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Biggest City in Each U.S. State by Decade

Can you name the most populous city of each U.S. state in each decennial census?
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Alabama
1820
1,500
Mobile
1830
3,194
1840
12,672
1850
20,515
1860
29,258
1870
32,034
1880
29,132
1890
31,076
1900
38,469
1910
132,685
Birmingham
1920
178,806
1930
259,678
1940
267,583
1950
326,037
1960
340,887
1970
300,910
1980
284,413
1990
265,968
2000
242,820
2010
212,237
2020
215,006
Huntsville
 
 
 
California
1850
25,000
San Francisco
1860
56,802
1870
149,473
1880
233,959
1890
298,997
1900
342,782
1910
416,912
1920
576,673
Los Angeles
1930
1,238,048
1940
1,504,277
1950
1,970,358
1960
2,479,015
1970
2,816,061
1980
2,966,850
1990
3,485,398
2000
3,694,820
2010
3,792,621
2020
3,898,747
 
 
 
Florida
1850
2,367
Key West
1860
2,876
Pensacola
1870
6,912
Jacksonville
1880
9,890
Key West
1890
18,080
1900
28,429
Jacksonville
1910
57,699
1920
91,558
1930
129,549
1940
173,065
1950
249,276
Miami
1960
291,688
1970
528,865
Jacksonville
1980
540,920
1990
635,230
2000
735,617
2010
821,784
2020
949,611
 
 
 
Illinois
1820
(no data)
1830
1840
4,470
Chicago
1850
29,963
1860
112,172
1870
298,977
1880
503,185
1890
1,099,850
1900
1,698,575
1910
2,185,283
1920
2,701,705
1930
3,376,438
1940
3,396,808
1950
3,620,962
1960
3,550,404
1970
3,366,957
1980
3,005,072
1990
2,783,726
2000
2,896,016
2010
2,695,598
2020
2,746,388
 
 
 
Kentucky
1800
1,795
Lexington
1810
4,326
1820
5,279
1830
10,341
Louisville
1840
21,210
1850
43,194
1860
68,033
1870
100,753
1880
123,758
1890
161,129
1900
204,731
1910
223,928
1920
234,891
1930
307,745
1940
319,077
1950
369,129
1960
390,639
1970
361,472
1980
298,451
1990
269,063
2000
260,512
Lexington
2010
597,337
Louisville
2020
633,045
 
 
 
Massachusetts
1790
18,320
Boston
1800
24,937
1810
33,787
1820
43,298
1830
61,392
1840
93,383
1850
136,881
1860
177,840
1870
250,526
1880
362,839
1890
448,477
1900
560,892
1910
670,585
1920
748,060
1930
781,188
1940
770,816
1950
801,444
1960
697,197
1970
641,071
1980
562,994
1990
574,283
2000
589,141
2010
617,594
2020
675,647
 
 
 
Missouri
1830
4,977
St. Louis
1840
16,469
1850
77,860
1860
160,773
1870
310,864
1880
350,518
1890
451,770
1900
575,238
1910
687,029
1920
772,897
1930
821,960
1940
816,048
1950
856,796
1960
750,026
1970
622,236
1980
453,085
1990
435,146
Kansas City
2000
441,545
2010
459,787
2020
508,090
 
 
 
New Hampshire
1790
4,720
Portsmouth
1800
5,339
1810
6,934
1820
7,327
1830
8,026
1840
7,887
1850
13,932
Manchester
1860
20,107
1870
23,536
1880
32,630
1890
44,126
1900
56,987
1910
70,063
1920
78,384
1930
76,834
1940
77,685
1950
82,732
1960
88,282
1970
87,754
1980
90,936
1990
99,332
2000
107,006
2010
109,565
2020
115,644
 
 
 
Oregon
1860
2,874
Portland
1870
8,293
1880
17,577
1890
46,385
1900
90,426
1910
207,214
1920
258,288
1930
301,815
1940
305,394
1950
373,628
1960
372,676
1970
382,619
1980
366,383
1990
437,319
2000
529,121
2010
583,776
2020
652,503
 
