Proximity Place/City Ranking

The 100 Largest U.S. Cities
-- Based on Census 2000 Population
-- Based on Population Change from 1990 to 2000

Data presented in this section show the largest 100 U.S. cities based on Census 2000 population (Table 1) and the largest 100 U.S. cities based on total population change from 1990 to 2000 (Table 2). The ranking in Table 1 is based on the set of 25,152 cities and places identified by the Census Bureau as an incorporated entity or as a Census Designated Place for Census 2000. For a city or place to be eligible for inclusion in the ranking presented in Table 2, the area must have existed as an incorporated entity or Census Designated Place for the 1990 Census. See ranking of largest 100 U.S. counties based on Census 2000 at http://proximityone.com/cty100.htm. See ranking of largest 200 U.S. school districts based on Census 2000 via the web page http://proximityone.com/plsd.htm.

For information on post-Census 2000 population estimates and trends, see city/place demographic trends.

The total population of cities/places in Census 2000 was 206,462,567 (73.36 percent of the total Census 2000 U.S. population of 281,421,906). The total population of the largest 100 cities/places was 56,590,581 (27.41 percent of the total population in places/cities of 206,462,567).

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Table 1. Largest 100 U.S. Places/Cities based on Census 2000 Total Population
Rank Place/City Name Code Population

