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Largest Cities by Population

The Census Bureau has released figures for the top 100 cities in the U.S. by population and growth from 2000-06. Note, that this data only includes the city limits and not the entire metro area.

City 2006 estimate 2006 rank 2000 rank Change 2000-06

New York 8,214,426 1 1 2.6%

Los Angeles 3,849,378 2 2 4.2%

Chicago 2,833,321 3 3 -2.2%

Houston 2,144,491 4 4 8.8%

Phoenix 1,512,986 5 6 14.5%

Philadelphia 1,448,394 6 5 -4.6%

San Antonio 1,296,682 7 9 11.8%

San Diego 1,256,951 8 7 2.7%

Dallas 1,232,940 9 8 3.7%

San Jose, Calif. 929,936 10 11 3.9%

Detroit 871,121 11 10 -8.4%

Jacksonville 794,555 12 14 8%

Indianapolis 785,597 13 12 0.5%

San Francisco 744,041 14 13 -4.2%

Columbus, Ohio 733,203 15 15 3%

Austin 709,893 16 17 7.6%

Memphis 670,902 17 16 -1.8%

Fort Worth 653,320 18 28 20.7%

Baltimore 631,366 19 18 -3%

Charlotte 630,478 20 22 11.2%

El Paso 609,415 21 23 8.1%

Boston 590,763 22 20 0.3%

Seattle 582,454 23 24 3.4%

Washington 581,530 24 21 1.7%

Milwaukee 573,358 25 19 -4%

Denver 566,974 26 25 2.4%

Louisville 554,496 27 26 0.6%

Las Vegas 552,539 28 33 15.1%

Nashville-Davidson 552,120 29 27 1.2%

Oklahoma City 537,734 30 30 6.2%

Portland, OR 537,081 31 29 1.5%

Tucson 518,956 32 31 6.5%

Albuquerque 504,949 33 36 12.6%

Atlanta 486,411 34 40 16.8%

Long Beach 472,494 35 35 2.4%

Fresno 466,714 36 38 8.8%

Sacramento 453,781 37 41 11.5%

Mesa, Ariz. 447,541 38 43 12.5%

Kansas City 447,306 39 37 1.3%

Cleveland 444,313 40 34 -6.9%

Virginia Beach 435,619 41 39 2.4%

Omaha 419,545 42 45 7.2%

Miami 404,048 43 48 11.5%

Oakland 397,067 44 42 -0.6%

Tulsa 382,872 45 44 -2.6%

Honolulu 377,357 46 47 1.5%

Minneapolis 372,833 47 46 -2.6%

Colorado Springs 372,437 48 49 3.1%

Arlington, Texas 367,197 49 54 10.2%

Wichita 357,698 50 50 1.8%

Raleigh 356,321 51 61 25%

St. Louis 347,181 52 51 -0.3%

Santa Ana, Ca 340,024 53 52 0.6%

Anaheim, CA 334,425 54 56 1.7%

Tampa 332,888 55 58 9.7%

Cincinnati 332,252 56 55 0.3%

Pittsburgh 312,819 57 53 -6.5%

Bakersfield, CA 308,392 58 71 26.7%

Aurora, CO 303,582 59 63 10%

Toledo 298,446 60 57 -4.9%

Riverside, CA 293,761 61 67 14.9%

Stockton, CA 290,141 62 70 19%

Corpus Christi, Tex. 285,267 63 62 2.8%

Newark 281,402 64 64 3.3%

Anchorage 278,700 65 66 7.1%

Buffalo 276,059 66 59 -5.7%

St. Paul 273,535 67 60 -4.6%

Lexington-Fayette, KY 270,789 68 65 3.9%

Plano, TX 255,009 69 79 14.9%

Fort Wayne, IN 248,637 70 68 -0.6%

St. Petersburg, FL 248,098 71 69 -0.1%

Glendale, AZ 246,531 72 81 12.7%

Jersey City 241,789 73 73 0.7%

Lincoln, NE 241,167 74 78 6.5%

Henderson, NV 240,614 75 117 37.2%

Chandler, AZ 240,595 76 116 35.9%

Greensboro, N.C. 236,865 77 77 4.6%

Scottsdale, AZ 231,127 78 86 14.1%

Baton Rouge 229,553 79 75 0.7%

Birmingham, AL 229,424 80 72 -5.4%

Norfolk, VA 229,112 81 74 -2.3%

Madison, WI 223,389 82 84 6.8%

New Orleans 223,388 83 32 -53.9%

Chesapeake, VA 220,560 84 91 10.7%

Orlando 220,186 85 101 14.5%

Garland, TX 217,963 86 83 1%

Hialeah, FL 217,141 87 76 -4.1%

Laredo, TX 215,484 88 115 21.3%

Chula Vista, CA 212,756 89 122 22.6%

Lubbock, TX 212,169 90 89 6.2%

Reno 210,255 91 111 14.8%

Akron, OH 209,704 92 82 -3.4%

Durham, NC 209,009 93 106 11.3%

Rochester, NY 208,123 94 80 -5.3%

Modesto, CA 205,721 95 105 9%

Montgomery, AL 201,998 96 87 0.1%

Fremont, CA 201,691 97 85 -0.8%

Shreveport, LA 200,199 98 88 -0.3%