 
 
South Dakota
1890
10,177
Sioux Falls
1900
10,266
1910
14,094
1920
25,202
1930
33,362
1940
40,832
1950
52,969
1960
65,466
1970
72,488
1980
81,182
1990
100,814
2000
123,975
2010
153,888
2020
192,517
 
 
 
Vermont
1800
2,256
Guilford
1810
2,757
Windsor
1820
2,956
1830
3,526
Burlington
1840
4,271
1850
6,110
1860
7,713
1870
14,387
1880
12,149
Rutland
1890
14,590
Burlington
1900
18,640
1910
20,468
1920
22,779
1930
24,789
1940
27,686
1950
33,155
1960
35,531
1970
38,633
1980
37,712
1990
39,127
2000
38,889
2010
42,417
2020
44,743
 
 
 
Wisconsin
1850
20,061
Milwaukee
1860
45,246
1870
71,440
1880
115,587
1890
204,468
1900
285,315
1910
373,857
1920
457,147
1930
578,249
1940
587,472
1950
637,392
1960
741,324
1970
717,099
1980
636,212
1990
628,088
2000
596,974
2010
594,833
2020
577,222
Alaska
1960
44,397
Anchorage
1970
48,081
1980
174,431
1990
226,338
2000
260,283
2010
291,826
2020
291,247
 
 
 
Colorado
1880
35,629
Denver
1890
106,713
1900
133,859
1910
213,381
1920
256,491
1930
287,861
1940
322,412
1950
415,765
1960
493,887
1970
514,678
1980
492,686
1990
467,610
2000
554,636
2010
600,158
2020
715,522
 
 
 
Georgia
1790
(no data)
1800
5,146
Savannah
1810
5,215
1820
7,523
1830
7,303
1840
11,214
1850
15,312
1860
22,292
1870
28,235
1880
37,409
Atlanta
1890
65,533
1900
89,872
1910
154,839
1920
200,616
1930
270,366
1940
302,288
1950
331,314
1960
487,455
1970
496,973
1980
425,022
1990
394,017
2000
416,474
2010
420,003
2020
498,715
 
 
 
Indiana
1820
993
Evansville
1830
2,079
New Albany
1840
4,226
1850
8,181
1860
18,611
Indianapolis
1870
48,244
1880
75,056
1890
105,436
1900
169,164
1910
233,650
1920
314,194
1930
364,161
1940
386,972
1950
427,173
1960
476,258
1970
744,624
1980
700,807
1990
731,327
2000
791,926
2010
820,445
2020
887,642
 
 
 
Louisiana
1820
27,176
New Orleans
1830
46,082
1840
102,193
1850
116,375
1860
168,675
1870
191,418
1880
216,090
1890
242,039
1900
287,104
1910
339,075
1920
387,219
1930
458,762
1940
494,537
1950
570,445
1960
627,525
1970
593,471
1980
557,515
1990
496,938
2000
484,674
2010
343,829
2020
383,997
 
 
 
Michigan
1840
9,102
Detroit
1850
21,019
1860
45,619
1870
79,577
1880
116,340
1890
205,876
1900
285,704
1910
465,766
1920
993,078
1930
1,568,662
1940
1,623,452
1950
1,849,568
1960
1,670,144
1970
1,511,482
1980
1,203,339
1990
1,027,974
2000
951,270
2010
713,777
2020
639,111
 
 
 
Montana
1890
13,834
Helena
1900
10,770
1910
12,515
1920
15,100
Billings
1930
16,386
1940
23,216
1950
31,834
1960
52,851
1970
61,581
1980
66,798
1990
81,151
2000
89,847
2010
104,170
2020
117,116
 
 
 
New Jersey
1790
5,201
Amwell
1800
3,381
Evesham
1810
8,008
Newark
1820
6,507
1830
10,953
1840
17,290
1850
38,894
1860
71,941
1870
105,059
1880
136,508
1890
181,830
1900
246,070
1910
347,469
1920
414,524
1930
442,337
1940
429,760
1950
438,776
1960
405,220
1970
382,417
1980
329,248
1990
275,221
2000
273,546
2010
277,140
2020
311,549
 
