Demographia

2000 Census: US Municipalities Over 50,000:
Ranked by Population Percentage Change from 1990

Other 2000 US City Population Information

Rank Municipality State 2000 Population 1990 Population Change in Population Percentage Change in Population Notes
1 Augusta city Georgia 195,182 44,639 150,543 337.2% County Consolidation
2 Gilbert town Arizona 109,697 29,188 80,509 275.8%  
3 Flower Mound town Texas 50,702 15,527 35,175 226.5%  
4 Vancouver city Washington 143,560 46,380 97,180 209.5%  
5 Henderson city Nevada 175,381 64,942 110,439 170.1%  
6 Sugar Land city Texas 63,328 24,529 38,799 158.2%  
7 McKinney city Texas 54,369 21,283 33,086 155.5%  
8 Bend city Oregon 52,029 20,469 31,560 154.2%  
9 North Las Vegas city Nevada 115,488 47,707 67,781 142.1%  
10 Chino Hills city California 66,787 27,608 39,179 141.9%  
11 Jacksonville city NC North Carolina 66,715 30,013 36,702 122.3%  
12 Athens city Georgia 100,266 45,734 54,532 119.2% County Consolidation
13 Cary town North Carolina 94,536 43,858 50,678 115.6%  
14 Peoria city AZ Arizona 108,364 50,618 57,746 114.1%  
15 Temecula city California 57,716 27,099 30,617 113.0%  
16 Pembroke Pines city Florida 137,427 65,452 71,975 110.0%  
17 Kent city Washington 79,524 37,960 41,564 109.5%  
18 Concord city NC North Carolina 55,977 27,347 28,630 104.7%  
19 Round Rock city Texas 61,136 30,923 30,213 97.7%  
20 Chandler city Arizona 176,581 90,533 86,048 95.0%  
21 Hillsboro city Oregon 70,186 37,520 32,666 87.1%  
22 Las Vegas city Nevada 478,434 258,295 220,139 85.2%  
23 Nampa city Idaho 51,867 28,365 23,502 82.9%  
24 Miramar city Florida 72,739 40,663 32,076 78.9%  
25 Roseville city California 79,921 44,685 35,236 78.9%  
26 Gulfport city Mississippi 71,127 40,775 30,352 74.4%  
27 Folsom city California 51,884 29,802 22,082 74.1%  
28 Plano city Texas 222,030 128,713 93,317 72.5%  
29 Tracy city California 56,929 33,558 23,371 69.6%  
30 Palmdale city California 116,670 68,842 47,828 69.5%  
31 Lewisville city Texas 77,737 46,521 31,216 67.1%  
32 Palatine village Illinois 65,479 39,253 26,226 66.8%  
33 Roswell city Georgia 79,334 47,923 31,411 65.5%  
34 Corona city California 124,966 76,095 48,871 64.2%  
35 Hemet city California 58,812 36,094 22,718 62.9%  
36 Davie town Florida 75,720 47,217 28,503 60.4%  
37 Fayetteville city NC North Carolina 121,015 75,695 45,320 59.9%  
38 West Jordan city Utah 68,336 42,892 25,444 59.3%  
39 Rio Rancho city New Mexico 51,765 32,505 19,260 59.3%  
40 Port St. Lucie city Florida 88,769 55,866 32,903 58.9%  
41 Hoover city Alabama 62,742 39,788 22,954 57.7%  
42 Victorville city California 64,029 40,674 23,355 57.4%  
43 Scottsdale city Arizona 202,705 130,069 72,636 55.8%  
44 Murfreesboro city Tennessee 68,816 44,922 23,894 53.2%  
45 Lee's Summit city Missouri 70,700 46,418 24,282 52.3%  
46 Naperville city Illinois 128,358 85,351 43,007 50.4%  
47 Thornton city Colorado 82,384 55,031 27,353 49.7%  
48 Chico city California 59,954 40,079 19,875 49.6%  
49 Coral Springs city Florida 117,549 79,443 38,106 48.0%  
50 Boise City city Idaho 185,787 125,738 60,049 47.8%  
51 Glendale city AZ Arizona 218,812 148,134 70,678 47.7%  
52 Fontana city California 128,929 87,535 41,394 47.3%  
53 Olathe city Kansas 92,962 63,352 29,610 46.7%  
54 Missouri City city Texas 52,913 36,176 16,737 46.3%  
55 Antioch city California 90,532 62,195 28,337 45.6%  
56 Laredo city Texas 176,576 122,899 53,677 43.7%  
57 Aurora IL city Illinois 142,990 99,581 43,409 43.6%  