Arlington, VA 199,776 99 104 5.5%

Glendale, CA 199,463 100 98 2.3%

Source: U.S. Census

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City	2006 estimate	2006 rank	2000 rank	Change 2000-06
New York	8,214,426	1	1	2.6%
Los Angeles	3,849,378	2	2	4.2%
Chicago	2,833,321	3	3	-2.2%
Houston	2,144,491	4	4	8.8%
Phoenix	1,512,986	5	6	14.5%
Philadelphia	1,448,394	6	5	-4.6%
San Antonio	1,296,682	7	9	11.8%
San Diego	1,256,951	8	7	2.7%
Dallas	1,232,940	9	8	3.7%
San Jose, Calif.	929,936	10	11	3.9%
Detroit	871,121	11	10	-8.4%
Jacksonville	794,555	12	14	8%
Indianapolis	785,597	13	12	0.5%
San Francisco	744,041	14	13	-4.2%
Columbus, Ohio	733,203	15	15	3%
Austin	709,893	16	17	7.6%
Memphis	670,902	17	16	-1.8%
Fort Worth	653,320	18	28	20.7%
Baltimore	631,366	19	18	-3%
Charlotte	630,478	20	22	11.2%
El Paso	609,415	21	23	8.1%
Boston	590,763	22	20	0.3%
Seattle	582,454	23	24	3.4%
Washington	581,530	24	21	1.7%
Milwaukee	573,358	25	19	-4%
Denver	566,974	26	25	2.4%
Louisville	554,496	27	26	0.6%
Las Vegas	552,539	28	33	15.1%
Nashville-Davidson	552,120	29	27	1.2%
Oklahoma City	537,734	30	30	6.2%
Portland, OR	537,081	31	29	1.5%
Tucson	518,956	32	31	6.5%
Albuquerque	504,949	33	36	12.6%
Atlanta	486,411	34	40	16.8%
Long Beach	472,494	35	35	2.4%
Fresno	466,714	36	38	8.8%
Sacramento	453,781	37	41	11.5%
Mesa, Ariz.	447,541	38	43	12.5%
Kansas City	447,306	39	37	1.3%
Cleveland	444,313	40	34	-6.9%
Virginia Beach	435,619	41	39	2.4%
Omaha	419,545	42	45	7.2%
Miami	404,048	43	48	11.5%
Oakland	397,067	44	42	-0.6%
Tulsa	382,872	45	44	-2.6%
Honolulu	377,357	46	47	1.5%
Minneapolis	372,833	47	46	-2.6%
Colorado Springs	372,437	48	49	3.1%
Arlington, Texas	367,197	49	54	10.2%
Wichita	357,698	50	50	1.8%
Raleigh	356,321	51	61	25%
St. Louis	347,181	52	51	-0.3%
Santa Ana, Ca	340,024	53	52	0.6%
Anaheim, CA	334,425	54	56	1.7%
Tampa	332,888	55	58	9.7%
Cincinnati	332,252	56	55	0.3%
Pittsburgh	312,819	57	53	-6.5%
Bakersfield, CA	308,392	58	71	26.7%
Aurora, CO	303,582	59	63	10%
Toledo	298,446	60	57	-4.9%
Riverside, CA	293,761	61	67	14.9%
Stockton, CA	290,141	62	70	19%
Corpus Christi, Tex.	285,267	63	62	2.8%
Newark	281,402	64	64	3.3%
Anchorage	278,700	65	66	7.1%
Buffalo	276,059	66	59	-5.7%
St. Paul	273,535	67	60	-4.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	270,789	68	65	3.9%
Plano, TX	255,009	69	79	14.9%
Fort Wayne, IN	248,637	70	68	-0.6%
St. Petersburg, FL	248,098	71	69	-0.1%
Glendale, AZ	246,531	72	81	12.7%
Jersey City	241,789	73	73	0.7%
Lincoln, NE	241,167	74	78	6.5%
Henderson, NV	240,614	75	117	37.2%
Chandler, AZ	240,595	76	116	35.9%
Greensboro, N.C.	236,865	77	77	4.6%
Scottsdale, AZ	231,127	78	86	14.1%
Baton Rouge	229,553	79	75	0.7%
Birmingham, AL	229,424	80	72	-5.4%
Norfolk, VA	229,112	81	74	-2.3%
Madison, WI	223,389	82	84	6.8%
New Orleans	223,388	83	32	-53.9%
Chesapeake, VA	220,560	84	91	10.7%
Orlando	220,186	85	101	14.5%
Garland, TX	217,963	86	83	1%
Hialeah, FL	217,141	87	76	-4.1%
Laredo, TX	215,484	88	115	21.3%
Chula Vista, CA	212,756	89	122	22.6%
Lubbock, TX	212,169	90	89	6.2%
Reno	210,255	91	111	14.8%
Akron, OH	209,704	92	82	-3.4%
Durham, NC	209,009	93	106	11.3%
Rochester, NY	208,123	94	80	-5.3%
Modesto, CA	205,721	95	105	9%
Montgomery, AL	201,998	96	87	0.1%
Fremont, CA	201,691	97	85	-0.8%
Shreveport, LA	200,199	98	88	-0.3%
Arlington, VA	199,776	99	104	5.5%
Glendale, CA	199,463	100	98	2.3%

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Source: U.S. Census

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