Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Land Area (square miles) /1, 2000 in Rank Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Square Miles Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Anchorage city, AK 1,697.2 1 Jacksonville city, FL 757.7 2 Oklahoma City city, OK 607.0 3 Houston city, TX 579.4 4 Phoenix city, AZ 474.9 5 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 473.3 6 Los Angeles city, CA 469.1 7 San Antonio city, TX 407.6 8 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 361.5 9 Dallas city, TX 342.5 10 Chesapeake city, VA 340.7 11 San Diego city, CA 324.3 12 Kansas City city, MO 313.5 13 New York city, NY 303.3 14 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 302.1 15 Fort Worth city, TX 292.5 16 Lexington-Fayette, KY 284.5 17 Memphis city, TN 279.3 18 Austin city, TX 251.5 19 El Paso city, TX 249.1 20 Virginia Beach city, VA 248.3 21 Charlotte city, NC 242.3 22 Chicago city, IL 227.1 23 Columbus city (balance), GA 216.1 24 Columbus city, OH 210.3 25 Tucson city, AZ 194.7 26 Colorado Springs city, CO 185.7 27 Scottsdale city, AZ 184.2 28 Tulsa city, OK 182.6 29 New Orleans city, LA 180.6 30 Albuquerque city, NM 180.6 30 San Jose city, CA 174.9 32 Huntsville city, AL 174.0 33 Montgomery city, AL 155.4 34 Corpus Christi city, TX 154.6 35 Denver city, CO 153.4 36 Birmingham city, AL 149.9 37 Aurora city, CO 142.5 38 Detroit city, MI 138.8 39 Peoria city, AZ 138.2 40 Wichita city, KS 135.8 41 Chattanooga city, TN 135.2 42 Philadelphia city, PA 135.1 43 Portland city, OR 134.3 44 Atlanta city, GA 131.7 45 Columbia city, SC 125.2 46 Mesa city, AZ 125.0 47 Kansas City city, KS 124.3 48 Mobile city, AL 117.9 49 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 117.8 50 Little Rock city, AR 116.2 51 Omaha city, NE 115.7 52 Lubbock city, TX 114.8 53 Raleigh city, NC 114.6 54 Las Vegas city, NV 113.3 55 Bakersfield city, CA 113.1 56 Tampa city, FL 112.1 57 Salt Lake City city, UT 109.1 58 Winston-Salem city, NC 108.9 59 Cape Coral city, FL 105.2 60 Abilene city, TX 105.1 61 Palmdale city, CA 105.0 62 Jackson city, MS 104.9 63 Greensboro city, NC 104.7 64 Fresno city, CA 104.4 65 Shreveport city, LA 103.1 66 Sacramento city, CA 97.2 67 Milwaukee city, WI 96.1 68 Arlington city, TX 95.8 69 Tallahassee city, FL 95.7 70 Clarksville city, TN 94.9 71 Durham city, NC 94.6 72 Lancaster city, CA 94.0 73 Orlando city, FL 93.5 74 Knoxville city, TN 92.7 75 Amarillo city, TX 89.9 76 Honolulu CDP, HI 85.7 77 Beaumont city, TX 85.0 78 Waco city, TX 84.2 79 Seattle city, WA 83.9 80 Baltimore city, MD 80.8 81 Toledo city, OH 80.6 82 Brownsville city, TX 80.4 83 Henderson city, NV 79.7 84 Fort Wayne city, IN 79.0 85 North Las Vegas city, NV 78.5 86 Laredo city, TX 78.5 86 Independence city, MO 78.3 88 Riverside city, CA 78.1 89 Cincinnati city, OH 78.0 90 Cleveland city, OH 77.6 91 Baton Rouge city, LA 76.8 92 Fremont city, CA 76.7 93 Des Moines city, IA 75.8 94 Savannah city, GA 74.7 95 Lincoln city, NE 74.6 96 Springfield city, MO 73.2 97 Plano city, TX 71.6 98 Grand Prairie city, TX 71.4 99 Wichita Falls city, TX 70.7 100 Reno city, NV 69.1 101 Madison city, WI 68.7 102 Newport News city, VA 68.3 103 Irving city, TX 67.2 104 Boise City city, ID 63.8 105 Cedar Rapids city, IA 63.1 106 Louisville city, KY 62.1 107 Akron city, OH 62.1 107 St. Louis city, MO 61.9 109 Washington city, DC 61.4 110 Richmond city, VA 60.1 111 St. Petersburg city, FL 59.6 112 San Bernardino city, CA 58.8 113 Fayetteville city, NC 58.8 113 Chandler city, AZ 57.9 115 Spokane city, WA 