| Table 21. | Nativity of the Population for the 25 Largest Urban Places and for Selected Counties: 1850 |
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| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: March 9, 1999 (See text for sources, definitions, and explanations) |
| Place (rank in parentheses) and county 1/ | Total | Native | Foreign born | |
| Number | Percent | |||
| New York city, NY (1) | 515,547 | 279,814 | 235,733 | 45.7 |
| Baltimore city, MD (2) | 169,054 | 133,562 | 35,492 | 21.0 |
| Boston city, MA (3) | 136,881 | 90,204 | 46,677 | 34.1 |
| Philadelphia county, PA | 408,762 | 287,063 | 121,699 | 29.8 |
| Philadelphia city, PA (4) | 121,376 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Spring Garden district, PA (9) | 58,894 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Northern Liberties district, PA (11) | 47,223 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Kensington district, PA (12) | 46,774 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Southwark district, PA (20) | 38,799 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| New Orleans city, LA (5) | 116,375 | 67,774 | 48,601 | 41.8 |
| Cincinnati city, OH (6) | 115,435 | 60,894 | 54,541 | 47.2 |
| Kings county, NY | 138,882 | 82,681 | 56,201 | 40.5 |
| Brooklyn city, NY (7) | 96,838 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Williamsburg town, NY (23) | 30,780 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| St. Louis city, MO (8) | 77,860 | 39,463 | 38,397 | 49.3 |
| Albany city, NY (10) | 50,763 | 34,172 | 16,591 | 32.7 |
| Allegheny county, PA | 138,290 | 94,876 | 43,414 | 31.4 |
| Pittsburgh city, PA (13) | 46,601 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Louisville city, KY (14) | 43,194 | 30,733 | 12,461 | 28.8 |
| Charleston city, SC (15) | 42,985 | 38,342 | 4,643 | 10.8 |
| Erie county, NY | 100,993 | 63,520 | 37,473 | 37.1 |
| Buffalo city, NY (16) | 42,261 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Providence city, RI (17) | 41,513 | 31,834 | 9,679 | 23.3 |
| Washington city, DC (18) | 40,001 | 35,719 | 4,282 | 10.7 |
| Newark city, NJ (19) | 38,894 | 26,572 | 12,322 | 31.7 |
| Monroe county, NY | 87,650 | 61,573 | 26,077 | 29.8 |
| Rochester city, NY (21) | 36,403 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Middlesex county, MA | 161,383 | 130,261 | 31,122 | 19.3 |
| Lowell city, MA (22) | 33,383 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| Chicago city, IL (24) | 29,963 | 14,281 | 15,682 | 52.3 |
| Rensselaer county, NY | 73,363 | 58,862 | 14,501 | 19.8 |
| Troy city, NY (25) | 28,785 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
(NA) Not available.
| 1/ | 1850 census results for San Francisco were destroyed by fire. The population of San Francisco according to the 1852 state census was 34,776. Population of San Francisco county in 1852: total, 36,154; native, 16,851; foreign-born, 19,303; percent foreign-born, 53.4 percent. |
