Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population, 1990 /1 in Alphabetic Order [CDP = census designated place, only used in Hawaii which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 106,925 184 Akron city, OH 223,182 71 Albuquerque city, NM 386,988 40 Alexandria city, VA 111,183 170 Allentown city, PA 105,473 187 Amarillo city, TX 157,861 113 Anaheim city, CA 266,625 59 Anchorage city, AK 226,338 69 Ann Arbor city, MI 110,168 174 Arlington city, TX 261,999 61 Arvada city, CO 89,786 219 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 86,520 225 Atlanta city, GA 393,760 38 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 186,177 90 Aurora city, CO 221,855 73 Aurora city, IL 100,279 200 Austin city, TX 494,290 25 Bakersfield city, CA 183,959 91 Baltimore city, MD 736,014 12 Baton Rouge city, LA 222,342 72 Beaumont city, TX 114,417 161 Bellevue city, WA 98,628 204 Berkeley city, CA 102,847 193 Birmingham city, AL 265,940 60 Boise City city, ID 135,150 133 Boston city, MA 574,289 20 Bridgeport city, CT 141,555 127 Brownsville city, TX 115,143 158 Buffalo city, NY 327,931 50 Burbank city, CA 93,626 214 Cambridge city, MA 95,860 211 Cape Coral city, FL 75,172 233 Carrollton city, TX 82,591 227 Cedar Rapids city, IA 108,854 178 Chandler city, AZ 90,703 218 Charlotte city, NC 426,984 33 Chattanooga city, TN 152,828 116 Chesapeake city, VA 151,982 117 Chicago city, IL 2,783,660 3 Chula Vista city, CA 135,243 132 Cincinnati city, OH 364,553 45 Clarksville city, TN 76,508 231 Clearwater city, FL 97,217 206 Cleveland city, OH 505,450 23 Colorado Springs city, CO 283,112 54 Columbia city, SC 114,462 160 Columbus city (balance), GA 178,685 96 Columbus city, OH 636,323 15 Concord city, CA 111,197 169 Coral Springs city, FL 79,137 228 Corona city, CA 76,181 232 Corpus Christi city, TX 258,439 64 Costa Mesa city, CA 96,849 207 Dallas city, TX 1,006,646 8 Daly City city, CA 92,213 216 Dayton city, OH 182,393 93 Denver city, CO 467,549 28 Des Moines city, IA 193,333 81 Detroit city, MI 1,027,946 7 Downey city, CA 91,478 217 Durham city, NC 148,450 121 El Monte city, CA 106,154 185 El Paso city, TX 515,652 22 Elizabeth city, NJ 110,138 175 Erie city, PA 108,717 180 Escondido city, CA 109,026 176 Eugene city, OR 113,913 162 Evansville city, IN 126,172 145 Fayetteville city, NC 112,644 165 Flint city, MI 141,367 128 Fontana city, CA 87,868 221 Fort Collins city, CO 88,899 220 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 148,779 120 Fort Wayne city, IN 202,995 76 Fort Worth city, TX 448,181 29 Fremont city, CA 173,359 100 Fresno city, CA 355,444 48 Fullerton city, CA 113,419 164 Garden Grove city, CA 143,660 124 Garland city, TX 180,844 94 Gary city, IN 116,587 157 Gilbert town, AZ 30,003 239 Glendale city, AZ 150,867 119 Glendale city, CA 180,060 95 Grand Prairie city, TX 99,496 201 Grand Rapids city, MI 189,673 86 Green Bay city, WI 96,697 209 Greensboro city, NC 191,591 83 Hampton city, VA 133,773 135 Hartford city, CT 137,289 131 Hayward city, CA 114,640 159 Henderson city, NV 65,109 236 Hialeah city, FL 187,905 88 Hollywood city, FL 122,793 150 Honolulu CDP, HI 376,937 41 Houston city, TX 1,697,873 4 Huntington Beach city, CA 182,899 92 Huntsville city, AL 160,372 109 Independence city, MO 112,402 166 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 731,726 13 Inglewood city, CA 110,454 173 Irvine city, CA 111,416 168 Irving city, TX 155,130 115 Jackson city, MS 196,575 80 Jacksonville city, FL 635,042 16 Jersey City city, NJ 228,475 67 Joliet city, IL 78,585 229 Kansas City city, KS 151,344 118 Kansas City city, MO 435,121 31 Knoxville city, TN 173,186 101 Lafayette city, LA 102,529 194 Lakewood city, CO 126,156 146 Lancaster city, CA 98,445 205 Lansing city, MI 126,932 144 Laredo city, TX 125,029 148 Las Vegas city, NV 259,834 63 Lexington-Fayette, KY 225,366 70 Lincoln city, NE 192,722 82 Little Rock city, AR 177,086 99 Livonia city, MI 100,864 198 