Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Population: Percent Change, 1990-2000 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 Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Gilbert town, AZ 265.6 1 Henderson city, NV 169.4 2 North Las Vegas city, NV 140.8 3 Peoria city, AZ 111.8 4 Pembroke Pines city, FL 110.0 5 Chandler city, AZ 94.7 6 Las Vegas city, NV 84.1 7 Plano city, TX 72.8 8 Corona city, CA 64.0 9 Scottsdale city, AZ 55.8 10 Palmdale city, CA 50.9 11 Coral Springs city, FL 48.5 12 Naperville city, IL 47.6 13 Fontana city, CA 46.7 14 Glendale city, AZ 45.0 15 Aurora city, IL 42.6 16 Laredo city, TX 41.2 17 Salinas city, CA 38.8 18 Boise City city, ID 37.5 19 Vancouver city, WA 37.3 20 Mesa city, AZ 36.6 21 Westminster city, CO 36.1 22 Cape Coral city, FL 36.1 22 Joliet city, IL 35.2 24 Clarksville city, TN 35.2 24 Bakersfield city, CA 34.3 26 Reno city, NV 33.9 27 Phoenix city, AZ 33.6 28 Fort Collins city, CO 33.5 29 Overland Park city, KS 33.3 30 Austin city, TX 32.8 31 Carrollton city, TX 32.7 32 Chesapeake city, VA 31.1 33 Irvine city, CA 28.4 34 Chula Vista city, CA 28.3 35 Grand Prairie city, TX 28.1 36 Colorado Springs city, CO 27.5 37 Arlington city, TX 27.1 38 Charlotte city, NC 26.7 39 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 26.0 40 Durham city, NC 26.0 40 Salem city, OR 25.8 42 Raleigh city, NC 25.3 43 Oceanside city, CA 25.2 44 West Valley City city, UT 25.2 44 Aurora city, CO 24.6 46 McAllen city, TX 24.3 47 Irving city, TX 23.5 48 Anaheim city, CA 23.0 49 Escondido city, CA 22.5 50 Santa Rosa city, CA 22.5 50 Mesquite city, TX 22.4 52 Santa Clarita city, CA 22.2 53 Sioux Falls city, SD 22.2 53 Hayward city, CA 22.1 55 Brownsville city, TX 21.3 56 Eugene city, OR 21.1 57 Provo city, UT 20.7 58 Lancaster city, CA 20.6 59 Hialeah city, FL 20.5 60 Fresno city, CA 20.3 61 Tallahassee city, FL 20.1 62 Moreno Valley city, CA 19.9 63 Oxnard city, CA 19.6 64 Fort Worth city, TX 19.3 65 Garland city, TX 19.3 65 Pasadena city, TX 18.7 67 Ontario city, CA 18.6 68 Denver city, CO 18.6 68 Dallas city, TX 18.1 70 Downey city, CA 17.3 71 Fremont city, CA 17.3 71 Lincoln city, NE 17.0 73 Greensboro city, NC 16.9 74 Tucson city, AZ 16.7 75 Orange city, CA 16.4 76 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 15.9 77 Albuquerque city, NM 15.9 77 Jacksonville city, FL 15.8 79 Lexington-Fayette, KY 15.6 80 Alexandria city, VA 15.4 81 Stockton city, CA 15.3 82 Houston city, TX 15.1 83 Anchorage city, AK 15.0 84 Garden Grove city, CA 15.0 84 Santa Ana city, CA 14.8 86 San Antonio city, TX 14.8 86 San Jose city, CA 14.2 88 Lakewood city, CO 14.2 88 Arvada city, CO 13.8 90 Orlando city, FL 13.8 90 Oklahoma City city, OK 13.8 90 Salt Lake City city, UT 13.6 93 Modesto city, CA 13.5 94 Hollywood city, FL 13.5 94 Pomona city, CA 13.0 96 Riverside city, CA 12.6 97 Thousand Oaks city, CA 12.5 98 Daly City city, CA 12.4 99 Costa Mesa city, CA 12.3 100 Sunnyvale city, CA 12.3 100 Clearwater city, FL 11.9 102 Columbus city, OH 11.8 103 Tempe city, AZ 11.7 104 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 11.7 104 Wichita city, KS 11.5 106 Fullerton city, CA 11.1 107 Winston-Salem city, NC 11.1 107 Bellevue city, WA 11.1 107 Simi Valley city, CA 11.0 110 Cedar Rapids city, IA 10.9 111 San Diego city, CA 10.1 112 Amarillo city, TX 10.0 113 Spokane city, WA 9.8 114 Norwalk city, CA 9.7 115 Santa Clara city, CA 9.7 115 West Covina city, CA 9.6 117 Concord city, CA 9.5 118 Elizabeth