Statistics for Most Populated U.S. Cities by Year - 1940

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Population	State	Answer	% Correct
770,800	Massachusetts	Boston	100%
3,396,800	Illinois	Chicago	100%
1,504,300	California	Los Angeles	100%
494,500	Louisiana	New Orleans	100%
1,931,300	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	100%
634,500	California	San Francisco	100%
663,100	District of Columbia	Washington	100%
859,100	Maryland	Baltimore	99%
455,600	Ohio	Cincinnati	99%
878,300	Ohio	Cleveland	99%
1,623,500	Michigan	Detroit	99%
387,000	Indiana	Indianapolis	99%
7,455,000	New York	New York City	99%
671,700	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	99%
816,000	Missouri	St. Louis	99%
575,900	New York	Buffalo	97%
587,500	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	97%
492,400	Minnesota	Minneapolis	97%
399,200	Missouri	Kansas City	96%
429,800	New Jersey	Newark	94%