 
 
North Carolina
1790
1,575
Edenton
1800
2,467
New Bern
1810
(no data)
1820
3,663
New Bern
1830
3,796
1840
5,335
Wilmington
1850
7,264
1860
9,552
1870
13,446
1880
17,350
1890
20,056
1900
20,976
1910
34,014
Charlotte
1920
46,338
1930
82,675
1940
100,899
1950
134,042
1960
201,564
1970
241,178
1980
314,447
1990
395,934
2000
540,828
2010
731,424
2020
874,579
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
1790
28,522
Philadelphia
1800
41,220
1810
53,722
1820
63,802
1830
80,462
1840
93,665
1850
121,376
1860
565,529
1870
674,022
1880
847,170
1890
1,046,964
1900
1,293,697
1910
1,549,008
1920
1,823,779
1930
1,950,961
1940
1,931,334
1950
2,071,605
1960
2,002,512
1970
1,948,609
1980
1,688,210
1990
1,585,577
2000
1,517,550
2010
1,526,006
2020
1,603,797
 
 
 
Tennessee
1800
387
Knoxville
1810
2,490
Nashville
1820
3,410
1830
5,566
1840
6,929
1850
10,165
1860
22,623
Memphis
1870
40,226
1880
43,350
Nashville
1890
76,168
1900
102,320
Memphis
1910
131,105
1920
162,351
1930
253,143
1940
292,942
1950
396,000
1960
497,524
1970
623,530
1980
646,356
1990
610,337
2000
650,100
2010
646,889
2020
689,447
Nashville
 
 
 
Virginia
1790
3,761
Richmond
1800
6,926
Norfolk
1810
9,735
Richmond
1820
12,067
1830
16,060
1840
20,153
1850
27,570
1860
37,910
1870
51,038
1880
63,600
1890
81,388
1900
85,050
1910
127,628
1920
171,667
1930
182,929
1940
193,042
1950
230,310
1960
305,872
Norfolk
1970
307,951
1980
266,979
1990
393,069
Virginia Beach
2000
425,257
2010
437,994
2020
459,470
Arizona
1920
29,053
Phoenix
1930
48,118
1940
65,414
1950
106,818
1960
439,170
1970
581,572
1980
789,704
1990
983,403
2000
1,321,045
2010
1,445,632
2020
1,608,139
 
 
 
Connecticut
1790
11,942
Norwalk
1800
5,437
Stonington
1810
5,772
New Haven
1820
7,147
1830
10,180
1840
12,960
1850
20,345
1860
39,267
1870
50,840
1880
62,882
1890
86,045
1900
108,027
1910
133,605
1920
162,537
1930
164,072
Hartford
1940
166,267
1950
177,397
1960
162,178
1970
158,017
1980
142,546
Bridgeport
1990
141,686
2000
139,529
2010
144,229
2020
148,654
 
 
 
Hawaii
1960
294,194
Honolulu
1970
324,871
1980
365,048
1990
365,272
2000
371,657
2010
337,256
2020
350,964
 
 
 
Iowa
1850
4,082
Burlington
1860
13,000
Dubuque
1870
20,038
Davenport
1880
22,408
Des Moines
1890
50,093
1900
62,139
1910
86,368
1920
126,468
1930
142,559
1940
159,819
1950
177,965
1960
208,982
1970
200,587
1980
191,003
1990
193,187
2000
198,682
2010
203,433
2020
214,133
 
 
 
Maine
1820
8,581
Portland
1830
12,598
1840
15,218
1850
20,815
1860
26,341
1870
31,413
1880
33,810
1890
36,425
1900
50,145
1910
58,571
1920
69,272
1930
70,810
1940
73,643
1950
77,634
1960
72,566
1970
65,116
1980
61,572
1990
64,358
2000
64,249
2010
66,194
2020
68,408
 
 
 
