Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population: Percent 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 Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 8.4 130 Akron city, OH -2.7 208 Albuquerque city, NM 15.9 77 Alexandria city, VA 15.4 81 Allentown city, PA 1.1 190 Amarillo city, TX 10.0 113 Anaheim city, CA 23.0 49 Anchorage city, AK 15.0 84 Ann Arbor city, MI 3.5 170 Arlington city, TX 27.1 38 Arvada city, CO 13.8 90 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 15.9 77 Atlanta city, GA 5.8 151 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 4.8 161 Aurora city, CO 24.6 46 Aurora city, IL 42.6 16 Austin city, TX 32.8 31 Bakersfield city, CA 34.3 26 Baltimore city, MD -11.5 236 Baton Rouge city, LA 2.5 178 Beaumont city, TX -0.5 199 Bellevue city, WA 11.1 107 Berkeley city, CA -0.1 196 Birmingham city, AL -8.7 228 Boise City city, ID 37.5 19 Boston city, MA 2.6 177 Bridgeport city, CT -1.4 204 Brownsville city, TX 21.3 56 Buffalo city, NY -10.8 234 Burbank city, CA 7.1 146 Cambridge city, MA 5.7 153 Cape Coral city, FL 36.1 22 Carrollton city, TX 32.7 32 Cedar Rapids city, IA 10.9 111 Chandler city, AZ 94.7 6 Charlotte city, NC 26.7 39 Chattanooga city, TN 1.8 181 Chesapeake city, VA 31.1 33 Chicago city, IL 4.0 165 Chula Vista city, CA 28.3 35 Cincinnati city, OH -9.1 230 Clarksville city, TN 35.2 24 Clearwater city, FL 11.9 102 Cleveland city, OH -5.4 221 Colorado Springs city, CO 27.5 37 Columbia city, SC 1.6 185 Columbus city (balance), GA 4.0 165 Columbus city, OH 11.8 103 Concord city, CA 9.5 118 Coral Springs city, FL 48.5 12 Corona city, CA 64.0 9 Corpus Christi city, TX 7.4 141 Costa Mesa city, CA 12.3 100 Dallas city, TX 18.1 70 Daly City city, CA 12.4 99 Dayton city, OH -8.9 229 Denver city, CO 18.6 68 Des Moines city, IA 2.8 176 Detroit city, MI -7.5 227 Downey city, CA 17.3 71 Durham city, NC 26.0 40 El Monte city, CA 9.2 124 El Paso city, TX 9.3 123 Elizabeth city, NJ 9.5 118 Erie city, PA -4.6 215 Escondido city, CA 22.5 50 Eugene city, OR 21.1 57 Evansville city, IN -3.6 212 Fayetteville city, NC 7.4 141 Flint city, MI -11.6 237 Fontana city, CA 46.7 14 Fort Collins city, CO 33.5 29 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 2.4 179 Fort Wayne city, IN 1.3 188 Fort Worth city, TX 19.3 65 Fremont city, CA 17.3 71 Fresno city, CA 20.3 61 Fullerton city, CA 11.1 107 Garden Grove city, CA 15.0 84 Garland city, TX 19.3 65 Gary city, IN -11.9 238 Gilbert town, AZ 265.6 1 Glendale city, AZ 45.0 15 Glendale city, CA 8.3 131 Grand Prairie city, TX 28.1 36 Grand Rapids city, MI 4.3 162 Green Bay city, WI 5.8 151 Greensboro city, NC 16.9 74 Hampton city, VA 9.5 118 Hartford city, CT -11.4 235 Hayward city, CA 22.1 55 Henderson city, NV 169.4 2 Hialeah city, FL 20.5 60 Hollywood city, FL 13.5 94 Honolulu CDP, HI -1.4 204 Houston city, TX 15.1 83 Huntington Beach city, CA 3.7 169 Huntsville city, AL -1.3 203 Independence city, MO 0.8 192 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 6.9 148 Inglewood city, CA 1.9 180 Irvine city, CA 28.4 34 Irving city, TX 23.5 48 Jackson city, MS -6.3 226 Jacksonville city, FL 15.8 79 Jersey City city, NJ 5.1 158 Joliet city, IL 35.2 24 Kansas City city, KS -3.0 209 Kansas City city, MO 1.5 187 Knoxville city, TN 0.4 194 Lafayette city, LA 7.5 140 Lakewood city, CO 14.2 88 Lancaster city, CA 20.6 59 Lansing city, MI -6.1 225 Laredo city, TX 41.2 17 Las Vegas city, NV 84.1 7 Lexington-Fayette, KY 15.6 