Shreveport
Louisiana
98,167
South
95
Lynn
Massachusetts
98,123
Northeast
96
Evansville
Indiana
97,062
Midwest
97
Allentown
Pennsylvania
96,904
Northeast
98
El Paso
Texas
96,810
South
99
Savannah
Georgia
95,996
South
100
Little Rock
Arkansas
88,039
South
Locations of 50 most populous cities [ edit ]
Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1940. Not shown: Manila , Philippines .
Use for Japanese American internment [ edit ]
During World War II , the Census Bureau responded to numerous information requests from US government agencies, including the US Army and the US Secret Service, to facilitate the internment of Japanese Americans . In his report of the operation, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt wrote that "The most important single source of information prior to the evacuation was the 1940 Census of Population."[11] [12] [13]
References [ edit ]
^ "Historical Background" . US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009 .
^ "1940 Census" . Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2006 .
^ Weinstein, Allen (April 2008). "Access to genealogy data at NARA grows" (PDF) . NARA Staff Bulletin . Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved July 2, 2009 .
^ Weinstein, Allen (Summer 2008). "Finding Out Who You Are: First Stop, National Archives" . Prologue magazine, vol. 40, no. 2 . Washington DC: National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved July 2, 2009 .
^ Daley, Bill (March 27, 2012). "Unlocking a new door to the 1940s – 1940 census details to be released to public" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 20, 2012 .
^ "1940 Census of Population: Volume 1. Number of Inhabitants" .
^ 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 .
^ Japanese evacuation from the West coast, 1942 : final report , by De Witt, J. L. (John Lesesne), b. 1880; United States. Army. Western Defense Command
^ Confirmed: The U.S. Census Bureau Gave Up Names of Japanese-Americans in WW II
^ Some Japanese-Americans Wrongfully Imprisoned During WWII Oppose Census Question
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1940_United_States_census&oldid=1194535682 "
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