1920 United States census
| Fourteenth Census of the United States | ||
|---|---|---|
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 U.S. Census Bureau Seal | ||
| File:Cuyahoga County US Census Form-Herbert Birch Kingston 1920.jpg Population Schedule | ||
| General information | ||
| Country | United States | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 106,021,537 ( 15.0%) | |
| Most populous | New York 10,385,227 | |
| Least populous | Nevada 77,407 | |
The Fourteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated during the 1910 Census.
Despite the constitutional requirement that House seats be reapportioned to the states respective of their population every ten years according to the census, members of Congress failed to agree on a reapportionment plan following this census, and the distribution of seats from the 1910 census remained in effect until 1933. In 1929, Congress passed the Reapportionment Act of 1929 which provided for a permanent method of reapportionment and fixed the number of Representatives at 435.
Census questions
The 1920 census collected the following information:[1]
- address
- name
- relationship to head of family
- sex
- race
- age
- marital status
- if foreign born, year of immigration to the U.S., whether naturalized and, if so, year of naturalization
- school attendance
- literacy
- birthplace of person and parents
- if foreign-born, the mother tongue
- ability to speak English
- occupation, industry, and class of worker migratory
- whether home owned or rented, and, if owned, whether free or mortgaged
Full documentation for the 1920 census, including census forms and enumerator instructions, is available from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.
State rankings
| Rank | State |
|---|---|
| 1 | New York |
| 2 | Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Illinois |
| 4 | Ohio |
| 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Massachusetts |
| 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | California |
| 9 | Missouri |
| 10 | New Jersey |
| 11 | Indiana |
| 12 | Georgia |
| 13 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | North Carolina |
| 15 | Kentucky |
| 16 | Iowa |
| 17 | Minnesota |
| 18 | Alabama |
| 19 | Tennessee |
| 20 | Virginia |
| 21 | Oklahoma |
| 22 | Louisiana |
| 23 | Mississippi |
| 24 | Kansas |
| 25 | Arkansas |
| 26 | South Carolina |
| 27 | West Virginia |
| 28 | Maryland |
| 29 | Connecticut |
| 30 | Washington |
| 31 | Nebraska |
| 32 | Florida |
| 33 | Colorado |
| 34 | Oregon |
| 35 | Maine |
| 36 | North Dakota |
| 37 | South Dakota |
| 38 | Rhode Island |
| 39 | Montana |
| 40 | Utah |
| 41 | New Hampshire |
| x | District of Columbia |
| 42 | Idaho |
| 43 | New Mexico |
| 44 | Vermont |
| 45 | Arizona |
| 46 | Delaware |
| 47 | Wyoming |
| 48 | Nevada |
Territories
| United States Territories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year of conquest or purchase | Territory | Population |
| 1867 | Alaska | 55,036 |
| 1898 | Hawaii | 255,881 |
| 1898 | Puerto Rico | 1,299,809 |
| 1898 | Guam | 13,275 |
| 1899 | American Samoa | — |
| 1903 | Panama Canal Zone | — |
| 1915 | Haiti | — |
| 1916 | Santo Domingo | 894,652 |
| 1916 | US Virgin Islands | — |
Data availability
The original census enumeration sheets were microfilmed by the Census Bureau in the 1940s; after which the original sheets were destroyed.[2] The microfilmed census is available in rolls from the National Archives and Records Administration. Several organizations also host images of the microfilmed census online, along with digital indices.
Microdata from the 1920 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.
Notes
- ^ "Library Bibliography Bulletin 88, New York State Census Records, 1790-1925". New York State Library. October 1981. pp. 45 (p. 51 of PDF). Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Algonquin Area Public Library District. "Census Secrets" (PDF). Retrieved May 17, 2012.
External links
- 1921 U.S Census Report Contains 1920 Census results
- Historic US Census data
- 1920 Census: 1920 United States Census for Genealogy & Family History Research
- 1920 Census