city, NJ 9.5 118 Hampton city, VA 9.5 118 New York city, NY 9.4 121 Waco city, TX 9.4 121 El Paso city, TX 9.3 123 El Monte city, CA 9.2 124 Seattle city, WA 9.1 125 Tacoma city, WA 9.1 125 Omaha city, NE 9.0 127 Madison city, WI 9.0 127 Portland city, OR 8.9 129 Abilene city, TX 8.4 130 Glendale city, CA 8.3 131 San Bernardino city, CA 8.3 131 Stamford city, CT 8.3 131 Providence city, RI 8.3 131 Virginia Beach city, VA 8.2 135 Tampa city, FL 8.1 136 Manchester city, NH 7.9 137 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 7.8 138 Wichita Falls city, TX 7.7 139 Lafayette city, LA 7.5 140 Long Beach city, CA 7.4 141 Springfield city, MO 7.4 141 Fayetteville city, NC 7.4 141 Corpus Christi city, TX 7.4 141 San Francisco city, CA 7.3 145 Burbank city, CA 7.1 146 Tulsa city, OK 7.0 147 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 6.9 148 Lubbock city, TX 6.9 148 Los Angeles city, CA 6.0 150 Atlanta city, GA 5.8 151 Green Bay city, WI 5.8 151 Cambridge city, MA 5.7 153 Sterling Heights city, MI 5.7 153 Montgomery city, AL 5.6 155 St. Paul city, MN 5.5 156 Vallejo city, CA 5.3 157 Jersey City city, NJ 5.1 158 Newport News city, VA 5.1 158 Memphis city, TN 5.0 160 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 4.8 161 Rockford city, IL 4.3 162 Grand Rapids city, MI 4.3 162 Yonkers city, NY 4.2 164 Columbus city (balance), GA 4.0 165 Chicago city, IL 4.0 165 Springfield city, IL 3.9 167 Minneapolis city, MN 3.9 167 Huntington Beach city, CA 3.7 169 Torrance city, CA 3.5 170 Ann Arbor city, MI 3.5 170 Little Rock city, AR 3.4 172 St. Petersburg city, FL 3.3 173 Pueblo city, CO 3.1 174 Sacramento city, CA 3.0 175 Des Moines city, IA 2.8 176 Boston city, MA 2.6 177 Baton Rouge city, LA 2.5 178 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 2.4 179 Inglewood city, CA 1.9 180 Worcester city, MA 1.8 181 Chattanooga city, TN 1.8 181 Pasadena city, CA 1.7 183 Lowell city, MA 1.7 183 South Bend city, IN 1.6 185 Columbia city, SC 1.6 185 Kansas City city, MO 1.5 187 Fort Wayne city, IN 1.3 188 Topeka city, KS 1.3 188 Allentown city, PA 1.1 190 Shreveport city, LA 0.9 191 Independence city, MO 0.8 192 Miami city, FL 0.7 193 Knoxville city, TN 0.4 194 Mobile city, AL 0.3 195 Berkeley city, CA -0.1 196 Oakland city, CA -0.1 196 Livonia city, MI -0.3 198 Beaumont city, TX -0.5 199 Newark city, NJ -0.6 200 Peoria city, IL -0.8 201 Waterbury city, CT -0.9 202 Huntsville city, AL -1.3 203 Bridgeport city, CT -1.4 204 Honolulu CDP, HI -1.4 204 Richmond city, VA -2.4 206 New Orleans city, LA -2.5 207 Akron city, OH -2.7 208 Kansas City city, KS -3.0 209 Springfield city, MA -3.1 210 Portsmouth city, VA -3.2 211 Evansville city, IN -3.6 212 Philadelphia city, PA -4.3 213 Savannah city, GA -4.4 214 Erie city, PA -4.6 215 Warren city, MI -4.7 216 Rochester city, NY -4.8 217 New Haven city, CT -5.0 218 Louisville city, KY -5.0 218 Milwaukee city, WI -5.0 218 Cleveland city, OH -5.4 221 Paterson city, NJ -5.6 222 Washington city, DC -5.7 223 Toledo city, OH -5.8 224 Lansing city, MI -6.1 225 Jackson city, MS -6.3 226 Detroit city, MI -7.5 227 Birmingham city, AL -8.7 228 Dayton city, OH -8.9 229 Cincinnati city, OH -9.1 230 Pittsburgh city, PA -9.6 231 Syracuse city, NY -10.1 232 Norfolk city, VA -10.3 233 Buffalo city, NY -10.8 234 Hartford city, CT -11.4 235 Baltimore city, MD -11.5 236 Flint city, MI -11.6 237 Gary city, IN -11.9 238 St. Louis city, MO -12.2 239 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-1.