58 Orland Park village Illinois 51,077 35,720 15,357 43.0%  
59 Beaverton city Oregon 76,129 53,310 22,819 42.8%  
60 Bakersfield city California 247,057 174,820 72,237 41.3%  
61 Brownsville city Texas 139,722 98,962 40,760 41.2%  
62 Yuma city Arizona 77,515 54,923 22,592 41.1%  
63 San Marcos city California 54,977 38,974 16,003 41.1%  
64 Austin city Texas 656,562 465,622 190,940 41.0%  
65 Layton city Utah 58,474 41,784 16,690 39.9%  
66 Eden Prairie city Minnesota 54,901 39,311 15,590 39.7%  
67 Deerfield Beach city Florida 64,583 46,325 18,258 39.4%  
68 Laguna Niguel city California 61,891 44,400 17,491 39.4%  
69 Salinas city California 151,060 108,777 42,283 38.9%  
70 Joliet city Illinois 106,221 76,836 29,385 38.2%  
71 Longmont city Colorado 71,093 51,555 19,538 37.9%  
72 Bolingbrook village Illinois 56,321 40,843 15,478 37.9%  
73 Fayetteville city AR Arkansas 58,047 42,099 15,948 37.9%  
74 Mesa city Arizona 396,375 288,091 108,284 37.6%  
75 Clarksville city Tennessee 103,455 75,494 27,961 37.0%  
76 Durham city North Carolina 187,035 136,611 50,424 36.9%  
77 Deltona city Florida 69,543 50,828 18,715 36.8%  
78 Killeen city Texas 86,911 63,535 23,376 36.8%  
79 Charlotte city North Carolina 540,828 395,934 144,894 36.6%  
80 Wilmington city NC North Carolina 75,838 55,530 20,308 36.6%  
81 Santa Clarita city California 151,088 110,642 40,446 36.6%  
82 Cape Coral city Florida 102,286 74,991 27,295 36.4%  
83 Clovis city California 68,468 50,323 18,145 36.1%  
84 Loveland city Colorado 50,608 37,352 13,256 35.5%  
85 Westminster city CO Colorado 100,940 74,625 26,315 35.3%  
86 Fort Collins city Colorado 118,652 87,758 30,894 35.2%  
87 Reno city Nevada 180,480 133,850 46,630 34.8%  
88 Medford city OR Oregon 63,154 46,951 16,203 34.5%  
89 Greenville city NC North Carolina 60,476 44,972 15,504 34.5%  
90 Phoenix city Arizona 1,321,045 983,403 337,642 34.3%  
91 Eagan city Minnesota 63,557 47,409 16,148 34.1%  
92 Bowie city Maryland 50,269 37,589 12,680 33.7%  
93 Overland Park city Kansas 149,080 111,790 37,290 33.4%  
94 Carrollton city Texas 109,576 82,169 27,407 33.4%  
95 Sunrise city Florida 85,779 64,407 21,372 33.2%  
96 Tustin city California 67,504 50,689 16,815 33.2%  
97 Marietta city Georgia 58,748 44,129 14,619 33.1%  
98 Gaithersburg city Maryland 52,613 39,542 13,071 33.1%  
99 Missoula city Montana 57,053 42,918 14,135 32.9%  
100 Raleigh city North Carolina 276,093 207,951 68,142 32.8%  
101 Turlock city California 55,810 42,198 13,612 32.3%  
102 Gresham city Oregon 90,205 68,235 21,970 32.2%  
103 Frederick city Maryland 52,767 40,148 12,619 31.4%  
104 Chesapeake city Virginia 199,184 151,976 47,208 31.1%  
105 Yakima city Washington 71,845 54,827 17,018 31.0%  
106 Everett city Washington 91,488 69,961 21,527 30.8%  
107 Boynton Beach city Florida 60,389 46,194 14,195 30.7%  
108 Edmond city Oklahoma 68,315 52,315 16,000 30.6%  
109 Davis city California 60,308 46,209 14,099 30.5%  
110 Santa Rosa city California 147,595 113,313 34,282 30.3%  
111 Maple Grove city Minnesota 50,365 38,736 11,629 30.0%  
112 Kennewick city Washington 54,693 42,155 12,538 29.7%  
113 Carson City NV Nevada 52,457 40,443 12,014 29.7%  
114 Irvine city California 143,072 110,330 32,742 29.7%  
115 Plymouth city Minnesota 65,894 50,889 15,005 29.5%  
116 Winston-Salem city North Carolina 185,776 143,485 42,291 29.5%  
117 College Station city Texas 67,890 52,456 15,434 29.4%  
118 Livermore city California 73,345 56,741 16,604 29.3%  
119 Broken Arrow city Oklahoma 74,859 58,043 16,816 29.0%  