1 New York city, NY 3651000 8,008,278

2 Los Angeles city, CA 0644000 3,694,820

3 Chicago city, IL 1714000 2,896,016

4 Houston city, TX 4835000 1,953,631

5 Philadelphia city, PA 4260000 1,517,550

6 Phoenix city, AZ 0455000 1,321,045

7 San Diego city, CA 0666000 1,223,400

8 Dallas city, TX 4819000 1,188,580

9 San Antonio city, TX 4865000 1,144,646

10 Detroit city, MI 2622000 951,270

11 San Jose city, CA 0668000 894,943

12 Indianapolis city, IN 1836003 781,870

13 San Francisco city, CA 0667000 776,733

14 Jacksonville city, FL 1235000 735,617

15 Columbus city, OH 3918000 711,470

16 Austin city, TX 4805000 656,562

17 Baltimore city, MD 2404000 651,154

18 Memphis city, TN 4748000 650,100

19 Milwaukee city, WI 5553000 596,974

20 Boston city, MA 2507000 589,141

21 Washington city, DC 1150000 572,059

22 El Paso city, TX 4824000 563,662

23 Seattle city, WA 5363000 563,374

24 Denver city, CO 0820000 554,636

25 Nashville-Davidson, TN 4752006 545,524

26 Charlotte city, NC 3712000 540,828

27 Fort Worth city, TX 4827000 534,694

28 Portland city, OR 4159000 529,121

29 Oklahoma City city, OK 4055000 506,132

30 Tucson city, AZ 0477000 486,699

31 New Orleans city, LA 2255000 484,674

32 Las Vegas city, NV 3240000 478,434

33 Cleveland city, OH 3916000 478,403

34 Long Beach city, CA 0643000 461,522

35 Albuquerque city, NM 3502000 448,607

36 Kansas City city, MO 2938000 441,545

37 Fresno city, CA 0627000 427,652

38 Virginia Beach city, VA 5182000 425,257

39 Atlanta city, GA 1304000 416,474

40 Sacramento city, CA 0664000 407,018

41 Oakland city, CA 0653000 399,484

42 Mesa city, AZ 0446000 396,375

43 Tulsa city, OK 4075000 393,049

44 Omaha city, NE 3137000 390,007

45 Minneapolis city, MN 2743000 382,618

46 Honolulu CDP, HI 1517000 371,657

47 Miami city, FL 1245000 362,470

48 Colorado Springs city, CO 0816000 360,890

49 St. Louis city, MO 2965000 348,189

50 Wichita city, KS 2079000 344,284

51 Santa Ana city, CA 0669000 337,977

52 Pittsburgh city, PA 4261000 334,563

53 Arlington city, TX 4804000 332,969

54 Cincinnati city, OH 3915000 331,285

55 Anaheim city, CA 0602000 328,014

56 Toledo city, OH 3977000 313,619

57 Tampa city, FL 1271000 303,447

58 Buffalo city, NY 3611000 292,648

59 St. Paul city, MN 2758000 287,151

60 Corpus Christi city, TX 4817000 277,454

61 Aurora city, CO 0804000 276,393

62 Raleigh city, NC 3755000 276,093

63 Newark city, NJ 3451000 273,546

64 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2146027 260,512

65 Anchorage municipality, AK 0203000 260,283

66 Louisville city, KY 2148000 256,231

67 Riverside city, CA 0662000 255,166

68 St. Petersburg city, FL 1263000 248,232

69 Bakersfield city, CA 0603526 247,057

70 Stockton city, CA 0675000 243,771

71 Birmingham city, AL 0107000 242,820

72 Jersey City city, NJ 3436000 240,055

73 Norfolk city, VA 5157000 234,403

74 Baton Rouge city, LA 2205000 227,818

75 Hialeah city, FL 1230000 226,419

76 Lincoln city, NE 3128000 225,581

77 Greensboro city, NC 3728000 223,891

78 Plano city, TX 4858016 222,030

79 Rochester city, NY 3663000 219,773

80 Glendale city, AZ 0427820 218,812

81 Akron city, OH 3901000 217,074

82 Garland city, TX 4829000 215,768

83 Madison city, WI 5548000 208,054

84 Fort Wayne city, IN 1825000 205,727

85 Fremont city, CA 0626000 203,413

86 Scottsdale city, AZ 0465000 202,705

87 Montgomery city, AL 0151000 201,568

88 Shreveport city, LA 2270000 200,145

89 Lubbock city, TX 4845000 199,564

90 Chesapeake city, VA 5116000 199,184

91 Mobile city, AL 0150000 198,915

92 Des Moines city, IA 1921000 198,682

93 Grand Rapids city, MI 2634000 197,800

94 Richmond city, VA 5167000 197,790

95 Yonkers city, NY 3684000 196,086

96 Spokane city, WA 5367000 195,629

97 Augusta-Richmond County, GA 1304204 195,182

98 Glendale city, CA 0630000 194,973

99 Tacoma city, WA 5370000 193,556

100 Irving city, TX 4837000 191,615

Source: Proximity; based on the 1990 Census and Census 2000; U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Table 2. Largest 100 U.S. Cities based on Population Change from 1990 to 2000
Rank City Name Code 1990 Population 2000 Population 1990-2000 Population Change 1990-2000 Population Percent Change