80 Lincoln city, NE 17.0 73 Little Rock city, AR 3.4 172 Livonia city, MI -0.3 198 Long Beach city, CA 7.4 141 Los Angeles city, CA 6.0 150 Louisville city, KY -5.0 218 Lowell city, MA 1.7 183 Lubbock city, TX 6.9 148 Madison city, WI 9.0 127 Manchester city, NH 7.9 137 McAllen city, TX 24.3 47 Memphis city, TN 5.0 160 Mesa city, AZ 36.6 21 Mesquite city, TX 22.4 52 Miami city, FL 0.7 193 Milwaukee city, WI -5.0 218 Minneapolis city, MN 3.9 167 Mobile city, AL 0.3 195 Modesto city, CA 13.5 94 Montgomery city, AL 5.6 155 Moreno Valley city, CA 19.9 63 Naperville city, IL 47.6 13 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 11.7 104 New Haven city, CT -5.0 218 New Orleans city, LA -2.5 207 New York city, NY 9.4 121 Newark city, NJ -0.6 200 Newport News city, VA 5.1 158 Norfolk city, VA -10.3 233 North Las Vegas city, NV 140.8 3 Norwalk city, CA 9.7 115 Oakland city, CA -0.1 196 Oceanside city, CA 25.2 44 Oklahoma City city, OK 13.8 90 Omaha city, NE 9.0 127 Ontario city, CA 18.6 68 Orange city, CA 16.4 76 Orlando city, FL 13.8 90 Overland Park city, KS 33.3 30 Oxnard city, CA 19.6 64 Palmdale city, CA 50.9 11 Pasadena city, CA 1.7 183 Pasadena city, TX 18.7 67 Paterson city, NJ -5.6 222 Pembroke Pines city, FL 110.0 5 Peoria city, AZ 111.8 4 Peoria city, IL -0.8 201 Philadelphia city, PA -4.3 213 Phoenix city, AZ 33.6 28 Pittsburgh city, PA -9.6 231 Plano city, TX 72.8 8 Pomona city, CA 13.0 96 Portland city, OR 8.9 129 Portsmouth city, VA -3.2 211 Providence city, RI 8.3 131 Provo city, UT 20.7 58 Pueblo city, CO 3.1 174 Raleigh city, NC 25.3 43 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 26.0 40 Reno city, NV 33.9 27 Richmond city, VA -2.4 206 Riverside city, CA 12.6 97 Rochester city, NY -4.8 217 Rockford city, IL 4.3 162 Sacramento city, CA 3.0 175 Salem city, OR 25.8 42 Salinas city, CA 38.8 18 Salt Lake City city, UT 13.6 93 San Antonio city, TX 14.8 86 San Bernardino city, CA 8.3 131 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 7.8 138 San Diego city, CA 10.1 112 San Francisco city, CA 7.3 145 San Jose city, CA 14.2 88 Santa Ana city, CA 14.8 86 Santa Clara city, CA 9.7 115 Santa Clarita city, CA 22.2 53 Santa Rosa city, CA 22.5 50 Savannah city, GA -4.4 214 Scottsdale city, AZ 55.8 10 Seattle city, WA 9.1 125 Shreveport city, LA 0.9 191 Simi Valley city, CA 11.0 110 Sioux Falls city, SD 22.2 53 South Bend city, IN 1.6 185 Spokane city, WA 9.8 114 Springfield city, IL 3.9 167 Springfield city, MA -3.1 210 Springfield city, MO 7.4 141 St. Louis city, MO -12.2 239 St. Paul city, MN 5.5 156 St. Petersburg city, FL 3.3 173 Stamford city, CT 8.3 131 Sterling Heights city, MI 5.7 153 Stockton city, CA 15.3 82 Sunnyvale city, CA 12.3 100 Syracuse city, NY -10.1 232 Tacoma city, WA 9.1 125 Tallahassee city, FL 20.1 62 Tampa city, FL 8.1 136 Tempe city, AZ 11.7 104 Thousand Oaks city, CA 12.5 98 Toledo city, OH -5.8 224 Topeka city, KS 1.3 188 Torrance city, CA 3.5 170 Tucson city, AZ 16.7 75 Tulsa city, OK 7.0 147 Vallejo city, CA 5.3 157 Vancouver city, WA 37.3 20 Virginia Beach city, VA 8.2 135 Waco city, TX 9.4 121 Warren city, MI -4.7 216 Washington city, DC -5.7 223 Waterbury city, CT -0.9 202 West Covina city, CA 9.6 117 West Valley City city, UT 25.2 44 Westminster city, CO 36.1 22 Wichita city, KS 11.5 106 Wichita Falls city, TX 7.7 139 Winston-Salem city, NC 11.1 107 Worcester city, MA 1.8 181 Yonkers city, NY 4.2 164 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.