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The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date was April 1, 1940. A number of new questions were asked including where people were 5 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.
State Rankings
| Rank | State | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 13,479,142 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 9,900,180 |
| 3 | Illinois | 7,897,241 |
| 4 | Ohio | 6,907,612 |
| 5 | California | 6,907,387 |
| 6 | Texas | 6,414,824 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5,256,106 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 4,316,721 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 4,160,165 |
| 10 | Missouri | 3,784,664 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 3,571,623 |
| 12 | Indiana | 3,427,796 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3,137,587 |
| 14 | Georgia | 3,123,723 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 2,915,841 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 2,845,627 |
| 17 | Alabama | 2,832,961 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2,792,300 |
| 19 | Virginia | 2,677,773 |
| 20 | Iowa | 2,538,268 |
| 21 | Louisiana | 2,363,880 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 2,336,434 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 2,183,796 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 1,961,974 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 1,949,387 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1,899,804 |
| 27 | Florida | 1,897,414 |
| 28 | Maryland | 1,821,244 |
| 29 | Kansas | 1,801,028 |
| 30 | Washington | 1,736,191 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 1,709,242 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 1,315,834 |
| 33 | Colorado | 1,123,296 |
| 34 | Oregon | 1,089,684 |
| 35 | Maine | 847,226 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | 713,346 |
| x | District of Columbia | 663,091 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 642,961 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 641,935 |
| 39 | Montana | 559,456 |
| 40 | Utah | 550,310 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 531,818 |
| 42 | Idaho | 524,873 |
| 43 | Arizona | 499,261 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 491,524 |
| 45 | Vermont | 359,231 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 250,742 |
| 47 | Delaware | 206,505 |
| 48 | Nevada | 110,247 |
External links
- 1941 U.S Census Report Contains 1940 Census results
- 1940 Census Questions & Facts about life in the 1940s
- 1940 Census for Genealogy Research
- Historic US Census data
- FAQs on 1940 Forms/Links/Utilities
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