| Year | Rank | Population | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | 55,028 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 80,235 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 110,797 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 1820 | 1. | 136,522 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 190,455 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 257,801 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 410,372 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 565,530 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 675,209 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 2. | 843,621 | Philadelphia | 90%
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| 4. | 351,731 | Cook | 80%
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| 3. | 602,245 | Cook | 80%
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| 7. | 140,322 | Kings | 80%
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| 3. | 279,124 | Kings | 80%
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| 3. | 421,152 | Kings | 80%
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| 4. | 595,815 | Kings | 80%
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| 6. | 59,719 | New York County | 80%
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| 3. | 95,883 | New York County | 80%
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| 2. | 123,099 | New York County | 80%
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| 1830 | 1. | 205,225 | New York County | 80%
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| 1840 | 1. | 312,335 | New York County | 80%
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| 1850 | 1. | 518,608 | New York County | 80%
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| 1860 | 1. | 813,671 | New York County | 80%
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| 1870 | 1. | 944,101 | New York County | 80%
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| 1880 | 1. | 1.2 M | New York County | 80%
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| 7. | 58,446 | Baltimore | 70%
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| 5. | 75,581 | Baltimore | 70%
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| 3. | 95,748 | Baltimore | 70%
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| 3. | 121,193 | Baltimore | 70%
| |
| 4. | 143,333 | Baltimore | 70%
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| 3. | 209,039 | Baltimore | 70%
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| 5. | 57,991 | Essex | 70%
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| 4. | 61,101 | Essex | 70%
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| 6. | 71,742 | Essex | 70%
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| 6. | 74,593 | Essex | 70%
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| 6. | 83,149 | Essex | 70%
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| 9. | 94,946 | Essex | 70%
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| 9. | 131,652 | Essex | 70%
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| 8. | 138,706 | Allegheny | 60%
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| 9. | 178,832 | Allegheny | 60%
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| 9. | 262,846 | Allegheny | 60%
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| 9. | 353,949 | Allegheny | 60%
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| 3. | 66,758 | Charleston | 60%
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| 8. | 57,756 | Charleston | 60%
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| 8. | 63,101 | Charleston | 60%
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| 5. | 79,834 | Charleston | 60%
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| 4. | 86,250 | Charleston | 60%
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| 10. | 46,806 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 10. | 52,709 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 9. | 61,279 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 7. | 76,647 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 5. | 106,513 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 4. | 161,947 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 5. | 216,355 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 6. | 274,651 | Middlesex | 60%
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| 9. | 44,472 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 10. | 62,968 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 7. | 95,658 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 6. | 145,012 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 7. | 192,701 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 7. | 261,605 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 8. | 385,527 | Suffolk | 60%
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| 6. | 56,912 | Worcester | 60%
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| 5. | 61,065 | Worcester | 60%
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| 7. | 64,859 | Worcester | 60%
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| 7. | 73,431 | Worcester | 60%
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| 5. | 84,617 | Worcester | 60%
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| 10. | 131,085 | Worcester | 60%
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| 7. | 432,963 | Madison | 50%
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| 6. | 102,104 | Orleans Parish | 50%
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| 10. | 174,491 | Orleans Parish | 50%
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| 5. | 157,456 | Hamilton | 40%
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| 4. | 216,411 | Hamilton | 40%
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| 10. | 260,733 | Hamilton | 40%
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| 4. | 59,986 | Hampshire | 40%
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| 3. | 72,062 | Hampshire | 40%
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| 4. | 76,223 | Hampshire | 40%
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| 9. | 53,783 | Lancaster | 40%
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| 8. | 68,016 | Lancaster | 40%
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| 8. | 76,812 | Lancaster | 40%
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| 8. | 190,526 | St. Louis | 40%
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| 5. | 349,001 | St. Louis | 40%
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| 2. | 74,740 | Albany | 30%
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| 10. | 43,223 | Rockingham | 30%
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| 1800 | 1. | 97,175 | Cumberland | 20%
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| 1790 | 1. | 116,606 | Loudoun | 20%
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| 3. | 167,162 | Passaic | 20%
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| 6. | 437,803 | St. Clair | 20%
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| 8. | 95,276 | Worcester | 20%
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| 5. | 441,842 | Chatham | 10%
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| 1810 | 1. | 178,819 | Chittenden | 10%
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| 8. | 45,326 | Dutchess | 10%
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| 9. | 47,702 | Dutchess | 10%
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| 10. | 57,082 | Genesee | 10%
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| 9. | 71,661 | Oneida | 10%
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| 10. | 885,262 | Oneida | 10%
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| 4. | 87,240 | Ontario | 10%
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