RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,299

Largest by population, US cities · 2000

The most populous US cities as of the 2000 population estimates. New York, New York leads at 8,008,278. 6,299 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Texas carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,906–

01New York, NYNY8,008,278+9%

02Los Angeles, CACA3,694,820+6%

03Chicago, ILIL2,896,016+4%

04Houston, TXTX1,953,631+20%

05Philadelphia, PAPA1,517,550−4%

06Phoenix, AZAZ1,321,045+34%

07San Diego, CACA1,223,400+10%

08Dallas, TXTX1,188,580+18%

09San Antonio, TXTX1,144,646+22%

10Detroit, MIMI951,270−7%

11San Jose, CACA894,943+14%

12Indianapolis, ININ781,870–

13San Francisco, CACA776,733+7%

14Jacksonville, FLFL735,617–

15Columbus, OHOH711,470+12%

16Austin, TXTX656,562+41%

17Baltimore, MDMD651,154−12%

18Memphis, TNTN650,100+7%

19Milwaukee, WIWI596,974−5%

20Boston, MAMA589,141+3%

21Washington, DCDC572,059−6%

22El Paso, TXTX563,662+9%

23Seattle, WAWA563,374+9%

24Denver, COCO554,636+19%

25Nashville, TNTN545,524+12%

26Charlotte, NCNC540,828+37%

27Fort Worth, TXTX534,694+19%

28Portland, OROR529,121+21%

29Oklahoma City, OKOK506,132+14%

30Tucson, AZAZ486,699+20%

31New Orleans, LALA484,674−2%

32Las Vegas, NVNV478,434+85%

33Cleveland, OHOH478,403−5%

34Long Beach, CACA461,522+7%

35Albuquerque, NMNM448,607+17%

36Kansas City, MOMO441,545+1%

37Fresno, CACA427,652+21%

38Virginia Beach, VAVA425,257+8%

39Atlanta, GAGA416,474+6%

40Sacramento, CACA407,018+10%

41Oakland, CACA399,484+7%

42Mesa, AZAZ396,375+38%

43Tulsa, OKOK393,049+7%

44Omaha, NENE390,007+16%

45Minneapolis, MNMN382,618+4%

46Miami, FLFL362,470+1%

47Colorado Springs, COCO360,890+28%

48St. Louis, MOMO348,189−12%

49Wichita, KSKS344,284+13%

50Santa Ana, CACA337,977+15%

51Pittsburgh, PAPA334,563−10%

52Arlington, TXTX332,969+27%

53Cincinnati, OHOH331,285−9%

54Anaheim, CACA328,014+23%

55Toledo, OHOH313,619−6%

56Tampa, FLFL303,447+8%

57Buffalo, NYNY292,648−11%

58St. Paul, MNMN287,151+5%

59Corpus Christi, TXTX277,454+8%

60Aurora, COCO276,393+24%

61Raleigh, NCNC276,093+33%

62Newark, NJNJ273,546−1%

63Lexington, KYKY260,512–

64Anchorage, AKAK260,283+15%

65Riverside, CACA255,166+13%

66St. Petersburg, FLFL248,232+4%

67Bakersfield, CACA247,057+41%

68Stockton, CACA243,771+16%

69Birmingham, ALAL242,820−9%

70Jersey City, NJNJ240,055+5%

71Norfolk, VAVA234,403−10%

72Baton Rouge, LALA227,818+4%

73Hialeah, FLFL226,419+20%

74Lincoln, NENE225,581+18%

75Greensboro, NCNC223,891+22%

76Plano, TXTX222,030+73%

77Rochester, NYNY219,773−5%

78Glendale, AZAZ218,812+48%

79Akron, OHOH217,074−3%

80Garland, TXTX215,768+19%

81Madison, WIWI208,054+9%

82Fort Wayne, ININ205,727+19%

83Fremont, CACA203,413+17%

84Scottsdale, AZAZ202,705+56%

85Montgomery, ALAL201,568+8%

86Shreveport, LALA200,145+1%

87Lubbock, TXTX199,564+7%

88Chesapeake, VAVA199,184+31%

89Mobile, ALAL198,915+1%

90Des Moines, IAIA198,682+3%

91Grand Rapids, MIMI197,800+5%

92Richmond, VAVA197,790−3%

93Yonkers, NYNY196,086+4%

94Spokane, WAWA195,629+10%

95Augusta, GAGA195,182–

96Glendale, CACA194,973+8%

97Tacoma, WAWA193,556+10%

