Twenty-first census of the United States
April 1, 1990
U.S. Census Bureau seal
General information
CountryUnited States
Results
Total population248,709,873 (Increase 9.8%)
Most populous ​stateCalifornia
29,760,021
Least populous ​stateWyoming
453,588

The 1990 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, was the first census to be directed by a woman, Barbara Everitt Bryant. It 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.

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 Increase 6,092,119 Increase 25.7%
2  New York 17,990,455 17,558,072 Increase 432,383 Increase 2.5%
3  Texas 16,986,510 14,229,191 Increase 2,757,319 Increase 19.4%
4  Florida 12,937,926 9,746,324 Increase 3,191,602 Increase 32.7%
5  Pennsylvania 11,881,643 11,863,895 Increase 17,748 Increase 0.2%
6  Illinois 11,430,602 11,426,518 Increase 4,084 Increase 0.0%
7  Ohio 10,847,115 10,797,630 Increase 49,485 Increase 0.4%
8  Michigan 9,295,297 9,262,078 Increase 33,219 Increase 0.4%
9  New Jersey 7,730,188 7,364,823 Increase 365,365 Increase 5.0%
10  North Carolina 6,628,637 5,881,766 Increase 746,871 Increase 12.7%
11  Georgia 6,478,216 5,463,105 Increase 1,015,111 Increase 18.6%
12  Virginia 6,187,358 5,346,818 Increase 840,540 Increase 15.7%
13  Massachusetts 6,016,425 5,737,037 Increase 279,388 Increase 4.9%
14  Indiana 5,544,159 5,490,224 Increase 53,935 Increase 1.0%
15  Missouri 5,117,073 4,916,686 Increase 200,387 Increase 4.1%
16  Wisconsin 4,891,769 4,705,767 Increase 186,002 Increase 3.9%
17  Tennessee 4,877,185 4,591,120 Increase 286,065 Increase 6.2%
18  Washington 4,866,692 4,132,156 Increase 734,536 Increase 17.8%
19  Maryland 4,781,468 4,216,975 Increase 564,493 Increase 13.4%
20  Minnesota 4,375,099 4,075,970 Increase 299,129 Increase 7.3%
21  Louisiana 4,219,973 4,205,900 Increase 14,073 Increase 0.3%
22  Alabama 4,040,587 3,893,888 Increase 146,699 Increase 3.8%
23  Kentucky 3,685,296 3,660,777 Increase 24,519 Increase 0.7%
24  Arizona 3,665,228 2,718,215 Increase 947,013 Increase 34.8%
25  South Carolina 3,486,703 3,121,820 Increase 364,883 Increase 11.7%
26  Colorado 3,294,394 2,889,964 Increase 404,430 Increase 14.0%
27  Connecticut 3,287,116 3,107,576 Increase 179,540 Increase 5.8%
28  Oklahoma 3,145,585 3,025,290 Increase 120,295 Increase 4.0%
29  Oregon 2,842,321 2,633,105 Increase 209,216 Increase 7.9%
30  Iowa 2,776,755 2,913,808 Decrease –137,053 Decrease –4.7%
31  Mississippi 2,573,216 2,520,638 Increase 52,578 Increase 2.1%
32  Kansas 2,477,574 2,363,679 Increase 113,895 Increase 4.8%
33  Arkansas 2,350,725 2,286,435 Increase 64,290 Increase 2.8%
34  West Virginia 1,793,477 1,949,644 Decrease –156,167 Decrease –8.0%
35  Utah 1,722,850 1,461,037 Increase 261,813 Increase 17.9%
36  Nebraska 1,578,385 1,569,825 Increase 8,560 Increase 0.5%
37  New Mexico 1,515,069 1,302,894 Increase 212,175 Increase 16.3%
38  Maine 1,227,928 1,124,660 Increase 103,268 Increase 9.2%
39  Nevada 1,201,833 800,493 Increase 401,340 Increase 50.1%
40  New Hampshire 1,109,252 920,610 Increase 188,642 Increase 20.5%
41  Hawaii 1,108,229 964,691 Increase 143,538 Increase 14.8%
42  Idaho 1,006,749 943,935 Increase 62,814 Increase 6.7%
43  Rhode Island 1,003,464 947,154 Increase 56,310 Increase 5.9%
44  Montana 799,065 786,690 Increase 12,375 Increase 1.6%
45  South Dakota 696,004 690,768 Increase 5,236 Increase 0.8%
46  Delaware 666,168 594,338 Increase 71,830 Increase 12.1%
47  North Dakota 638,800 652,717 Decrease –13,917 Decrease –2.1%
—  District of Columbia 606,900 638,333 Decrease –31,433 Decrease –4.9%
48  Vermont 562,758 511,456 Increase 51,302 Increase 10.0%
49  Alaska 550,043 401,851 Increase 148,192 Increase 36.8%
50  Wyoming 453,588 469,557 Decrease –15,969 Decrease –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]