120 Lafayette city IN Indiana 56,397 43,764 12,633 28.9%  
121 Bellingham city Washington 67,171 52,179 14,992 28.7%  
122 Chula Vista city California 173,556 135,163 38,393 28.4%  
123 Colorado Springs city Colorado 360,890 281,140 79,750 28.4%  
124 Grand Prairie city Texas 127,427 99,616 27,811 27.9%  
125 Mission Viejo city California 93,102 72,820 20,282 27.9%  
126 Arlington city Texas 332,969 261,721 71,248 27.2%  
127 Delray Beach city Florida 60,020 47,181 12,839 27.2%  
128 Greeley city Colorado 76,930 60,536 16,394 27.1%  
129 Salem city Oregon 136,924 107,786 29,138 27.0%  
130 Cicero town Illinois 85,616 67,436 18,180 27.0%  
131 Rialto city California 91,873 72,388 19,485 26.9%  
132 Palm Bay city Florida 79,413 62,632 16,781 26.8%  
133 Waukegan city Illinois 87,901 69,392 18,509 26.7%  
134 McAllen city Texas 106,414 84,021 22,393 26.7%  
135 Santa Maria city California 77,423 61,284 16,139 26.3%  
136 Petaluma city California 54,548 43,184 11,364 26.3%  
137 Bellevue city Washington 109,569 86,874 22,695 26.1%  
138 Rancho Cucamonga city California 127,743 101,409 26,334 26.0%  
139 Pleasanton city California 63,654 50,553 13,101 25.9%  
140 Hayward city California 140,030 111,498 28,532 25.6%  
141 Cupertino city California 50,546 40,263 10,283 25.5%  
142 Oceanside city California 161,029 128,398 32,631 25.4%  
143 Margate city Florida 53,909 42,985 10,924 25.4%  
144 West Valley City city Utah 108,896 86,976 21,920 25.2%  
145 Vista city California 89,857 71,872 17,985 25.0%  
146 Orem city Utah 84,324 67,561 16,763 24.8%  
147 Bloomington IL city Illinois 64,808 51,972 12,836 24.7%  
148 Fairfield city California 96,178 77,211 18,967 24.6%  
149 Aurora CO city Colorado 276,393 222,103 54,290 24.4%  
150 Union City city CA California 66,869 53,762 13,107 24.4%  
151 Plantation city Florida 82,934 66,692 16,242 24.4%  
152 Sparks city Nevada 66,346 53,367 12,979 24.3%  
153 Hesperia city California 62,582 50,418 12,164 24.1%  
154 Tamarac city Florida 55,588 44,822 10,766 24.0%  
155 Vacaville city California 88,625 71,479 17,146 24.0%  
156 Carlsbad city California 78,247 63,126 15,121 24.0%  
157 Milpitas city California 62,698 50,686 12,012 23.7%  
158 Irving city Texas 191,615 155,037 36,578 23.6%  
159 High Point city North Carolina 85,839 69,496 16,343 23.5%  
160 Federal Way city Washington 83,259 67,554 15,705 23.2%  
161 Anaheim city California 328,014 266,406 61,608 23.1%  
162 Sioux Falls city South Dakota 123,975 100,814 23,161 23.0%  
163 Escondido city California 133,559 108,635 24,924 22.9%  
164 Mesquite city Texas 124,523 101,484 23,039 22.7%  
165 Elgin city Illinois 94,487 77,010 17,477 22.7%  
166 Richardson city Texas 91,802 74,840 16,962 22.7%  
167 Eugene city Oregon 137,893 112,669 25,224 22.4%  
168 Columbia city MO Missouri 84,531 69,101 15,430 22.3%  
169 San Antonio city Texas 1,144,646 935,933 208,713 22.3%  
170 Fargo city North Dakota 90,599 74,111 16,488 22.2%  
171 Suffolk city Virginia 63,677 52,141 11,536 22.1%  
172 Lawrence city KS Kansas 80,098 65,608 14,490 22.1%  
173 Lancaster city CA California 118,718 97,291 21,427 22.0%  
174 Greensboro city North Carolina 223,891 183,521 40,370 22.0%  
175 Jackson city TN Tennessee 59,643 48,949 10,694 21.8%  
176 Redding city California 80,865 66,462 14,403 21.7%  
177 Boca Raton city Florida 74,764 61,492 13,272 21.6%  
178 Denton city Texas 80,537 66,270 14,267 21.5%  
179 West Palm Beach city Florida 82,103 67,643 14,460 21.4%  
180 Rochester city MN Minnesota 85,806 70,745 15,061 21.3%  