Long Beach city, CA 429,870 32 Los Angeles city, CA 3,485,499 2 Louisville city, KY 269,838 58 Lowell city, MA 103,428 192 Lubbock city, TX 186,770 89 Madison city, WI 190,816 85 Manchester city, NH 99,217 202 McAllen city, TX 85,623 226 Memphis city, TN 618,894 18 Mesa city, AZ 290,212 53 Mesquite city, TX 101,753 195 Miami city, FL 359,790 46 Milwaukee city, WI 628,300 17 Minneapolis city, MN 368,284 43 Mobile city, AL 198,417 78 Modesto city, CA 166,430 106 Montgomery city, AL 190,831 84 Moreno Valley city, CA 118,756 154 Naperville city, IL 86,958 224 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 488,188 26 New Haven city, CT 130,191 140 New Orleans city, LA 496,938 24 New York city, NY 7,322,564 1 Newark city, NJ 275,291 56 Newport News city, VA 171,477 102 Norfolk city, VA 261,250 62 North Las Vegas city, NV 47,956 238 Norwalk city, CA 94,195 212 Oakland city, CA 399,886 35 Oceanside city, CA 128,579 142 Oklahoma City city, OK 444,605 30 Omaha city, NE 357,807 47 Ontario city, CA 133,270 136 Orange city, CA 110,641 172 Orlando city, FL 163,435 108 Overland Park city, KS 111,798 167 Oxnard city, CA 142,458 125 Palmdale city, CA 77,296 230 Pasadena city, CA 131,735 139 Pasadena city, TX 119,389 153 Paterson city, NJ 158,019 112 Pembroke Pines city, FL 65,454 235 Peoria city, AZ 51,154 237 Peoria city, IL 113,822 163 Philadelphia city, PA 1,585,577 5 Phoenix city, AZ 988,983 10 Pittsburgh city, PA 370,139 42 Plano city, TX 128,507 143 Pomona city, CA 132,328 138 Portland city, OR 486,083 27 Portsmouth city, VA 103,910 191 Providence city, RI 160,281 110 Provo city, UT 87,136 222 Pueblo city, CO 99,009 203 Raleigh city, NC 220,425 74 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 101,385 197 Reno city, NV 134,747 134 Richmond city, VA 202,713 77 Riverside city, CA 226,582 68 Rochester city, NY 230,872 66 Rockford city, IL 143,942 123 Sacramento city, CA 395,100 37 Salem city, OR 108,846 179 Salinas city, CA 108,863 177 Salt Lake City city, UT 159,952 111 San Antonio city, TX 997,434 9 San Bernardino city, CA 171,209 103 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 93,628 213 San Diego city, CA 1,111,031 6 San Francisco city, CA 723,959 14 San Jose city, CA 783,324 11 Santa Ana city, CA 294,309 52 Santa Clara city, CA 93,349 215 Santa Clarita city, CA 123,610 149 Santa Rosa city, CA 120,499 152 Savannah city, GA 137,628 130 Scottsdale city, AZ 130,086 141 Seattle city, WA 516,332 21 Shreveport city, LA 198,402 79 Simi Valley city, CA 100,311 199 Sioux Falls city, SD 101,461 196 South Bend city, IN 106,055 186 Spokane city, WA 178,120 97 Springfield city, IL 107,265 183 Springfield city, MA 156,964 114 Springfield city, MO 141,115 129 St. Louis city, MO 396,685 36 St. Paul city, MN 272,235 57 St. Petersburg city, FL 240,368 65 Stamford city, CT 108,107 182 Sterling Heights city, MI 117,814 155 Stockton city, CA 211,495 75 Sunnyvale city, CA 117,311 156 Syracuse city, NY 163,855 107 Tacoma city, WA 177,341 98 Tallahassee city, FL 125,448 147 Tampa city, FL 280,826 55 Tempe city, AZ 142,056 126 Thousand Oaks city, CA 104,000 189 Toledo city, OH 332,832 49 Topeka city, KS 120,847 151 Torrance city, CA 133,243 137 Tucson city, AZ 417,139 34 Tulsa city, OK 367,167 44 Vallejo city, CA 110,835 171 Vancouver city, WA 104,531 188 Virginia Beach city, VA 393,089 39 Waco city, TX 103,924 190 Warren city, MI 145,080 122 Washington city, DC 606,900 19 Waterbury city, CT 108,213 181 West Covina city, CA 95,915 210 West Valley City city, UT 86,999 223 Westminster city, CO 74,176 234 Wichita city, KS 308,652 51 Wichita Falls city, TX 96,746 208 Winston-Salem city, NC 167,254 105 Worcester city, MA 169,636 104 Yonkers city, NY 188,185 87 /1 Includes count resolution corrections through 1997 and adjustments based on Census 2000 dress rehearsal results and boundary changes reported as legally effective as of January 1, 1998. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.