Gained seven seatsGained four seatsGained three seatsGained one seatLost one seatLost two seatsLost three seats
California Florida Texas Arizona
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington		 Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Montana
New Jersey
West Virginia		 Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania		 New York

City rankings

RankCityStatePopulation[5]Region (2016)[6]
01New YorkNew York7,322,564Northeast
02Los AngelesCalifornia3,485,398West
03ChicagoIllinois2,783,726Midwest
04HoustonTexas1,630,553South
05PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1,585,577Northeast
06San DiegoCalifornia1,110,549West
07DetroitMichigan1,027,974Midwest
08DallasTexas1,006,877South
09PhoenixArizona983,403West
10San AntonioTexas935,933South
11San JoseCalifornia782,248West
12BaltimoreMaryland736,014South
13IndianapolisIndiana731,327Midwest
14San FranciscoCalifornia723,959West
15JacksonvilleFlorida635,230South
16ColumbusOhio632,910Midwest
17MilwaukeeWisconsin628,088Midwest
18MemphisTennessee610,337South
19WashingtonDistrict of Columbia606,900South
20BostonMassachusetts574,283Northeast
21SeattleWashington516,259West
22El PasoTexas515,342South
23ClevelandOhio505,616Midwest
24New OrleansLouisiana496,938South
25Nashville-DavidsonTennessee488,374South
26DenverColorado467,610West
27AustinTexas465,622South
28Fort WorthTexas447,619South
29Oklahoma CityOklahoma444,719South
30PortlandOregon437,319West
31Kansas CityMissouri435,146Midwest
32Long BeachCalifornia429,433West
33TucsonArizona405,390West
34St. LouisMissouri396,685Midwest
35CharlotteNorth Carolina395,934South
36AtlantaGeorgia394,017South
37Virginia BeachVirginia393,069South
38AlbuquerqueNew Mexico384,736West
39OaklandCalifornia372,242West
40PittsburghPennsylvania369,879Northeast
41SacramentoCalifornia369,365West
42MinneapolisMinnesota368,383Midwest
43TulsaOklahoma367,302South
44HonoluluHawaii365,272West
45CincinnatiOhio364,040Midwest
46MiamiFlorida358,548South
47FresnoCalifornia354,202West
48OmahaNebraska335,795Midwest
49ToledoOhio332,943Midwest
50BuffaloNew York328,123Northeast
51WichitaKansas304,011Midwest
52Santa AnaCalifornia293,742West
53MesaArizona288,091West
54Colorado SpringsColorado281,140West
55TampaFlorida280,015South
56NewarkNew Jersey275,221Northeast
57Saint PaulMinnesota272,235Midwest
58LouisvilleKentucky269,063South
59AnaheimCalifornia266,406West
60BirminghamAlabama265,968South
61ArlingtonTexas261,721South
62NorfolkVirginia261,229South
63Las VegasNevada258,295West
64Corpus ChristiTexas257,453South
65St. PetersburgFlorida238,629South
66RochesterNew York231,636Northeast
67Jersey CityNew Jersey228,537Northeast
68RiversideCalifornia226,505West
69AnchorageAlaska226,338West
70Lexington-FayetteKentucky225,366South
71AkronOhio223,019Midwest
72AuroraColorado222,103West
73Baton RougeLouisiana219,531South
74StocktonCalifornia210,943West
75RaleighNorth Carolina207,951South
76RichmondVirginia203,056South
77ShreveportLouisiana198,525South
78JacksonMississippi196,637South
79MobileAlabama196,278South
80Des MoinesIowa193,187Midwest
81LincolnNebraska191,972Midwest
82MadisonWisconsin191,262Midwest
83Grand RapidsMichigan189,126Midwest
84YonkersNew York188,082Northeast
85HialeahFlorida188,004South
86MontgomeryAlabama187,106South
87LubbockTexas186,206South
88GreensboroNorth Carolina183,521South
89DaytonOhio182,044Midwest
90Huntington BeachCalifornia181,519West
91GarlandTexas180,650South
92GlendaleCalifornia180,038West
93ColumbusGeorgia178,681South
94SpokaneWashington177,196West
95TacomaWashington176,664West
96Little RockArkansas175,795South
97BakersfieldCalifornia174,820West
98FremontCalifornia173,339West
99Fort WayneIndiana173,072Midwest
100ArlingtonVirginia170,936South

Locations of 50 most populous cities

Location of 50 largest cities by population in the United States in 1990

References

  1. ↑ "Population and Area (Historical Censuses)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ Brown, Frank Dexter (February 1990). "The 1990 Census: Will Blacks Be Counted Out?". Black Enterprise. Earl G. Graves, Ltd. 20 (7): 195. ISSN 0006-4165. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ "The "72-Year Rule" – History". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "1990 Apportionment Results". US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  6. ↑ "Regions and Divisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
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