United States 1960 Census

Eighteenth Census of the United States
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General information
Country	United States
Date taken	April 1, 1960
Total population	179,323,175
Percent change	18.5%
Most populous state	New York 16,827,000
Least populous state	Alaska 228,000

The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 Census.

Microdata from the 1960 census are freely available through 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 2032.