21st United States national census
The 1990 United States census , conducted by the Census Bureau , determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 census .[1]
Approximately 16 percent of households received a "long form" of the 1990 census, which contained more than 100 questions. Full documentation on the 1990 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series .
It was the first census to designate "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander " as a racial group separate from Asians . The census was also the first census to be directed by a woman, Barbara Everitt Bryant .
To increase black participation in the 1990 United States census, the bureau recruited Bill Cosby , Magic Johnson , Alfre Woodard , and Miss America Debbye Turner as spokespeople.[2] 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 2062.[3]
This was the first census since 1880 in which Chicago was not the second-largest city, having been overtaken by Los Angeles . As of the 2020 census , Los Angeles has remained the nation's second-largest city.
State rankings A map showing the population change of each US State by percentage. Population and population change in the United States by state Rank State Population as of 1990 census Population as of 1980 census Change Percent change 1 California 29,760,021 23,667,902 6,092,119 25.7%2 New York 17,990,455 17,558,072 432,383 2.5%3 Texas 16,986,510 14,229,191 2,757,319 19.4%4 Florida 12,937,926 9,746,324 3,191,602 32.7%5 Pennsylvania 11,881,643 11,863,895 17,748 0.2%6 Illinois 11,430,602 11,426,518 4,084 0.0%7 Ohio 10,847,115 10,797,630 49,485 0.4%8 Michigan 9,295,297 9,262,078 33,219 0.4%9 New Jersey 7,730,188 7,364,823 365,365 5.0%10 North Carolina 6,628,637 5,881,766 746,871 12.7%11 Georgia 6,478,216 5,463,105 1,015,111 18.6%12 Virginia 6,187,358 5,346,818 840,540 15.7%13 Massachusetts 6,016,425 5,737,037 279,388 4.9%14 Indiana 5,544,159 5,490,224 53,935 1.0%15 Missouri 5,117,073 4,916,686 200,387 4.1%16 Wisconsin 4,891,769 4,705,767 186,002 3.9%17 Tennessee 4,877,185 4,591,120 286,065 6.2%18 Washington 4,866,692 4,132,156 734,536 17.8%19 Maryland 4,781,468 4,216,975 564,493 13.4%20 Minnesota 4,375,099 4,075,970 299,129 7.3%21 Louisiana 4,219,973 4,205,900 14,073 0.3%22 Alabama 4,040,587 3,893,888 146,699 3.8%23 Kentucky 3,685,296 3,660,777 24,519 0.7%24 Arizona 3,665,228 2,718,215 947,013 34.8%25 South Carolina 3,486,703 3,121,820 364,883 11.7%26 Colorado 3,294,394 2,889,964 404,430 14.0%27 Connecticut 3,287,116 3,107,576 179,540 5.8%28 Oklahoma 3,145,585 3,025,290 120,295 4.0%29 Oregon 2,842,321 2,633,105 209,216 7.9%30 Iowa 2,776,755 2,913,808 –137,053 –4.7%31 Mississippi 2,573,216 2,520,638 52,578 2.1%32 Kansas 2,477,574 2,363,679 113,895 4.8%33 Arkansas 2,350,725 2,286,435 64,290 2.8%34 West Virginia 1,793,477 1,949,644 –156,167 –8.0%35 Utah 1,722,850 1,461,037 261,813 17.9%36 Nebraska 1,578,385 1,569,825 8,560 0.5%37 New Mexico 1,515,069 1,302,894 212,175 16.3%38 Maine 1,227,928 1,124,660 103,268 9.2%39 Nevada 1,201,833 800,493 401,340 50.1%40 New Hampshire 1,109,252 920,610 188,642 20.5%41 Hawaii 1,108,229 964,691 143,538 14.8%42 Idaho 1,006,749 943,935 62,814 6.7%43 Rhode Island 1,003,464 947,154 56,310 5.9%44 Montana 799,065 786,690 12,375 1.6%45 South Dakota 696,004 690,768 5,236 0.8%46 Delaware 666,168 594,338 71,830 12.1%47 North Dakota 638,800 652,717 –13,917 –2.1%— District of Columbia 606,900 638,333 –31,433 –4.9%48 Vermont 562,758 511,456 51,302 10.0%49 Alaska 550,043 401,851 148,192 36.8%50 Wyoming 453,588 469,557 –15,969 –3.4% United States 248,709,873 226,545,805 22,164,068 9.8%
Reapportionment The results of the 1990 census determined the number of seats that each state receives in the United States House of Representatives starting with the 1992 elections . Consequently, this affected the number of votes each state has in the Electoral College for the 1992 presidential election .