1 New York city, NY 3651000 7,322,564 8,008,278 685,714 9.36

2 Phoenix city, AZ 0455000 988,983 1,321,045 332,062 33.58

3 Houston city, TX 4835000 1,697,873 1,953,631 255,758 15.06

4 Las Vegas city, NV 3240000 259,834 478,434 218,600 84.13

5 Los Angeles city, CA 0644000 3,485,499 3,694,820 209,321 6.01

6 Dallas city, TX 4819000 1,006,646 1,188,580 181,934 18.07

7 Austin city, TX 4805000 494,290 656,562 162,272 32.83

8 San Antonio city, TX 4865000 997,434 1,144,646 147,212 14.76

9 Charlotte city, NC 3712000 426,984 540,828 113,844 26.66

10 San Diego city, CA 0666000 1,111,031 1,223,400 112,369 10.11

11 Chicago city, IL 1714000 2,783,660 2,896,016 112,356 4.04

12 San Jose city, CA 0668000 783,324 894,943 111,619 14.25

13 Henderson city, NV 3231900 65,109 175,381 110,272 169.37

14 Mesa city, AZ 0446000 290,212 396,375 106,163 36.58

15 Plano city, TX 4858016 128,507 222,030 93,523 72.78

16 Denver city, CO 0820000 467,549 554,636 87,087 18.63

17 Fort Worth city, TX 4827000 448,181 534,694 86,513 19.30

18 Chandler city, AZ 0412000 90,703 176,581 85,878 94.68

19 Gilbert town AZ 0427400 30,003 109,697 79,694 265.62

20 Colorado Springs city, CO 0816000 283,112 360,890 77,778 27.47

21 Columbus city, OH 3918000 636,323 711,470 75,147 11.81

22 Scottsdale city, AZ 0465000 130,086 202,705 72,619 55.82

23 Fresno city, CA 0627000 355,444 427,652 72,208 20.31

24 Pembroke Pines city, FL 1255775 65,454 137,427 71,973 109.96

25 Arlington city, TX 4804000 261,999 332,969 70,970 27.09

26 Tucson city, AZ 0477000 417,139 486,699 69,560 16.68

27 Glendale city, AZ 0427820 150,867 218,812 67,945 45.04

28 North Las Vegas city, NV 3251800 47,956 115,488 67,532 140.82

29 Bakersfield city, CA 0603526 183,959 247,057 63,098 34.30

30 Albuquerque city, NM 3502000 386,988 448,607 61,619 15.92

31 Oklahoma City city, OK 4055000 444,605 506,132 61,527 13.84

32 Anaheim city, CA 0602000 266,625 328,014 61,389 23.02

33 Nashville-Davidson, TN 4752006 488,188 545,524 57,336 11.74

34 Peoria city, AZ 0454050 51,154 108,364 57,210 111.84

35 Raleigh city, NC 3755000 220,425 276,093 55,668 25.25

36 Aurora city, CO 0804000 221,855 276,393 54,538 24.58

37 San Francisco city, CA 0667000 723,959 776,733 52,774 7.29

38 Laredo city, TX 4841464 125,029 176,576 51,547 41.23

39 Boise City city, ID 1608830 135,150 185,787 50,637 37.47

40 Indianapolis city, IN 1836003 731,726 781,870 50,144 6.85

41 Cary town SC 3710740 45,497 94,536 49,039 107.79

42 Corona city, CA 0616350 76,181 124,966 48,785 64.04

43 El Paso city, TX 4824000 515,652 563,662 48,010 9.31

44 Chesapeake city, VA 5116000 151,982 199,184 47,202 31.06

45 Seattle city, WA 5363000 516,332 563,374 47,042 9.11

46 Reno city, NV 3260600 134,747 180,480 45,733 33.94

47 Santa Ana city, CA 0669000 294,309 337,977 43,668 14.84

48 Portland city, OR 4159000 486,083 529,121 43,038 8.85

49 Aurora city, IL 1703012 100,279 142,990 42,711 42.59

50 Salinas city, CA 0664224 108,863 151,060 42,197 38.76

51 Naperville city, IL 1751622 86,958 128,358 41,400 47.61

52 Fontana city, CA 0624680 87,868 128,929 41,061 46.73

53 Weston city, FL 1276582 9,829 49,286 39,457 401.43

54 Palmdale city, CA 0655156 77,296 116,670 39,374 50.94

55 Vancouver city, WA 5374060 104,531 143,560 39,029 37.34

56 Durham city, NC 3719000 148,450 187,035 38,585 25.99

57 Hialeah city, FL 1230000 187,905 226,419 38,514 20.50

58 Coral Springs city, FL 1214400 79,137 117,549 38,412 48.54

59 Chula Vista city, CA 0613392 135,243 173,556 38,313 28.33

60 Overland Park city, KS 2053775 111,798 149,080 37,282 33.35

61 Irving city, TX 4837000 155,130 191,615 36,485 23.52

62 Wichita city, KS 2079000 308,652 344,284 35,632 11.54

63 Roseville city, CA 0662938 44,744 79,921 35,177 78.62

64 Lexington-Fayette, KY 2146027 225,366 260,512 35,146 15.60

65 Flower Mound town, TX 4826232 15,747 50,702 34,955 221.98

66 Garland city, TX 4829000 180,844 215,768 34,924 19.31

67 Anchorage, AK 0203000 226,338 260,283 33,945 15.00

68 Port St. Lucie city, FL 1258715 55,759 88,769 33,010 59.20

69 Lincoln city, NE 3128000 192,722 225,581 32,859 17.05

70 McKinney city, TX 4845744 21,569 54,369 32,800 152.07

71 Oceanside city, CA 0653322 128,579 161,029 32,450 25.24

72 Greensboro city, NC 3728000 191,591 223,891 32,300 16.86

73 Stockton city, CA 0675000 211,495 243,771 32,276 15.26

74 Omaha city, NE 3137000 357,807 390,007 32,200 9.00

75 Virginia Beach city, VA 5182000 393,089 425,257 32,168 8.18

76 Irvine city, CA 0636770 111,416 143,072 31,656 28.41

77 Long Beach city, CA 0643000 429,870 461,522 31,652 7.36

78 Miramar city, FL 1245975 41,229 72,739 31,510 76.43

79 Lewisville city, TX 4842508 46,375 77,737 31,362 67.63

80 Memphis city, TN 4748000 618,894 650,100 31,206 5.04

81 Hillsboro city, OR 4134100 38,983 70,186 31,203 80.04

82 Temecula city, CA 0678120 27,177 57,716 30,539 112.37

83 Roswell city, GA 1367284 48,834 79,334 30,500 62.46

84 Fremont city, CA 0626000 173,359 203,413 30,054 17.34

85 Fort Collins city, CO 0827425 88,899 118,652 29,753 33.47

86 Round Rock city, TX 4863500 31,559 61,136 29,577 93.72

87 Olathe city, KS 2052575 63,442 92,962 29,520 46.53

88 Chino Hills city, CA 0613214 38,069 66,787 28,718 75.44

89 Riverside city, CA 0662000 226,582 255,166 28,584 12.62

90 Antioch city, CA 0602252 62,179 90,532 28,353 45.60

91 Bend city, OR 4105800 23,694 52,029 28,335 119.59

92 Salem city, OR 4164900 108,846 136,924 28,078 25.80

93 Grand Prairie city, TX 4830464 99,496 127,427 27,931 28.07

94 Oxnard city, CA 0654652 142,458 170,358 27,900 19.58

95 Fishers town, IN 1823278 9,941 37,835 27,894 280.60

96 O'Fallon city, MO 2954074 18,296 46,169 27,873 152.34

97 Joliet city, IL 1738570 78,585 106,221 27,636 35.17

98 Santa Clarita city, CA 0669088 123,610 151,088 27,478 22.23

99 Thornton city, CO 0877290 55,146 82,384 27,238 49.39

100 Frisco city, TX 4827684 6,517 33,714 27,197 417.32

Source: Proximity; based on the 1990 Census and Census 2000; U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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