1810 United States Census
Rank City State Population Region ( 2016 )
01 New York New York 96,373 Northeast
02 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 53,722 Northeast
03 Baltimore Maryland 46,555 South
04 Boston Massachusetts 33,787 Northeast
05 Charleston South Carolina 24,711 South
06 Northern Liberties Pennsylvania 19,874 Northeast
07 New Orleans Louisiana 17,242 South
08 Southwark Pennsylvania 13,707 Northeast
09 Salem Massachusetts 12,613 Northeast
10 Albany New York 10,762 Northeast
11 Providence Rhode Island 10,071 Northeast
12 Richmond Virginia 9,735 South
13 Norfolk Virginia 9,193 South
14 Washington District of Columbia 8,208 South
15 Newark New Jersey 8,008 Northeast
16 Newport Rhode Island 7,907 Northeast
17 Newburyport Massachusetts 7,634 Northeast
18 Alexandria District of Columbia 7,227 South
19 Portland Maine 7,169 Northeast
20 Portsmouth New Hampshire 6,934 Northeast
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The United States Census of 1810 was the third Census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States, of which 1,191,362 were slaves. The 1810 Census included one new state: Ohio. The original census returns for the District of Columbia, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Ohio were lost or destroyed over the years. Most of Tennessee's original forms were also lost, other than Grainger and Rutherford counties. This was the first census in which New York was ranked as the most populous state. It would occupy this spot for the next fifteen censuses, before being overtaken by California in 1970. This would also be the last census until 1860 in which Philadelphia was ranked as the second-most populous city.