Census 2000. PHC-T-16. Ranking Tables for Places of 100,000 or More Population by Race Alone, Race Alone or in Combination, and Two or More Races Table 2. Places of 100,000 or More Population Ranked by the Percent of White Alone for the United States and Puerto Rico: 2000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1 Internet Release Date: June 21, 2002 For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf1.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | White Alone | | | |--------------------- Rank | Place Name /1 | State | Total Population | Number | Percent ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Livonia city MI 100,545 95,975 95.5 2 Cape Coral city FL 102,286 95,133 93.0 3 Scottsdale city AZ 202,705 186,883 92.2 4 Boise City city ID 185,787 171,204 92.2 5 Sioux Falls city SD 123,975 113,938 91.9 6 Independence city MO 113,288 104,081 91.9 7 Cedar Rapids city IA 120,758 110,931 91.9 8 Manchester city NH 107,006 98,178 91.7 9 Springfield city MO 151,580 138,987 91.7 10 Warren city MI 138,247 126,205 91.3 11 Arvada city CO 102,153 92,999 91.0 12 Sterling Heights city MI 124,471 112,899 90.7 13 Overland Park city KS 149,080 135,137 90.6 14 Fort Collins city CO 118,652 106,347 89.6 15 Spokane city WA 195,629 175,018 89.5 16 Lincoln city NE 225,581 201,322 89.2 17 Provo city UT 105,166 93,094 88.5 18 Eugene city OR 137,893 121,546 88.1 19 Hialeah city FL 226,419 199,276 88.0 20 Lakewood city CO 144,126 125,611 87.2 21 Metairie CDP1 LA 146,136 126,445 86.5 22 Evansville city IN 121,582 104,858 86.2 23 Green Bay city WI 102,313 87,841 85.9 24 Gilbert town1 AZ 109,697 94,043 85.7 25 Naperville city IL 128,358 109,346 85.2 26 Thousand Oaks city CA 117,005 99,563 85.1 27 Peoria city AZ 108,364 92,050 84.9 28 Vancouver city WA 143,560 121,752 84.8 29 Henderson city NV 175,381 148,181 84.5 30 Westminster city CO 100,940 84,983 84.2 31 Madison city WI 208,054 174,689 84.0 32 Clearwater city FL 108,787 91,223 83.9 33 Salem city OR 136,924 113,746 83.1 34 Des Moines city IA 198,682 163,494 82.3 35 Laredo city TX 176,576 145,267 82.3 36 Mesa city AZ 396,375 323,655 81.7 37 Brownsville city TX 139,722 114,083 81.6 38 Coral Springs city FL 117,549 95,860 81.5 39 Simi Valley city CA 111,351 90,561 81.3 40 Lexington-Fayette1 KY 260,512 211,120 81.0 41 Springfield city IL 111,454 90,287 81.0 42 Colorado Springs city CO 360,890 291,095 80.7 43 Erie city PA 103,717 83,550 80.6 44 Knoxville city TN 173,890 138,611 79.7 45 Santa Clarita city CA 151,088 120,157 79.5 46 Huntington Beach city CA 189,594 150,194 79.2 47 Salt Lake City city UT 181,743 143,933 79.2 48 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city CA 100,916 79,511 78.8 49 Topeka city KS 122,377 96,093 78.5 50 McAllen city TX 106,414 83,491 78.5 51 Omaha city NE 390,007 305,745 78.4 52 Hollywood city FL 139,357 109,190 78.4 53 Plano city TX 222,030 173,761 78.3 54 West Valley City city UT 108,896 85,172 78.2 55 Abilene city TX 115,930 90,502 78.1 56 Portland city OR 529,121 412,241 77.9 57 Santa Rosa