Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population: Net Change, 1990-2000 in Alphabetic 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 alphabetic order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 9,005 152 Akron city, OH -6,108 212 Albuquerque city, NM 61,619 31 Alexandria city, VA 17,100 116 Allentown city, PA 1,159 192 Amarillo city, TX 15,766 121 Anaheim city, CA 61,389 33 Anchorage city, AK 33,945 64 Ann Arbor city, MI 3,856 178 Arlington city, TX 70,970 26 Arvada city, CO 12,367 134 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 13,746 128 Atlanta city, GA 22,714 97 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 9,005 152 Aurora city, CO 54,538 37 Aurora city, IL 42,711 49 Austin city, TX 162,272 7 Bakersfield city, CA 63,098 30 Baltimore city, MD -84,860 239 Baton Rouge city, LA 5,476 174 Beaumont city, TX -551 199 Bellevue city, WA 10,941 142 Berkeley city, CA -104 196 Birmingham city, AL -23,120 228 Boise City city, ID 50,637 40 Boston city, MA 14,852 124 Bridgeport city, CT -2,026 203 Brownsville city, TX 24,579 92 Buffalo city, NY -35,283 234 Burbank city, CA 6,690 166 Cambridge city, MA 5,495 173 Cape Coral city, FL 27,114 82 Carrollton city, TX 26,985 84 Cedar Rapids city, IA 11,904 136 Chandler city, AZ 85,878 19 Charlotte city, NC 113,844 9 Chattanooga city, TN 2,726 183 Chesapeake city, VA 47,202 44 Chicago city, IL 112,356 11 Chula Vista city, CA 38,313 58 Cincinnati city, OH -33,268 232 Clarksville city, TN 26,947 85 Clearwater city, FL 11,570 139 Cleveland city, OH -27,047 230 Colorado Springs city, CO 77,778 21 Columbia city, SC 1,816 187 Columbus city (balance), GA 7,096 164 Columbus city, OH 75,147 22 Concord city, CA 10,583 144 Coral Springs city, FL 38,412 57 Corona city, CA 48,785 42 Corpus Christi city, TX 19,015 108 Costa Mesa city, CA 11,875 137 Dallas city, TX 181,934 6 Daly City city, CA 11,408 140 Dayton city, OH -16,214 224 Denver city, CO 87,087 17 Des Moines city, IA 5,349 175 Detroit city, MI -76,676 238 Downey city, CA 15,845 120 Durham city, NC 38,585 55 El Monte city, CA 9,811 147 El Paso city, TX 48,010 43 Elizabeth city, NJ 10,430 146 Erie city, PA -5,000 210 Escondido city, CA 24,533 93 Eugene city, OR 23,980 94 Evansville city, IN -4,590 207 Fayetteville city, NC 8,371 156 Flint city, MI -16,424 225 Fontana city, CA 41,061 52 Fort Collins city, CO 29,753 75 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 3,618 179 Fort Wayne city, IN 2,732 182 Fort Worth city, TX 86,513 18 Fremont city, CA 30,054 74 Fresno city, CA 72,208 24 Fullerton city, CA 12,584 133 Garden Grove city, CA 21,536 105 Garland city, TX 34,924 63 Gary city, IN -13,841 222 Gilbert town, AZ 79,694 20 Glendale city, AZ 67,945 28 Glendale city, CA 14,913 123 Grand Prairie city, TX 27,931 78 Grand Rapids city, MI 8,127 157 Green Bay city, WI 5,616 172 Greensboro city, NC 32,300 67 Hampton city, VA 12,664 132 Hartford city, CT -15,711 223 Hayward city, CA 25,390 89 Henderson city, NV 110,272 13 Hialeah city, FL 38,514 56 Hollywood city, FL 16,564 118 Honolulu CDP, HI -5,280 211 Houston city, TX 255,758 3 Huntington Beach city, CA 6,695 165 Huntsville city, AL -2,156 204 Independence city, MO 886 193 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 50,144 41 Inglewood city, CA 2,126 186 Irvine city, CA 31,656 71 Irving city, TX 36,485 60 Jackson city, MS -12,319 220 Jacksonville city, FL 100,575 15 Jersey City city, NJ 11,580 138 Joliet city, IL 27,636 80 Kansas City city, KS -4,478 206 Kansas City city, MO 6,424 168 Knoxville city, TN 704 194 Lafayette city, LA 7,728 161 Lakewood city, CO 17,970 112 Lancaster city, CA 20,273 107 Lansing city, MI -7,804 216 Laredo city, TX 51,547 39 Las Vegas city, NV 218,600 4 Lexington-Fayette, KY 