98Irving, TXTX191,615+24%

99Huntington Beach, CACA189,594+4%

100Arlington, VAVA189,453+11%

101Modesto, CACA188,856+15%

102Durham, NCNC187,035+37%

103Paradise, NVNV186,070+49%

104Orlando, FLFL185,951+13%

105Boise City, IDID185,787+48%

106Winston-Salem, NCNC185,776+29%

107San Bernardino, CACA185,401+13%

108Jackson, MSMS184,256−6%

109Little Rock, ARAR183,133+4%

110Salt Lake City, UTUT181,743+14%

111Reno, NVNV180,480+35%

112Newport News, VAVA180,150+6%

113Chandler, AZAZ176,581+95%

114Laredo, TXTX176,576+44%

115Henderson, NVNV175,381+170%

116Knoxville, TNTN173,890+5%

117Amarillo, TXTX173,627+10%

118Providence, RIRI173,618+8%

119Chula Vista, CACA173,556+28%

120Worcester, MAMA172,648+2%

121Oxnard, CACA170,358+20%

122Dayton, OHOH166,179−9%

123Garden Grove, CACA165,196+15%

124Oceanside, CACA161,029+25%

125Tempe, AZAZ158,625+12%

126Huntsville, ALAL158,216−1%

127Ontario, CACA158,007+19%

128Sunrise Manor, NVNV156,120+64%

129Chattanooga, TNTN155,554+2%

130Fort Lauderdale, FLFL152,397+2%

131Springfield, MAMA152,082−3%

132Springfield, MOMO151,580+8%

133Santa Clarita, CACA151,088+37%

134Salinas, CACA151,060+39%

135Tallahassee, FLFL150,624+21%

136Rockford, ILIL150,115+8%

137Pomona, CACA149,473+13%

138Paterson, NJNJ149,222+6%

139Overland Park, KSKS149,080+33%

140Santa Rosa, CACA147,595+30%

141Syracuse, NYNY147,306−10%

142Kansas City, KSKS146,866−2%

143Hampton, VAVA146,437+9%

144Metairie, LALA146,136−2%

145Lakewood, COCO144,126+14%

146Vancouver, WAWA143,560+210%

147Irvine, CACA143,072+30%

148Aurora, ILIL142,990+44%

149Moreno Valley, CACA142,381+20%

150Pasadena, TXTX141,674+19%

151Hayward, CACA140,030+26%

152Brownsville, TXTX139,722+41%

153Bridgeport, CTCT139,529−2%

154Hollywood, FLFL139,357+15%

155Warren, MIMI138,247−5%

156Torrance, CACA137,946+4%

157Eugene, OROR137,893+22%

158Pembroke Pines, FLFL137,427+110%

159Salem, OROR136,924+27%

160Pasadena, CACA133,936+2%

161Escondido, CACA133,559+23%

162Sunnyvale, CACA131,760+12%

163Savannah, GAGA131,510−4%

164Fontana, CACA128,929+47%

165Orange, CACA128,821+16%

166Naperville, ILIL128,358+50%

167Alexandria, VAVA128,283+15%

168Rancho Cucamonga, CACA127,743+26%

169Grand Prairie, TXTX127,427+28%

170Fullerton, CACA126,003+10%

171Corona, CACA124,966+64%

172Flint, MIMI124,943−11%

173Mesquite, TXTX124,523+23%

174Sterling Heights, MIMI124,471+6%

175East Los Angeles, CACA124,283−2%

176Sioux Falls, SDSD123,975+23%

177New Haven, CTCT123,626−5%

178Topeka, KSKS122,377+2%

179Concord, CACA121,780+9%

180Evansville, ININ121,582−4%

181Hartford, CTCT121,578−13%

182Fayetteville, NCNC121,015+60%

183Cedar Rapids, IAIA120,758+11%

184Elizabeth, NJNJ120,568+10%

185Lansing, MIMI119,128−6%

186Lancaster, CACA118,718+22%

187Fort Collins, COCO118,652+35%

188Coral Springs, FLFL117,549+48%

189Spring Valley, NVNV117,390+127%

190Stamford, CTCT117,083+8%

191Thousand Oaks, CACA117,005+12%

192Vallejo, CACA116,760+7%

193Palmdale, CACA116,670+69%

194Columbia, SCSC116,278+19%

195El Monte, CACA115,965+9%

196Abilene, TXTX115,930+9%

197North Las Vegas, NVNV115,488+142%

198Ann Arbor, MIMI114,024+4%

199Beaumont, TXTX113,866−0%