181 North Richland Hills city Texas 55,635 45,895 9,740 21.2%  
182 Provo city Utah 105,166 86,835 18,331 21.1%  
183 Gastonia city North Carolina 66,277 54,732 11,545 21.1%  
184 St. Cloud city Minnesota 59,107 48,812 10,295 21.1%  
185 Visalia city California 91,565 75,636 15,929 21.1%  
186 Portland city OR Oregon 529,121 437,319 91,802 21.0%  
187 Ogden city Utah 77,226 63,909 13,317 20.8%  
188 Fresno city California 427,652 354,202 73,450 20.7%  
189 Tallahassee city Florida 150,624 124,773 25,851 20.7%  
190 Hialeah city Florida 226,419 188,004 38,415 20.4%  
191 Charleston city SC South Carolina 96,650 80,414 16,236 20.2%  
192 Renton city Washington 50,052 41,688 8,364 20.1%  
193 Tucson city Arizona 486,699 405,390 81,309 20.1%  
194 Moreno Valley city California 142,381 118,779 23,602 19.9%  
195 Houston city Texas 1,953,631 1,630,553 323,078 19.8%  
196 Oxnard city California 170,358 142,216 28,142 19.8%  
197 North Miami city Florida 59,880 49,998 9,882 19.8%  
198 Melbourne city Florida 71,382 59,646 11,736 19.7%  
199 Las Cruces city New Mexico 74,267 62,126 12,141 19.5%  
200 Brooklyn Park city Minnesota 67,388 56,381 11,007 19.5%  
201 Norman city Oklahoma 95,694 80,071 15,623 19.5%  
202 Fort Worth city Texas 534,694 447,619 87,075 19.5%  
203 Garland city Texas 215,768 180,650 35,118 19.4%  
204 Bryan city Texas 65,660 55,002 10,658 19.4%  
205 Pittsburg city California 56,769 47,564 9,205 19.4%  
206 Jonesboro city Arkansas 55,515 46,535 8,980 19.3%  
207 Berwyn city Illinois 54,016 45,426 8,590 18.9%  
208 Elkhart city Indiana 51,874 43,627 8,247 18.9%  
209 Fort Wayne city Indiana 205,727 173,072 32,655 18.9%  
210 Pasadena city TX Texas 141,674 119,363 22,311 18.7%  
211 Ontario city California 158,007 133,179 24,828 18.6%  
212 Denver city Colorado 554,636 467,610 87,026 18.6%  
213 Columbia city SC South Carolina 116,278 98,052 18,226 18.6%  
214 Springfield city OR Oregon 52,864 44,683 8,181 18.3%  
215 Temple city Texas 54,514 46,109 8,405 18.2%  
216 Harlingen city Texas 57,564 48,735 8,829 18.1%  
217 Dallas city Texas 1,188,580 1,006,877 181,703 18.0%  
218 Bellflower city California 72,878 61,815 11,063 17.9%  
219 Hawthorne city California 84,112 71,349 12,763 17.9%  
220 Sandy city Utah 88,418 75,058 13,360 17.8%  
221 Apple Valley town California 54,239 46,079 8,160 17.7%  
222 Lincoln city Nebraska 225,581 191,972 33,609 17.5%  
223 Burnsville city Minnesota 60,220 51,288 8,932 17.4%  
224 Napa city California 72,585 61,842 10,743 17.4%  
225 Downey city California 107,323 91,444 15,879 17.4%  
226 Fremont city California 203,413 173,339 30,074 17.3%  
227 Passaic city New Jersey 67,861 58,041 9,820 16.9%  
228 Lafayette city LA Louisiana 110,257 94,440 15,817 16.7%  
229 Albuquerque city New Mexico 448,607 384,736 63,871 16.6%  
230 San Leandro city California 79,452 68,223 11,229 16.5%  
231 Orange city California 128,821 110,658 18,163 16.4%  
232 Coon Rapids city Minnesota 61,607 52,978 8,629 16.3%  
233 Omaha city Nebraska 390,007 335,795 54,212 16.1%  
234 Paramount city California 55,266 47,669 7,597 15.9%  
235 Lauderhill city Florida 57,585 49,708 7,877 15.8%  
236 Gardena city California 57,746 49,847 7,899 15.8%  
237 San Rafael city California 56,063 48,404 7,659 15.8%  
238 Jacksonville city FL Florida 735,617 635,230 100,387 15.8%  
239 Union City city NJ New Jersey 67,088 58,012 9,076 15.6%  
240 Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 260,512 225,366 35,146 15.6%  
241 Stockton city California 243,771 210,943 32,828 15.6%  