city CA 147,595 114,527 77.6 58 Tempe city AZ 158,625 122,952 77.5 59 Amarillo city TX 173,627 134,563 77.5 60 Reno city NV 180,480 139,793 77.5 61 Chandler city AZ 176,581 136,296 77.2 62 Worcester city MA 172,648 133,124 77.1 63 Pueblo city CO 102,121 77,830 76.2 64 Pembroke Pines city FL 137,427 103,870 75.6 65 Glendale city AZ 218,812 165,293 75.5 66 Fort Wayne city IN 205,727 155,231 75.5 67 Wichita city KS 344,284 258,900 75.2 68 Wichita Falls city TX 104,197 78,258 75.1 69 Ann Arbor city MI 114,024 85,151 74.7 70 Bellevue city WA 109,569 81,441 74.3 71 Mesquite city TX 124,523 91,572 73.5 72 El Paso city TX 563,662 413,061 73.3 73 Lubbock city TX 199,564 145,426 72.9 74 Rockford city IL 150,115 109,303 72.8 75 Spring Valley CDP1 NV 117,390 85,224 72.6 76 Allentown city PA 106,632 77,361 72.5 77 Paradise CDP1 NV 186,070 134,927 72.5 78 Anchorage municipality1 AK 260,283 188,009 72.2 79 Burbank city CA 100,316 72,409 72.2 80 Carrollton city TX 109,576 78,758 71.9 81 Corpus Christi city TX 277,454 198,714 71.6 82 Albuquerque city NM 448,607 321,179 71.6 83 Pasadena city TX 141,674 101,219 71.4 84 Virginia Beach city VA 425,257 303,681 71.4 85 St. Petersburg city FL 248,232 177,133 71.4 86 Phoenix city AZ 1,321,045 938,853 71.1 87 Concord city CA 121,780 86,114 70.7 88 Orange city CA 128,821 90,822 70.5 89 Toledo city OH 313,619 220,261 70.2 90 Tucson city AZ 486,699 341,424 70.2 91 Seattle city WA 563,374 394,889 70.1 92 Tulsa city OK 393,049 275,488 70.1 93 Las Vegas city NV 478,434 334,230 69.9 94 Stamford city CT 117,083 81,718 69.8 95 Modesto city CA 188,856 131,414 69.6 96 Costa Mesa city CA 108,724 75,542 69.5 97 Indianapolis city IN 791,926 549,100 69.3 98 Joliet city IL 106,221 73,633 69.3 99 Peoria city IL 112,936 78,254 69.3 100 Tacoma city WA 193,556 133,704 69.1 101 Arlington CDP1 VA 189,453 130,601 68.9 102 Aurora city CO 276,393 190,311 68.9 103 Lowell city MA 105,167 72,145 68.6 104 Oklahoma City city OK 506,132 346,226 68.4 105 Lafayette city LA 110,257 75,232 68.2 106 Cambridge city MA 101,355 69,022 68.1 107 Aurora city IL 142,990 97,340 68.1 108 Columbus city OH 711,470 483,332 67.9 109 Clarksville city TN 103,455 70,254 67.9 110 Escondido city CA 133,559 90,578 67.8 111 Arlington city TX 332,969 225,379 67.7 112 San Antonio city TX 1,144,646 774,708 67.7 113 Pittsburgh city PA 334,563 226,258 67.6 114 Grand Rapids city MI 197,800 133,116 67.3 115 Akron city OH 217,074 145,924 67.2 116 Waterbury city CT 107,271 72,018 67.1 117 St. Paul city MN 287,151 192,444 67.0 118 Nashville-Davidson1 TN 569,891 381,783 67.0 119 Chesapeake city VA 199,184 133,193 66.9 120 Miami city FL 362,470 241,470 66.6 121 Rancho Cucamonga city CA 127,743 84,987 66.5 122 Oceanside city CA 161,029 106,866 66.4 123 South Bend city IN 107,789 71,195 66.1 124 Sunrise Manor CDP1 NV 156,120 102,212 65.5 125 Austin city TX 656,562 429,100 65.4 126 Denver city CO 554,636 362,180 65.3 127 Lansing city MI 119,128 77,766 65.3 128 Garland city TX 215,768 140,835 65.3 129 Minneapolis city MN 382,618 