year rank population 1790 5 13503 1800 3 26514 1810 3 46555 1820 3 62738 1830 2 80620 1840 2 102313 1850 2 169054 1860 4 212418 1870 6 267354 1880 7 332313 1890 7 434439 1900 6 508957 1910 7 558485 1920 8 733826 1930 8 804874 1940 7 859100 1950 6 949708 1960 6 939024 1970 7 905759 1980 10 786775 1990 12 736014