Because of population changes, twenty-one states had changes in their number of seats. Eight states gained at least one seat, and thirteen states lost at least one seat. The final result involved 19 seats being switched.[4]
City rankings Rank City State Population[5] Region (2016) [6] 01 New York New York 7,322,564 Northeast 02 Los Angeles California 3,485,398 West 03 Chicago Illinois 2,783,726 Midwest 04 Houston Texas 1,630,553 South 05 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,585,577 Northeast 06 San Diego California 1,110,549 West 07 Detroit Michigan 1,027,974 Midwest 08 Dallas Texas 1,006,877 South 09 Phoenix Arizona 983,403 West 10 San Antonio Texas 935,933 South 11 San Jose California 782,248 West 12 Baltimore Maryland 736,014 South 13 Indianapolis Indiana 731,327 Midwest 14 San Francisco California 723,959 West 15 Jacksonville Florida 635,230 South 16 Columbus Ohio 632,910 Midwest 17 Milwaukee Wisconsin 628,088 Midwest 18 Memphis Tennessee 610,337 South 19 Washington District of Columbia 606,900 South 20 Boston Massachusetts 574,283 Northeast 21 Seattle Washington 516,259 West 22 El Paso Texas 515,342 South 23 Cleveland Ohio 505,616 Midwest 24 New Orleans Louisiana 496,938 South 25 Nashville-Davidson Tennessee 488,374 South 26 Denver Colorado 467,610 West 27 Austin Texas 465,622 South 28 Fort Worth Texas 447,619 South 29 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 444,719 South 30 Portland Oregon 437,319 West 31 Kansas City Missouri 435,146 Midwest 32 Long Beach California 429,433 West 33 Tucson Arizona 405,390 West 34 St. Louis Missouri 396,685 Midwest 35 Charlotte North Carolina 395,934 South 36 Atlanta Georgia 394,017 South 37 Virginia Beach Virginia 393,069 South 38 Albuquerque New Mexico 384,736 West 39 Oakland California 372,242 West 40 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 369,879 Northeast 41 Sacramento California 369,365 West 42 Minneapolis Minnesota 368,383 Midwest 43 Tulsa Oklahoma 367,302 South 44 Honolulu Hawaii 365,272 West 45 Cincinnati Ohio 364,040 Midwest 46 Miami Florida 358,548 South 47 Fresno California 354,202 West 48 Omaha Nebraska 335,795 Midwest 49 Toledo Ohio 332,943 Midwest 50 Buffalo New York 328,123 Northeast 51 Wichita Kansas 304,011 Midwest 52 Santa Ana California 293,742 West 53 Mesa Arizona 288,091 West 54 Colorado Springs Colorado 281,140 West 55 Tampa Florida 280,015 South 56 Newark New Jersey 275,221 Northeast 57 Saint Paul Minnesota 272,235 Midwest 58 Louisville Kentucky 269,063 South 59 Anaheim California 266,406 West 60 Birmingham Alabama 265,968 South 61 Arlington Texas 261,721 South 62 Norfolk Virginia 261,229 South 63 Las Vegas Nevada 258,295 West 64 Corpus Christi Texas 257,453 South 65 St. Petersburg Florida 238,629 South 66 Rochester New York 231,636 Northeast 67 Jersey City New Jersey 228,537 Northeast 68 Riverside California 226,505 West 69 Anchorage Alaska 226,338 West 70 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 225,366 South 71 Akron Ohio 223,019 Midwest 72 Aurora Colorado 222,103 West 73 Baton Rouge Louisiana 219,531 South 74 Stockton California 210,943 West 75 Raleigh North Carolina 207,951 South 76 Richmond Virginia 203,056 South 77 Shreveport Louisiana 198,525 South 78 Jackson Mississippi 196,637 South 79 Mobile Alabama 196,278 South 80 Des Moines Iowa 193,187 Midwest 81 Lincoln Nebraska 191,972 Midwest 82 Madison Wisconsin 191,262 Midwest 83 Grand Rapids Michigan 189,126 Midwest 84 Yonkers New York 188,082 Northeast 85 Hialeah Florida 188,004 South 86 Montgomery Alabama 187,106 South 87 Lubbock Texas 186,206 South 88 Greensboro North Carolina 183,521 South 89 Dayton Ohio 182,044 Midwest 90 Huntington Beach California 181,519 West 91 Garland Texas 180,650 South 92 Glendale California 180,038 West 93 Columbus Georgia 178,681 South 94 Spokane Washington 177,196 West 95 Tacoma Washington 176,664 West 96 Little Rock Arkansas 175,795 South 97 Bakersfield California 174,820 West 98 Fremont California 173,339 West 99 Fort Wayne Indiana 173,072 Midwest 100 Arlington Virginia 170,936 South
Locations of 50 most populous cities Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1990
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