1960
The 1960 Census was the Eighteenth. The Census Bureau provides a list of the 100 largest cities in that year.
| Rank | City | State | Population | Notes |
| 1 | New York | New York | 7,781,984 | First ever population drop for New York City. |
| 2 | Chicago | Illinois | 3,550,404 | First ever population drop for Chicago. |
| 3 | Los Angeles | California | 2,479,015 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 2,002,512 | |
| 5 | Detroit | Michigan | 1,670,144 | |
| 6 | Baltimore | Maryland | 939,024 | |
| 7 | Houston | Texas | 938,219 | First appearance in the top 10. |
| 8 | Cleveland | Ohio | 876,050 | |
| 9 | Washington | District of Columbia | 763,956 | |
| 10 | St. Louis | Missouri | 750,026 | Last appearance in the top 10. First time the population of the 10th largest city is less than the decade before. |
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