249,186 65.1 130 Athens-Clarke County1 GA 101,489 65,852 64.9 131 Jacksonville city FL 735,617 474,307 64.5 132 Huntsville city AL 158,216 101,998 64.5 133 Fort Lauderdale city FL 152,397 97,941 64.3 134 Syracuse city NY 147,306 94,663 64.3 135 Tampa city FL 303,447 194,871 64.2 136 Irving city TX 191,615 123,019 64.2 137 Glendale city CA 194,973 123,960 63.6 138 Raleigh city NC 276,093 174,786 63.3 139 Louisville city KY 256,231 161,261 62.9 140 Lancaster city CA 118,718 74,573 62.8 141 Corona city CA 124,966 77,514 62.0 142 Grand Prairie city TX 127,427 78,970 62.0 143 Fullerton city CA 126,003 77,977 61.9 144 Bakersfield city CA 247,057 152,849 61.9 145 Orlando city FL 185,951 113,611 61.1 146 Irvine city CA 143,072 87,354 61.1 147 Waco city TX 113,726 69,119 60.8 148 Kansas City city MO 441,545 267,931 60.7 149 Tallahassee city FL 150,624 91,007 60.4 150 Yonkers city NY 196,086 118,007 60.2 151 San Diego city CA 1,223,400 736,207 60.2 152 Alexandria city VA 128,283 76,702 59.8 153 Chattanooga city TN 155,554 92,874 59.7 154 Fort Worth city TX 534,694 319,159 59.7 155 Riverside city CA 255,166 151,377 59.3 156 Berkeley city CA 102,743 60,797 59.2 157 Torrance city CA 137,946 81,605 59.2 158 Charlotte city NC 540,828 315,061 58.3 159 Springfield city MA 152,082 85,329 56.1 160 North Las Vegas city NV 115,488 64,591 55.9 161 Elizabeth city NJ 120,568 67,250 55.8 162 Kansas City city KS 146,866 81,910 55.8 163 Santa Clara city CA 102,361 56,903 55.6 164 Winston-Salem city NC 185,776 103,243 55.6 165 Greensboro city NC 223,891 124,243 55.5 166 Little Rock city AR 183,133 100,848 55.1 167 Chula Vista city CA 173,556 95,553 55.1 168 Palmdale city CA 116,670 63,905 54.8 169 Anaheim city CA 328,014 179,627 54.8 170 Providence city RI 173,618 94,666 54.5 171 Boston city MA 589,141 320,944 54.5 172 Buffalo city NY 292,648 159,300 54.4 173 Newport News city VA 180,150 96,383 53.5 174 Downey city CA 107,323 57,395 53.5 175 Dayton city OH 166,179 88,676 53.4 176 Pasadena city CA 133,936 71,469 53.4 177 Sunnyvale city CA 131,760 70,193 53.3 178 Cincinnati city OH 331,285 175,492 53.0 179 Dallas city TX 1,188,580 604,209 50.8 180 Columbus city GA 186,291 93,936 50.4 181 Mobile city AL 198,915 100,251 50.4 182 Fresno city CA 427,652 214,556 50.2 183 Milwaukee city WI 596,974 298,379 50.0 184 San Francisco city CA 776,733 385,728 49.7 185 Hampton city VA 146,437 72,556 49.5 186 Houston city TX 1,953,631 962,610 49.3 187 Columbia city SC 116,278 57,236 49.2 188 Fayetteville city NC 121,015 59,007 48.8 189 Norfolk city VA 234,403 113,358 48.4 190 Rochester city NY 219,773 106,161 48.3 191 Sacramento city CA 407,018 196,549 48.3 192 Ontario city CA 158,007 75,575 47.8 193 Fremont city CA 203,413 96,968 47.7 194 Montgomery city AL 201,568 96,085 47.7 195 San Jose city CA 894,943 425,017 47.5 196 Los Angeles city CA 3,694,820 1,734,036 46.9 197 Garden Grove city CA 165,196 77,443 46.9 198 Moreno Valley city CA 142,381 66,689 46.8 199 Shreveport city LA 200,145 93,394 46.7 200 Beaumont city TX 113,866 52,826 