Minnesota
1860
10,401
Saint Paul
1870
20,030
1880
46,887
Minneapolis
1890
164,738
1900
202,718
1910
301,408
1920
380,582
1930
464,356
1940
492,370
1950
521,718
1960
482,872
1970
434,400
1980
370,951
1990
368,383
2000
382,618
2010
382,578
2020
429,954
 
 
 
Nebraska
1870
16,083
Omaha
1880
30,518
1890
140,452
1900
102,555
1910
124,096
1920
191,601
1930
214,006
1940
223,844
1950
251,117
1960
301,598
1970
347,328
1980
314,255
1990
335,795
2000
390,007
2010
408,958
2020
486,051
 
 
 
New Mexico
1920
15,157
Albuquerque
1930
26,570
1940
35,449
1950
96,815
1960
201,189
1970
244,501
1980
332,920
1990
384,736
2000
448,607
2010
545,852
2020
564,559
 
 
 
North Dakota
1890
5,664
Fargo
1900
9,589
1910
14,331
1920
21,961
1930
28,619
1940
32,580
1950
38,256
1960
46,662
1970
53,365
1980
61,383
1990
74,111
2000
90,599
2010
105,549
2020
125,990
 
 
 
Ohio
1810
2,540
Cincinnati
1820
9,642
1830
24,831
1840
46,338
1850
115,435
1860
161,044
1870
216,239
1880
255,139
1890
296,908
1900
391,768
Cleveland
1910
560,663
1920
796,841
1930
900,429
1940
878,336
1950
914,808
1960
876,050
1970
750,903
1980
573,822
1990
632,910
Columbus
2000
711,470
2010
787,033
2020
905,748
 
 
 
Rhode Island
1790
6,716
Newport
1800
7,614
Providence
1810
10,071
1820
11,767
1830
16,833
1840
23,171
1850
41,513
1860
50,666
1870
68,904
1880
104,857
1890
132,146
1900
175,597
1910
224,326
1920
237,595
1930
252,981
1940
253,504
1950
248,674
1960
207,498
1970
179,213
1980
156,804
1990
160,728
2000
173,618
2010
178,042
2020
190,934
 
 
 
Texas
1850
4,177
Galveston
1860
8,235
San Antonio
1870
13,818
Galveston
1880
22,248
1890
38,067
Dallas
1900
53,321
San Antonio
1910
96,614
1920
161,379
1930
292,352
Houston
1940
384,514
1950
596,163
1960
938,219
1970
1,232,802
1980
1,595,138
1990
1,630,553
2000
1,953,631
2010
2,099,451
2020
2,302,878
 
 
 
Washington
1890
42,837
Seattle
1900
80,671
1910
237,194
1920
315,312
1930
365,583
1940
368,302
1950
467,591
1960
557,087
1970
530,831
1980
493,846
1990
516,259
2000
563,374
2010
608,660
2020
737,015
 
 
 
Wyoming
1890
11,690
Cheyenne
1900
14,087
1910
11,320
1920
13,829
1930
17,361
1940
22,474
1950
31,935
1960
43,505
1970
41,254
1980
47,283
1990
50,008
2000
53,011
2010
59,466
2020
65,132
Arkansas
1840
(no data)
1850
2,167
Little Rock
1860
3,727
1870
12,380
1880
13,138
1890
25,874
1900
38,307
1910
45,941
1920
65,142
1930
81,679
1940
88,039
1950
102,213
1960
107,813
1970
132,483
1980
159,151
1990
175,795
2000
183,133
2010
193,524
2020
202,591
 
 
 
Delaware
1790
(no data)
1800
1810
1820
5,268
Wilmington
1830
6.628
1840
8,367
1850
13,979
1860
21,258
1870
30,841
1880
42,478
1890
61,431
1900
76,508
1910
87,411
1920
110,168
1930
106,597
1940
112,504
1950
110,356
1960
95,827
1970
80,386
1980
70,195
1990
71,529
2000
72,664
2010
70,851
2020
70,898
 
 
 