200Waco, TXTX113,726+10%

201Independence, MOMO113,288+1%

202Peoria, ILIL112,936−1%

203Inglewood, CACA112,580+3%

204Springfield, ILIL111,454+6%

205Simi Valley, CACA111,351+11%

206Lafayette, LALA110,257+17%

207Gilbert, AZAZ109,697+276%

208Carrollton, TXTX109,576+33%

209Bellevue, WAWA109,569+26%

210West Valley City, UTUT108,896–

211Clearwater, FLFL108,787+10%

212Costa Mesa, CACA108,724+13%

213Peoria, AZAZ108,364+114%

214South Bend, ININ107,789+2%

215Downey, CACA107,323+17%

216Waterbury, CTCT107,271−2%

217Manchester, NHNH107,006+7%

218Allentown, PAPA106,632+1%

219McAllen, TXTX106,414+27%

220Joliet, ILIL106,221+38%

221Lowell, MAMA105,167+2%

222Provo, UTUT105,166+21%

223West Covina, CACA105,080+9%

224Wichita Falls, TXTX104,197+8%

225Erie, PAPA103,717−5%

226Daly City, CACA103,621+12%

227Clarksville, TNTN103,455+37%

228Norwalk, CACA103,298+10%

229Gary, ININ102,746−12%

230Berkeley, CACA102,743+0%

231Santa Clara, CACA102,361+9%

232Green Bay, WIWI102,313+6%

233Cape Coral, FLFL102,286+36%

234Arvada, COCO102,153+15%

235Pueblo, COCO102,121+4%

236Cambridge, MAMA101,355+6%

237Westminster, COCO100,940+35%

238San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA100,916+9%

239Portsmouth, VAVA100,565−3%

240Livonia, MIMI100,545−0%

241Burbank, CACA100,316+7%

242Athens, GAGA100,266–

243Richmond, CACA99,216+13%

244Davenport, IAIA98,359+3%

245Dearborn, MIMI97,775+10%

246Charleston, SCSC96,650+20%

247South Gate, CACA96,375+12%

248Fairfield, CACA96,178+25%

249Arden-Arcade, CACA96,025+4%

250Norman, OKOK95,694+20%

251Albany, NYNY95,658−5%

252Gainesville, FLFL95,447+13%

253Midland, TXTX94,996+6%

254Roanoke, VAVA94,911−2%

255El Cajon, CACA94,869+7%

256Boulder, COCO94,673+14%

257Cary, NCNC94,536+116%

258Elgin, ILIL94,487+23%

259Brockton, MAMA94,304+2%

260New Bedford, MAMA93,768−6%

261Compton, CACA93,493+3%

262Mission Viejo, CACA93,102+28%

263Olathe, KSKS92,962+47%

264Lawton, OKOK92,757+15%

265San Mateo, CACA92,482+8%

266Santa Barbara, CACA92,325+8%

267Fall River, MAMA91,938−1%

268Rialto, CACA91,873+27%

269Richardson, TXTX91,802+23%

270Visalia, CACA91,565+21%

271Everett, WAWA91,488+31%

272Odessa, TXTX90,943+1%

273Fargo, NDND90,599+22%

274Antioch, CACA90,532+46%

275Kenosha, WIWI90,352+12%

276Gresham, OROR90,205+32%

277Vista, CACA89,857+25%

278Billings, MTMT89,847+11%

279Carson, CACA89,730+7%

280Lynn, MAMA89,050+10%

281Port St. Lucie, FLFL88,769–

282Vacaville, CACA88,625+24%

283San Angelo, TXTX88,439+5%

284Sandy, UTUT88,418–

285Columbia, MDMD88,254+16%

286Westminster, CACA88,207+13%

287Quincy, MAMA88,025+4%

288Miami Beach, FLFL87,933−5%

289Waukegan, ILIL87,901+27%

290Duluth, MNMN86,918+2%

291Killeen, TXTX86,911+37%

292Nashua, NHNH86,605+9%

293Westland, MIMI86,602+2%

294Toms River, NJNJ86,327+1047%

295High Point, NCNC85,839+24%

296Warwick, RIRI85,808+0%

297Rochester, MNMN85,806+21%

298Alhambra, CACA85,804+5%

299Sandy Springs, GAGA85,781+26%

300Sunrise, FLFL85,779+33%

301Parma, OHOH85,655−3%

302Cicero, ILIL85,616+27%

303Trenton, NJNJ85,403−4%

304Bloomington, MNMN85,172−1%

305Citrus Heights, CACA85,071−21%