46.4 201 Portsmouth city VA 100,565 46,096 45.8 202 Baton Rouge city LA 227,818 104,117 45.7 203 Augusta-Richmond County1 GA 199,775 91,006 45.6 204 Durham city NC 187,035 85,126 45.5 205 San Bernardino city CA 185,401 83,849 45.2 206 Salinas city CA 151,060 68,218 45.2 207 Long Beach city CA 461,522 208,410 45.2 208 Philadelphia city PA 1,517,550 683,267 45.0 209 Bridgeport city CT 139,529 62,822 45.0 210 Fontana city CA 128,929 58,006 45.0 211 Norwalk city CA 103,298 46,303 44.8 212 New York city NY 8,008,278 3,576,385 44.7 213 West Covina city CA 105,080 46,086 43.9 214 St. Louis city MO 348,189 152,666 43.8 215 New Haven city CT 123,626 53,723 43.5 216 Stockton city CA 243,771 105,446 43.3 217 Hayward city CA 140,030 60,146 43.0 218 Santa Ana city CA 337,977 144,425 42.7 219 Oxnard city CA 170,358 71,688 42.1 220 Chicago city IL 2,896,016 1,215,315 42.0 221 Pomona city CA 149,473 62,419 41.8 222 Cleveland city OH 478,403 198,510 41.5 223 Flint city MI 124,943 51,710 41.4 224 East Los Angeles CDP1 CA 124,283 48,788 39.3 225 Savannah city GA 131,510 51,108 38.9 226 Richmond city VA 197,790 75,744 38.3 227 Vallejo city CA 116,760 41,996 36.0 228 El Monte city CA 115,965 41,360 35.7 229 Memphis city TN 650,100 223,728 34.4 230 Jersey City city NJ 240,055 81,637 34.0 231 Atlanta city GA 416,474 138,352 33.2 232 Baltimore city MD 651,154 205,982 31.6 233 Oakland city CA 399,484 125,013 31.3 234 Washington city DC 572,059 176,101 30.8 235 Paterson city NJ 149,222 45,913 30.8 236 New Orleans city LA 484,674 135,956 28.1 237 Jackson city MS 184,256 51,208 27.8 238 Hartford city CT 121,578 33,705 27.7 239 Newark city NJ 273,546 72,537 26.5 240 Daly City city CA 103,621 26,836 25.9 241 Birmingham city AL 242,820 58,457 24.1 242 Honolulu CDP1 HI 371,657 73,093 19.7 243 Inglewood city CA 112,580 21,505 19.1 244 Detroit city MI 951,270 116,599 12.3 245 Gary city IN 102,746 12,245 11.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Bayamón zona urbana1 PR 203,499 172,459 84.7 2 Ponce zona urbana1 PR 155,038 129,878 83.8 3 San Juan zona urbana1 PR 421,958 306,603 72.7 4 Carolina zona urbana1 PR 168,164 115,713 68.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /1 In the United States, there are 245 places with 100,000 or more population. These places include 234 incorporated places (232 cities, 1 municipality, and 1 town), 4 city-county consolidations with the county name included as part of the place name (Athens-Clarke County, GA; Augusta-Richmond County, GA; Lexington-Fayette, KY; and Nashville-Davidson, TN), and 7 census designated places (CDPs). CDPs are delineated for the decennial census and comprise densely settled concentrations of population which are identifiable by name, but which are not legally incorporated places. One of these CDPs is Arlington CDP, VA, which is coextensive with Arlington County. In Puerto Rico, there are 4 places with 100,000 or more population, all of which are CDPs identified as zonas urbanas. There are no incorporated places in Hawaii or Puerto Rico.