Population of US Counties in 1970

Rank	States	Population
1	California	19,971,071
2	New York	18,241,391
3	Pennsylvania	11,800,766
4	Texas	11,198,657
5	Illinois	11,110,288
6	Ohio	10,657,423
7	Michigan	8,881,826
8	New Jersey	7,171,112
9	Florida	6,791,418
10	Massachusetts	5,689,170
11	Indiana	5,195,392
12	North Carolina	5,084,411
13	Missouri	4,677,623
14	Virginia	4,651,448
15	Georgia	4,587,930
16	Wisconsin	4,417,821
17	Tennessee	3,926,018
18	Maryland	3,923,897
19	Minnesota	3,806,103
20	Louisiana	3,644,637
21	Alabama	3,444,354
22	Washington	3,413,244
23	Kentucky	3,220,711
24	Connecticut	3,032,217
25	Iowa	2,825,368
26	South Carolina	2,590,713
27	Oklahoma	2,559,463
28	Kansas	2,249,071
29	Mississippi	2,216,994
30	Colorado	2,209,596
31	Oregon	2,091,533
32	Arkansas	1,923,322
33	Arizona	1,775,399
34	West Virginia	1,744,237
35	Nebraska	1,485,333
36	Utah	1,059,273
37	New Mexico	1,017,055
38	Maine	993,722
39	Rhode Island	949,722
40	Hawaii	769,913
41	District of Columbia	756,668
42	New Hampshire	737,681
43	Idaho	713,015
44	Montana	694,409
45	South Dakota	666,257
46	North Dakota	617,792
47	Delaware	548,104
48	Nevada	488,738
49	Vermont	444,732
50	Wyoming	332,416
51	Alaska	302,583
Source: US Census Bureau

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USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Updated: August 31, 2009 at 14:05