306Sioux City, IAIA85,013+6%

307Columbia, MOMO84,531+22%

308Orem, UTUT84,324+25%

309Hawthorne, CACA84,112+18%

310Santa Monica, CACA84,084−3%

311Newton, MAMA83,829+2%

312Whittier, CACA83,680+8%

313Tyler, TXTX83,650+11%

314Federal Way, WAWA83,259+23%

315Hammond, ININ83,048−1%

316Norwalk, CTCT82,951+6%

317Plantation, FLFL82,934+24%

318Thornton, COCO82,384+50%

319Farmington Hills, MIMI82,111+10%

320West Palm Beach, FLFL82,103+21%

321Youngstown, OHOH82,026−14%

322Decatur, ILIL81,860−2%

323Racine, WIWI81,855−3%

324Reading, PAPA81,207+4%

325Troy, MIMI80,959+11%

326Redding, CACA80,865+22%

327Canton, OHOH80,806−4%

328Denton, TXTX80,537+22%

329Fort Smith, ARAR80,268+10%

330Lawrence, KSKS80,098+22%

331Cheektowaga, NYNY79,988−5%

332Roseville, CACA79,921+79%

333Camden, NJNJ79,904−9%

334North Charleston, SCSC79,641+14%

335Kent, WAWA79,524+109%

336San Leandro, CACA79,452+16%

337Palm Bay, FLFL79,413+27%

338Lakewood, CACA79,345+8%

339Roswell, GAGA79,334+66%

340Cranston, RIRI79,269+4%

341Clifton, NJNJ78,672+10%

342Lakeland, FLFL78,452+11%

343Southfield, MIMI78,296+3%

344Buena Park, CACA78,282+14%

345Carlsbad, CACA78,247+24%

346Pompano Beach, FLFL78,191+8%

347Tuscaloosa, ALAL77,906+0%

348Brandon, FLFL77,895+34%

349Lewisville, TXTX77,737+67%

350Yuma, AZAZ77,515+41%

351Somerville, MAMA77,478+2%

352Santa Maria, CACA77,423+26%

353Ogden, UTUT77,226+21%

354Kalamazoo, MIMI77,145−4%

355Albany, GAGA76,939−2%

356Greeley, COCO76,930+27%

357Silver Spring, MDMD76,540+1%

358Scranton, PAPA76,415−7%

359Beaverton, OROR76,129+43%

360Arlington Heights, ILIL76,031+1%

361Wilmington, NCNC75,838+37%

362Baldwin Park, CACA75,837+9%

363Davie, FLFL75,720+60%

364Redwood City, CACA75,402+14%

365Schaumburg, ILIL75,386+10%

366Kendall, FLFL75,226−14%

367Broken Arrow, OKOK74,859+29%

368Danbury, CTCT74,848+14%

369Boca Raton, FLFL74,764+22%

370Las Cruces, NMNM74,267+20%

371Evanston, ILIL74,239+1%

372St. Joseph, MOMO73,990+3%

373Livermore, CACA73,345+29%

374Longview, TXTX73,344+4%

375Pawtucket, RIRI72,958+0%

376Bellflower, CACA72,878+18%

377Miramar, FLFL72,739+79%

378Wilmington, DEDE72,664+2%

379Napa, CACA72,585+17%

380Town 'n' Country, FLFL72,523–

381Alameda, CACA72,259−5%

382New Rochelle, NYNY72,182+7%

383Lawrence, MAMA72,043+3%

384Yakima, WAWA71,845+31%

385Lake Charles, LALA71,757+2%

386New Britain, CTCT71,538−5%

387Melbourne, FLFL71,382+20%

388Bethlehem, PAPA71,329−0%

389Gulfport, MSMS71,127+74%

390Longmont, COCO71,093+38%

391Highlands Ranch, COCO70,931+597%

392Mountain View, CACA70,708+5%

393Lee's Summit, MOMO70,700+52%

394Kenner, LALA70,517−2%

395Hillsboro, OROR70,186+87%

396Appleton, WIWI70,087+7%

397Newport Beach, CACA70,032+5%

398Lynwood, CACA69,845+13%

399East Orange, NJNJ69,824−5%

400Deltona, FLFL69,543+37%

401Largo, FLFL69,371+6%

402Wyoming, MIMI69,368+9%

403Bloomington, ININ69,291+14%

404Spring Hill, FLFL69,078+122%

405Asheville, NCNC68,889+12%

406Rochester Hills, MIMI68,825+11%

407Murfreesboro, TNTN68,816+53%

408Waterloo, IAIA68,747+3%

409Lorain, OHOH68,652−4%

410Clovis, CACA68,468+36%

411Upland, CACA68,393+8%

412Mount Vernon, NYNY68,381+2%