57.8 116 Garland city, TX 57.1 117 Overland Park city, KS 56.7 118 Sioux Falls city, SD 56.3 119 Oakland city, CA 56.1 120 Rockford city, IL 56.0 121 Topeka city, KS 56.0 121 Dayton city, OH 55.8 123 Glendale city, AZ 55.7 124 Pittsburgh city, PA 55.6 125 Thousand Oaks city, CA 54.9 126 Minneapolis city, MN 54.9 126 Stockton city, CA 54.7 128 Springfield city, IL 54.0 129 Norfolk city, VA 53.7 130 St. Paul city, MN 52.8 131 Hampton city, VA 51.8 132 Moreno Valley city, CA 51.2 133 Long Beach city, CA 50.4 134 Gary city, IN 50.2 135 Tacoma city, WA 50.1 136 Ontario city, CA 49.8 137 Anaheim city, CA 48.9 138 Chula Vista city, CA 48.9 138 Boston city, MA 48.4 140 Santa Clarita city, CA 47.8 141 Lafayette city, LA 47.6 142 San Francisco city, CA 46.7 143 Fort Collins city, CO 46.5 144 Irvine city, CA 46.2 145 McAllen city, TX 46.0 146 Salem city, OR 45.7 147 Pueblo city, CO 45.1 148 Grand Rapids city, MI 44.6 149 Peoria city, IL 44.4 150 Hayward city, CA 44.3 151 Pasadena city, TX 44.2 152 Green Bay city, WI 43.9 153 Mesquite city, TX 43.4 154 Gilbert town, AZ 43.0 155 Vancouver city, WA 42.8 156 Lakewood city, CO 41.6 157 Evansville city, IN 40.7 158 Oceanside city, CA 40.6 159 Buffalo city, NY 40.6 159 Eugene city, OR 40.5 161 Tempe city, AZ 40.1 162 Santa Rosa city, CA 40.1 162 Provo city, UT 39.6 164 Simi Valley city, CA 39.2 165 South Bend city, IN 38.7 166 Aurora city, IL 38.5 167 Joliet city, IL 38.1 168 Stamford city, CT 37.7 169 Worcester city, MA 37.6 170 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 37.4 171 Sterling Heights city, MI 36.6 172 Carrollton city, TX 36.5 173 Escondido city, CA 36.3 174 Fontana city, CA 36.1 175 Modesto city, CA 35.8 176 Rochester city, NY 35.8 176 Miami city, FL 35.7 178 Livonia city, MI 35.7 178 Naperville city, IL 35.4 180 West Valley City city, UT 35.4 180 Corona city, CA 35.1 182 Lansing city, MI 35.0 183 Warren city, MI 34.3 184 Flint city, MI 33.6 185 Portsmouth city, VA 33.2 186 Pembroke Pines city, FL 33.1 187 Manchester city, NH 33.0 188 Arvada city, CO 32.7 189 Springfield city, MA 32.1 190 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 31.7 191 Westminster city, CO 31.5 192 Bellevue city, WA 30.7 193 Glendale city, CA 30.6 194 Vallejo city, CA 30.2 195 Concord city, CA 30.1 196 Waterbury city, CT 28.6 197 Hollywood city, FL 27.3 198 Santa Ana city, CA 27.1 199 Ann Arbor city, MI 27.0 200 Huntington Beach city, CA 26.4 201 Oxnard city, CA 25.3 202 Clearwater city, FL 25.3 202 Syracuse city, NY 25.1 204 Coral Springs city, FL 23.9 205 Newark city, NJ 23.8 206 Orange city, CA 23.4 207 Pasadena city, CA 23.1 208 Pomona city, CA 22.8 209 Fullerton city, CA 22.2 210 Erie city, PA 22.0 211 Sunnyvale city, CA 21.9 212 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 21.1 213 Torrance city, CA 20.5 214 Hialeah city, FL 19.2 215 Salinas city, CA 19.0 216 New Haven city, CT 18.9 217 Providence city, RI 18.5 218 Santa Clara city, CA 18.4 219 Yonkers city, NY 18.1 220 Garden Grove city, CA 18.0 221 Allentown city, PA 17.7 222 Burbank city, CA 17.3 223 Hartford city, CT 17.3 223 West Covina city, CA 16.1 225 Bridgeport city, CT 16.0 226 Costa Mesa city, CA 15.6 227 Alexandria city, VA 15.2 228 Jersey City city, NJ 14.9 229 Lowell city, MA 13.8 230 Downey city, CA 12.4 231 Elizabeth city, NJ 12.2 232 Berkeley city, CA 10.5 233 Norwalk city, CA 9.7 234 El Monte city, CA 9.6 235 Inglewood city, CA 9.1 236 Paterson city, NJ 8.4 237 Daly City city, CA 7.6 238 Cambridge city, MA 6.4 239 /1 Dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.