Idaho
1890
2,311
Boise
1900
5,957
1910
17,358
1920
21,393
1930
21,544
1940
26,130
1950
34,393
1960
34,481
1970
74,990
1980
102,249
1990
125,738
2000
185,787
2010
205,671
2020
235,684
 
Kansas
1870
17,873
Leavenworth
1880
16,546
1890
38,316
Kansas City
1900
51,418
1910
82,331
1920
101,177
1930
121,857
1940
121,458
1950
168,279
Wichita
1960
254,698
1970
276,554
1980
279,272
1990
304,011
2000
344,284
2010
382,368
2020
397,532
 
 
 
Maryland
1790
13,503
Baltimore
1800
26,514
1810
46,555
1820
78,444
1830
80,620
1840
102,313
1850
169,054
1860
212,418
1870
267,354
1880
332,313
1890
434,439
1900
508,957
1910
558,485
1920
733,826
1930
804,874
1940
859,100
1950
949,708
1960
939,024
1970
905,759
1980
786,775
1990
736,014
2000
651,154
2010
620,961
2020
585,708
 
 
 
Mississippi
1820
2,184
Natchez
1830
2,789
1840
3,612
1850
4,434
1860
6,612
1870
12,443
Vicksburg
1880
11,814
1890
13,373
1900
14,834
1910
23,285
Meridian
1920
23,339
1930
48,282
Jackson
1940
62,107
1950
98,271
1960
144,422
1970
153,968
1980
202,895
1990
196,637
2000
184,286
2010
173,514
2020
153,701
 
 
 
Nevada
1870
7,048
Virginia City
1880
10,917
1890
8,511
1900
4,500
Reno
1910
10,867
1920
12,016
1930
18,529
1940
21,317
1950
32,497
1960
64,405
Las Vegas
1970
125,787
1980
164,674
1990
258,295
2000
478,434
2010
583,756
2020
641,903
 
 
 
New York
1790
33,131
New York City
1800
60,515
1810
96,373
1820
123,706
1830
202,589
1840
312,710
1850
515,547
1860
813,669
1870
942,292
1880
1,206,299
1890
1,515,301
1900
3,437,202
1910
4,766,883
1920
5,620,048
1930
6,930,446
1940
7,454,995
1950
7,891,957
1960
7,781,984
1970
7,894,862
1980
7,071,639
1990
7,322,564
2000
8,008,278
2010
8,175,133
2020
8,804,190
 
 
 
Oklahoma
1910
64,205
Oklahoma City
1920
91,295
1930
185,389
1940
204,424
1950
243,504
1960
324,253
1970
366,481
1980
403,213
1990
444,719
2000
506,132
2010
579,999
2020
681,054
 
 
 
South Carolina
1790
16,359
Charleston
1800
18,824
1810
24,711
1820
24,780
1830
30,289
1840
29,261
1850
42,985
1860
40,522
1870
48,956
1880
49,984
1890
54,955
1900
55,807
1910
58,833
1920
67,957
1930
62,265
1940
71,275
1950
86,914
Columbia
1960
97,433
1970
112,542
1980
108,208
1990
110,852
2000
116,278
2010
129,272
2020
150,227
Charleston
 
 
 
Utah
1900
53,531
Salt Lake City
1910
92,777
1920
118,110
1930
140,267
1940
149,934
1950
182,121
1960
189,454
1970
175,885
1980
163,034
1990
159,936
2000
181,743
2010
186,440
2020
199,723
 
 
 
West Virginia
1870
19,280
Wheeling
1880
30,737
1890
34,522
1900
38,878
1910
41,641
1920
56,208
1930
75,572
Huntington
1940
78,836
1950
86,353
1960
85,796
Charleston
1970
74,315
Huntington
1980
63,968
Charleston
1990
57,287
2000
53,421
2010
51,400
2020
48,864
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Level 57
Dec 27, 2023
Such a cool quiz! I preferred the version that just had state, decade, and city though... the population is noisy and wasn't a useful hint for me
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Level 43
Jan 3, 2024
I kind of liked the population tab, it doesn't really help, but it's just kind of interesting. Good quiz though, nominated!