1950 United States census

Seventeenth census
of the United States

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General information
CountryUnited States
Results
Total population151,325,798 (Increase 14.5%)
Most populous ​stateNew York
15,830,192
Least populous ​stateNevada
160,083

The 1950 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 151,325,798, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census.[1]

This was the first census in which:

  • More than one state recorded a population of over 10 million
  • Every state and territory recorded a population of over 100,000
  • All 100 largest cities recorded populations of over 100,000

On April 1, 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration released scanned census enumeration sheets to the general public, in accordance with the 72 year rule.[2]

  1. ^ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1950-census-pandemic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).