35,146 62 Lincoln city, NE 32,859 65 Little Rock city, AR 6,047 170 Livonia city, MI -319 197 Long Beach city, CA 31,652 72 Los Angeles city, CA 209,321 5 Louisville city, KY -13,607 221 Lowell city, MA 1,739 189 Lubbock city, TX 12,794 131 Madison city, WI 17,238 114 Manchester city, NH 7,789 160 McAllen city, TX 20,791 106 Memphis city, TN 31,206 73 Mesa city, AZ 106,163 14 Mesquite city, TX 22,770 96 Miami city, FL 2,680 184 Milwaukee city, WI -31,326 231 Minneapolis city, MN 14,334 126 Mobile city, AL 498 195 Modesto city, CA 22,426 101 Montgomery city, AL 10,737 143 Moreno Valley city, CA 23,625 95 Naperville city, IL 41,400 51 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 57,336 34 New Haven city, CT -6,565 214 New Orleans city, LA -12,264 219 New York city, NY 685,714 1 Newark city, NJ -1,745 202 Newport News city, VA 8,673 155 Norfolk city, VA -26,847 229 North Las Vegas city, NV 67,532 29 Norwalk city, CA 9,103 150 Oakland city, CA -402 198 Oceanside city, CA 32,450 66 Oklahoma City city, OK 61,527 32 Omaha city, NE 32,200 69 Ontario city, CA 24,737 91 Orange city, CA 18,180 110 Orlando city, FL 22,516 99 Overland Park city, KS 37,282 59 Oxnard city, CA 27,900 79 Palmdale city, CA 39,374 53 Pasadena city, CA 2,201 185 Pasadena city, TX 22,285 102 Paterson city, NJ -8,797 217 Pembroke Pines city, FL 71,973 25 Peoria city, AZ 57,210 35 Peoria city, IL -886 200 Philadelphia city, PA -68,027 237 Phoenix city, AZ 332,062 2 Pittsburgh city, PA -35,576 235 Plano city, TX 93,523 16 Pomona city, CA 17,145 115 Portland city, OR 43,038 48 Portsmouth city, VA -3,345 205 Providence city, RI 13,337 129 Provo city, UT 18,030 111 Pueblo city, CO 3,112 180 Raleigh city, NC 55,668 36 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 26,358 87 Reno city, NV 45,733 46 Richmond city, VA -4,923 209 Riverside city, CA 28,584 76 Rochester city, NY -11,099 218 Rockford city, IL 6,173 169 Sacramento city, CA 11,918 135 Salem city, OR 28,078 77 Salinas city, CA 42,197 50 Salt Lake City city, UT 21,791 104 San Antonio city, TX 147,212 8 San Bernardino city, CA 14,192 127 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 7,288 163 San Diego city, CA 112,369 10 San Francisco city, CA 52,774 38 San Jose city, CA 111,619 12 Santa Ana city, CA 43,668 47 Santa Clara city, CA 9,012 151 Santa Clarita city, CA 27,478 81 Santa Rosa city, CA 27,096 83 Savannah city, GA -6,118 213 Scottsdale city, AZ 72,619 23 Seattle city, WA 47,042 45 Shreveport city, LA 1,743 188 Simi Valley city, CA 11,040 141 Sioux Falls city, SD 22,514 100 South Bend city, IN 1,734 190 Spokane city, WA 17,509 113 Springfield city, IL 4,189 177 Springfield city, MA -4,882 208 Springfield city, MO 10,465 145 St. Louis city, MO -48,496 236 St. Paul city, MN 14,916 122 St. Petersburg city, FL 7,864 159 Stamford city, CT 8,976 154 Sterling Heights city, MI 6,657 167 Stockton city, CA 32,276 68 Sunnyvale city, CA 14,449 125 Syracuse city, NY -16,549 226 Tacoma city, WA 16,215 119 Tallahassee city, FL 25,176 90 Tampa city, FL 22,621 98 Tempe city, AZ 16,569 117 Thousand Oaks city, CA 13,005 130 Toledo city, OH -19,213 227 Topeka city, KS 1,530 191 Torrance city, CA 4,703 176 Tucson city, AZ 69,560 27 Tulsa city, OK 25,882 88 Vallejo city, CA 5,925 171 Vancouver city, WA 39,029 54 Virginia Beach city, VA 32,168 70 Waco city, TX 9,802 148 Warren city, MI -6,833 215 Washington city, DC -34,841 233 Waterbury city, CT -942 201 West Covina city, CA 9,165 149 West Valley City city, UT 21,897 103 Westminster city, CO 26,764 86 Wichita city, KS 35,632 61 Wichita Falls city, TX 7,451 162 Winston-Salem city, NC 18,522 109 Worcester city, MA 3,012 181 Yonkers city, NY 7,901 158 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.