Most Populous Cities in the U.S. - 1960 Census

List the 100 most populous cities in the United States as of the 1960 census. The populations and corresponding states have already been listed.

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Answer	State	Population
New York City	NY	7,781,984
Chicago	IL	3,550,404
Los Angeles	CA	2,479,015
Philadelphia	PA	2,002,512
Detroit	MI	1,670,144
Baltimore	MD	939,024
Houston	TX	938,219
Cleveland	OH	876,050
Washington	DC	763,956
St. Louis	MO	750,026
Milwaukee	WI	741,324
San Francisco	CA	740,316
Boston	MA	697,197
Dallas	TX	679,684
New Orleans	LA	627,525
Pittsburgh	PA	604,332
San Antonio	TX	587,718
San Diego	CA	573,224
Seattle	WA	557,087
Buffalo	NY	532,759
Cincinnati	OH	502,550
Memphis	TN	497,524
Denver	CO	493,887
Atlanta	GA	487,455
Minneapolis	MN	482,872
Indianapolis	IN	476,258
Kansas City	MO	475,539
Columbus	OH	471,316
Phoenix	AZ	439,170
Newark	NJ	405,220
Louisville	KY	390,639
Portland	OR	372,676
Oakland	CA	367,548
Fort Worth	TX	356,268
Long Beach	CA	344,168
Birmingham	AL	340,887
Oklahoma City	OK	324,253
Rochester	NY	318,611
Toledo	OH	318,003
St. Paul	MN	313,411
Norfolk	VA	305,872
Omaha	NE	301,598
Honolulu	HI	294,194
Miami	FL	291,688
Akron	OH	290,351
El Paso	TX	276,687
Jersey City	NJ	276,101
Tampa	FL	274,970
Dayton	OH	262,332
Tulsa	OK	261,685
Wichita	KS	254,698
Richmond	VA	219,958
Syracuse	NY	216,038
Tucson	AZ	212,892
Des Moines	IA	208,982
Providence	RI	207,498
San Jose	CA	204,196
Mobile	AL	202,779
Charlotte	NC	201,564
Albuquerque	NM	201,189
Jacksonville	FL	201,030
Flint	MI	196,940
Sacramento	CA	191,667
Yonkers	NY	190,634
Salt Lake City	UT	189,454
Worcester	MA	186,587
Austin	TX	186,545
Spokane	WA	181,608
St. Petersburg	FL	181,298
Gary	IN	178,320
Grand Rapids	MI	177,313
Springfield	MA	174,463
Nashville	TN	170,874
Corpus Christi	TX	167,690
Youngstown	OH	166,689
Shreveport	LA	164,372
Arlington	VA	163,401
Hartford	CT	162,178
Fort Wayne	IN	161,776
Bridgeport	CT	156,748
Baton Rouge	LA	152,419
New Haven	CT	152,048
Savannah	GA	149,245
Tacoma	WA	147,979
Jackson	MS	144,422
Paterson	NJ	143,663
Evansville	IN	141,543
Erie	PA	138,440
Amarillo	TX	137,969
Montgomery	AL	134,393
Fresno	CA	133,929
South Bend	IN	132,445
Chattanooga	TN	130,009
Albany	NY	129,726
Lubbock	TX	128,691
Lincoln	NE	128,521
Madison	WI	126,706
Rockford	IL	126,706
Kansas City	KS	121,901
Greensboro	NC	119,574