242 Idaho Falls city Idaho 50,730 43,929 6,801 15.5%  
243 Garden Grove city California 165,196 143,050 22,146 15.5%  
244 Alexandria city Virginia 128,283 111,183 17,100 15.4%  
245 Flagstaff city Arizona 52,894 45,857 7,037 15.3%  
246 Lawton city Oklahoma 92,757 80,561 12,196 15.1%  
247 Santa Ana city California 337,977 293,742 44,235 15.1%  
248 La Habra city California 58,974 51,266 7,708 15.0%  
249 Anchorage city Alaska 260,283 226,338 33,945 15.0%  
250 Haverhill city Massachusetts 58,969 51,418 7,551 14.7%  
251 Modesto city California 188,856 164,730 24,126 14.6%  
252 Hollywood city Florida 139,357 121,697 17,660 14.5%  
253 Arvada city Colorado 102,153 89,235 12,918 14.5%  
254 San Jose city California 894,943 782,248 112,695 14.4%  
255 Oshkosh city Wisconsin 62,916 55,006 7,910 14.4%  
256 Hempstead village New York 56,554 49,453 7,101 14.4%  
257 Bloomington IN city Indiana 69,291 60,633 8,658 14.3%  
258 Janesville city Wisconsin 59,498 52,133 7,365 14.1%  
259 Danbury city Connecticut 74,848 65,585 9,263 14.1%  
260 Redwood City city California 75,402 66,072 9,330 14.1%  
261 Rocky Mount city North Carolina 55,893 48,997 6,896 14.1%  
262 Lakewood city CO Colorado 144,126 126,481 17,645 14.0%  
263 Waukesha city Wisconsin 64,825 56,958 7,867 13.8%  
264 Oklahoma City city Oklahoma 506,132 444,719 61,413 13.8%  
265 Buena Park city California 78,282 68,784 9,498 13.8%  
266 Merced city California 63,893 56,216 7,677 13.7%  
267 Boulder city Colorado 94,673 83,312 11,361 13.6%  
268 Salt Lake City city Utah 181,743 159,936 21,807 13.6%  
269 Richmond city CA California 99,216 87,425 11,791 13.5%  
270 Pomona city California 149,473 131,723 17,750 13.5%  
271 North Charleston city South Carolina 79,641 70,218 9,423 13.4%  
272 Wichita city Kansas 344,284 304,011 40,273 13.2%  
273 San Bernardino city California 185,401 164,164 21,237 12.9%  
274 Westminster city CA California 88,207 78,118 10,089 12.9%  
275 Orlando city Florida 185,951 164,693 21,258 12.9%  
276 Costa Mesa city California 108,724 96,357 12,367 12.8%  
277 Lynwood city California 69,845 61,945 7,900 12.8%  
278 Bismarck city North Dakota 55,532 49,256 6,276 12.7%  
279 Riverside city California 255,166 226,505 28,661 12.7%  
280 Gainesville city Florida 95,447 84,770 10,677 12.6%  
281 Shoreline city Washington 53,025 47,111 5,914 12.6%  
282 Chino city California 67,168 59,682 7,486 12.5%  
283 Kenosha city Wisconsin 90,352 80,352 10,000 12.4%  
284 Columbus city OH Ohio 711,470 632,910 78,560 12.4%  
285 Sunnyvale city California 131,760 117,229 14,531 12.4%  
286 Yorba Linda city California 58,918 52,422 6,496 12.4%  
287 Taunton city Massachusetts 55,976 49,832 6,144 12.3%  
288 Johnson City city Tennessee 55,469 49,381 6,088 12.3%  
289 Daly City city California 103,621 92,311 11,310 12.3%  
290 St. Peters city Missouri 51,381 45,779 5,602 12.2%  
291 Middletown city Ohio 51,605 46,022 5,583 12.1%  
292 Thousand Oaks city California 117,005 104,352 12,653 12.1%  
293 Asheville city North Carolina 68,889 61,607 7,282 11.8%  
294 Tempe city Arizona 158,625 141,865 16,760 11.8%  
295 Nashville-Davidson Tennessee 545,524 488,374 57,150 11.7%  
296 South Gate city California 96,375 86,284 10,091 11.7%  
297 Pocatello city Idaho 51,466 46,080 5,386 11.7%  
298 South San Francisco city California 60,552 54,312 6,240 11.5%  
299 Rochester Hills city Michigan 68,825 61,766 7,059 11.4%  
300 Santa Fe city New Mexico 62,203 55,859 6,344 11.4%  
301 Santa Cruz city California