Top 50 Cities in the U.S. by Population and Rank, 1990 and 2000 |
4/1/2000
census
population |
4/1/90
census
population |
Numeric
population
change
1990–2000 |
Percent
population
change
1990–2000 |
Size rank
1990 |
Size rank
2000 |
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New York, N.Y.
|
8,008,278
|
7,322,564
|
685,714
|
9.4
|
1
|
1
|
|
Los Angeles, Calif.
|
3,694,820
|
3,485,398
|
209,422
|
6.0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Chicago, Ill.
|
2,896,016
|
2,784,726
|
112,290
|
4.0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Houston, Tex.
|
1,953,631
|
1,630,553
|
323,078
|
19.8
|
4
|
4
|
|
Philadelphia, Pa.
|
1,517,550
|
1,585,577
|
–68,027
|
–4.3
|
5
|
5
|
|
Phoenix, Ariz.
|
1,321,045
|
983,403
|
337,642
|
34.3
|
10
|
6
|
|
San Diego, Calif.
|
1,223,400
|
1,110,549
|
112,851
|
10.2
|
6
|
7
|
|
Dallas, Tex.
|
1,188,580
|
1,006,877
|
181,703
|
18.0
|
8
|
8
|
|
San Antonio, Tex.
|
1,144,646
|
935,933
|
208,713
|
22.3
|
9
|
9
|
|
Detroit, Mich.
|
951,270
|
1,027,974
|
–76,704
|
–7.5
|
7
|
10
|
|
San Jose, Calif.
|
894,943
|
782,248
|
112,695
|
14.4
|
11
|
11
|
|
Indianapolis Ind.
|
791,926
|
741,952
|
49,974
|
6.7
|
13
|
12
|
|
San Francisco, Calif.
|
776,733
|
723,959
|
52,774
|
7.3
|
14
|
13
|
|
Jacksonville Fla.
|
735,617
|
635,230
|
100,387
|
15.8
|
16
|
14
|
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
711,470
|
632,910
|
78,560
|
12.4
|
15
|
15
|
|
Austin, Tex.
|
656,562
|
465,622
|
190,940
|
41.0
|
25
|
16
|
|
Baltimore, Md.
|
651,154
|
736,014
|
–84,860
|
–11.5
|
12
|
17
|
|
Memphis, Tenn.
|
650,100
|
610,337
|
39,763
|
6.5
|
18
|
18
|
|
Milwaukee, Wis.
|
596,974
|
628,088
|
–31,114
|
–5.0
|
17
|
19
|
|
Boston, Mass.
|
589,141
|
574,283
|
14,858
|
2.6
|
20
|
20
|
|
Washington, D.C.
|
572,059
|
606,900
|
–34,841
|
–5.7
|
19
|
21
|
|
Nashville-Davidson, Tn.1
|
569,891
|
510,784
|
59,107
|
11.6
|
26
|
22
|
|
El Paso, Tex.
|
563,662
|
515,342
|
48,320
|
9.4
|
22
|
23
|
|
Seattle, Wash.
|
563,374
|
516,259
|
47,115
|
9.1
|
21
|
24
|
|
Denver, Colo.
|
554,636
|
467,610
|
87,026
|
18.6
|
28
|
25
|
|
Charlotte, N.C.
|
540,828
|
395,934
|
144,894
|
36.6
|
33
|
26
|
|
Fort Worth, Tex.
|
534,694
|
447,619
|
87,075
|
19.5
|
29
|
27
|
|
Portland, Ore.
|
529,121
|
437,319
|
91,802
|
21.0
|
27
|
28
|
|
Oklahoma City, Okla.
|
506,132
|
444,719
|
61,413
|
13.8
|
30
|
29
|
|
Tucson, Ariz.
|
486,699
|
405,390
|
81,309
|
20.1
|
34
|
30
|
|
New Orleans, La.
|
484,674
|
496,938
|
–12,264
|
–2.5
|
24
|
31
|
|
Las Vegas, Nev.
|
478,434
|
258,295
|
220,139
|
85.2
|
63
|
32
|
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
478,403
|
505,616
|
–27,213
|
–5.4
|
23
|
33
|
|
Long Beach, Calif.
|
461,522
|
429,433
|
32,089
|
7.5
|
32
|
34
|
|
Albuquerque, N.M.
|
448,607
|
384,736
|
63,871
|
16.6
|
40
|
35
|
|
Kansas City, Mo.
|
441,545
|
435,146
|
6,399
|
1.5
|
31
|
36
|
|
Fresno, Calif.
|
427,652
|
354,202
|
73,450
|
20.7
|
48
|
37
|
|
Virginia Beach, Va.
|
425,257
|
393,069
|
32,188
|
8.2
|
39
|
38
|
|
Atlanta, Ga.
|
416,474
|
394,017
|
22,457
|
5.7
|
38
|
39
|
|
Sacramento, Calif.
|
407,018
|
369,365
|
37,653
|
10.2
|
37
|
40
|
|
Oakland, Calif.
|
399,484
|
372,242
|
27,242
|
7.3
|
35
|
41
|
|
Mesa, Ariz.
|
396,375
|
288,091
|
108,284
|
37.6
|
53
|
42
|
|
Tulsa, Okla.
|
393,049
|
367,302
|
25,747
|
7.0
|
44
|
43
|
|
Omaha, Neb.
|
390,007
|
335,795
|
54,212
|
16.1
|
47
|
44
|
|
Minneapolis, Minn.
|
382,618
|
368,383
|
14,235
|
3.9
|
43
|
45
|
|
Honolulu CDP,2 Hawaii
|
371,657
|
365,272
|
6,395
|
1.7
|
41
|
46
|
|
Miami, Fla.
|
362,470
|
358,548
|
3,922
|
1.1
|
46
|
47
|
|
Colorado Springs, Colo.
|
360,890
|
281,140
|
79,750
|
28.4
|
54
|
48
|
|
St. Louis, Mo.
|
348,189
|
396,685
|
–48,496
|
–12.2
|
42
|
49
|
|
Wichita, Kans.
|
344,284
|
304,011
|
40,273
|
13.2
|
51
|
50
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1. Nashville-Davidson city is consolidated with Davidson County
2. Honolulu Census Designated Place; by agreement with the State of Hawaii, the Census Bureau does not show data separately
for the city of Honolulu, which is coextensive with Honolulu County.. NOTE: 1990 population figures in this table reflect most recent revisions by the Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Web: www.census.gov
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