413West Jordan, UTUT68,336+59%

414Edmond, OKOK68,315+31%

415College Station, TXTX67,890+29%

416Passaic, NJNJ67,861+17%

417Champaign, ILIL67,518+6%

418Tustin, CACA67,504+33%

419Muncie, ININ67,430−5%

420Brooklyn Park, MNMN67,388+20%

421Bellingham, WAWA67,171+28%

422Chino, CACA67,168+13%

423Union City, NJNJ67,088+16%

424Framingham, MAMA66,910+3%

425Union City, CACA66,869+24%

426Chino Hills, CACA66,787+142%

427Jacksonville, NCNC66,715+122%

428Baytown, TXTX66,430+4%

429Sparks, NVNV66,346+24%

430Pontiac, MIMI66,337−7%

431Gastonia, NCNC66,277+21%

432Plymouth, MNMN65,894+29%

433Taylor, MIMI65,868−7%

434Bryan, TXTX65,660+19%

435Palatine, ILIL65,479+67%

436Springfield, OHOH65,358−7%

437Lynchburg, VAVA65,269−1%

438Waukesha, WIWI64,825+14%

439Bloomington, ILIL64,808+25%

440Deerfield Beach, FLFL64,583+39%

441Walnut Creek, CACA64,296+6%

442Portland, MEME64,249−0%

443Daytona Beach, FLFL64,112+4%

444Victorville, CACA64,029+57%

445Merced, CACA63,893+14%

446Suffolk, VAVA63,677+22%

447Pleasanton, CACA63,654+26%

448Redlands, CACA63,591+5%

449West Hartford, CTCT63,589+6%

450Eagan, MNMN63,557+34%

451Pico Rivera, CACA63,428+7%

452Skokie, ILIL63,348+7%

453Sugar Land, TXTX63,328+158%

454Redondo Beach, CACA63,261+5%

455Medford, OROR63,154+35%

456St. Clair Shores, MIMI63,096−7%

457Oshkosh, WIWI62,916+14%

458Hoover, ALAL62,742+58%

459Milpitas, CACA62,698+24%

460Hesperia, CACA62,582+24%

461Dundalk, MDMD62,306−5%

462Iowa City, IAIA62,220+4%

463Santa Fe, NMNM62,203+11%

464Montebello, CACA62,150+4%

465Laguna Niguel, CACA61,891+39%

466Bayonne, NJNJ61,842+1%

467Schenectady, NYNY61,821−6%

468Saginaw, MIMI61,799−11%

469Eau Claire, WIWI61,704+8%

470Coon Rapids, MNMN61,607+16%

471Huntington Park, CACA61,348+9%

472West Allis, WIWI61,254−3%

473Round Rock, TXTX61,136+98%

474Hamilton, OHOH60,690−1%

475Utica, NYNY60,651−12%

476Victoria, TXTX60,603+10%

477South San Francisco, CACA60,552+11%

478Greenville, NCNC60,476+34%

479North Little Rock, ARAR60,433−2%

480Boynton Beach, FLFL60,389+31%

481St. Charles, MOMO60,321+11%

482Davis, CACA60,308+31%

483Burnsville, MNMN60,220+17%

484Florence-Graham, CACA60,197+5%

485Royal Oak, MIMI60,062−8%

486Bristol, CTCT60,062−1%

487Monterey Park, CACA60,051−1%

488Delray Beach, FLFL60,020+27%

489Elk Grove, CACA59,984+243%

490Chico, CACA59,954+50%

491North Miami, FLFL59,880+20%

492Anderson, ININ59,734+0%

493Jackson, TNTN59,643+22%

494Terre Haute, ININ59,614+4%

495Rapid City, SDSD59,607+9%

496Fountainebleau, FLFL59,549–

497Janesville, WIWI59,498+14%

498Palm Harbor, FLFL59,248+18%

499Waltham, MAMA59,226+2%

500St. Cloud, MNMN59,107+21%

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest total population?

New York, New York ranks #1 with 8,008,278 (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by total population?

New York, New York, Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois, Houston, Texas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,299 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is total population measured?

Total resident population. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.